Strickland vs Plessis

Who won Strickland vs Plessis?

Dricus Du Plessis beat Sean Strickland by split decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC 297, on Saturday 20th January 2024 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

The scorecards were announced as 48-47, 48-47, 48-47 in favor of the winner Dricus Du Plessis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Middleweight championship.

Strickland vs Plessis stats

Sean Strickland stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Dricus Du Plessis made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Sean Strickland's 22nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014.

Sean Strickland's UFC record stood at 16-6-0, while Dricus Du Plessis' came in at 7-0-0.

The stats suggested Plessis had a slight advantage in power over Strickland, with a 45% knock out percentage over Strickland's 39%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Plessis had a massive advantage over Strickland, boasting a 50% submission rate over Strickland's 14%.

Sean Strickland was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Strickland was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 5 years and 4 months earlier than Plessis, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 47 more professional rounds, 94 to Plessis' 47.

Activity check

Strickland's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

Plessis' last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Strickland vs Plessis?

Sean Strickland was a 19/20 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Dricus Du Plessis made his way into the ring at 87/100 (-110) with oddsmakers.