Gastelum vs Plessis

When is Gastelum vs Plessis?

Kelvin Gastelum could potentially take on Dricus Du Plessis, in Late 2025.

The fight would be contested over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Gastelum vs Plessis stats

Kelvin Gastelum would step into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Dricus Du Plessis would make his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

The stats suggest Plessis would have a slight advantage in power over Gastelum, with a 39% knock out percentage over Gastelum's 32%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Plessis would have a large advantage over Gastelum, boasting a 48% submission rate over Gastelum's 26%.

Kelvin Gastelum is the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Plessis has a height advantage of 4 inches over Gastelum. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Gastelum is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Plessis, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 20 more professional rounds, 76 to Plessis' 56.

Gastelum vs Plessis form

Kelvin Gastelum has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sean Brady at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Chris Curtis at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jared Cannonier at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

He had been defeated by Robert Whittaker at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Plessis has won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2opponents and going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he defeated Sean Strickland at UFC 312 on 8th February 2025 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Israel Adesanya at UFC 305 on 17th August 2024 by submission in the 4th round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Sean Strickland at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Before that, he had beaten Robert Whittaker at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Derek Brunson at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Dricus Du Plessis has been fighting more than Kelvin Gastelum.

Kelvin Gastelum last fought 11 months and 16 days ago, while Dricus Du Plessis' last outing was 3 months and 30 days ago.

Gastelum's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Plessis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

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