Who won Plessis vs Giles?
Dricus Du Plessis beat Trevin Giles by during the prelims of UFC 264, on Saturday 10th July 2021 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Dricus Du Plessis.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).
Plessis vs Giles stats
Dricus Du Plessis stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.
Trevin Giles made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knock out and 5 by submission.
The stats suggested Giles had a slight advantage in power over Plessis, with a 43% knock out percentage over Plessis' 40%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Plessis had a large advantage over Giles, boasting at 60% submission rate over Giles' 36%.
Dricus Du Plessis was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.
Plessis had a height advantage of 1 inch over Giles. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Plessis' experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Giles', having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 months earlier than Giles, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 47 to Giles' 48.
Plessis vs Giles form
Plessis had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Derek Brunson at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had beat Darren Till at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had won against Brad Tavares at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had beat Trevin Giles at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
He had defeated Markus Perez at UFC Fight Island 5 on 10th October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Trevin Giles had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Gabriel Bonfim at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Preston Parsons at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Louis Cosce at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had been beaten by Michael Morales at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Honda Center, Anaheim.
He had lost to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Trevin Giles had been fighting more than Dricus Du Plessis.
Going to this contest, Dricus Du Plessis had last fought 1 year and 18 days ago, while Trevin Giles' last outing had been 7 months and 22 days ago.
Plessis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.
Giles' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.
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