Plessis vs Perez

Who won Plessis vs Perez?

Dricus Du Plessis beat Markus Perez by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Island 5, on Saturday 10th October 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

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 Perez stats

Dricus Du Plessis stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Markus Perez made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Dricus Du Plessis' UFC record stood at 7-0-0, while Markus Perez's came in at 2-5-0.

The stats suggested Plessis had an advantage in power over Perez, with a 36% knock out percentage over Perez's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Plessis had an advantage over Perez, with a 64% submission rate over Perez's 50%.

Dricus Du Plessis was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Plessis had 2-inch reach advantage.

Plessis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 months later than Perez, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 47 to Perez's 37.

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Perez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 2 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Plessis vs Perez?

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