Plessis vs Chimaev

When is Plessis vs Chimaev?

Dricus Du Plessis is set to square off against Khamzat Chimaev in the main event of UFC 319, on Saturday 16th August 2025 at United Center in Chicago.

The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit will be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

This contest is for the UFC Middleweight championship.

Plessis vs Chimaev stats

Dricus Du Plessis steps into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Khamzat Chimaev will make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 14 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This will be Dricus Du Plessis' 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Khamzat Chimaev will mark his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Dricus Du Plessis' UFC record currently stands at 9-0-0, while Khamzat Chimaev's comes in at 8-0-0.

The stats suggest Chimaev has a slight advantage in power over Plessis, with a 43% knock out percentage over Plessis' 39%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Plessis will have a slight advantage over Chimaev, with a 48% submission rate over Chimaev's 43%.

Dricus Du Plessis is the same age as Khamzat Chimaev, at 31 years old.

Chimaev has a height advantage of 1 inch over Plessis. Despite this, he has a 1-inch reach advantage.

Plessis is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 10 months earlier than Chimaev, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He has fought 35 more professional rounds, 56 to Chimaev's 21.

Plessis vs Chimaev form

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

In his last fight, he won against 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 had beaten 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 defeated 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 was victorious against 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 won against Derek Brunson at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Chimaev remains undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight, he defeated Robert Whittaker at UFC 308 on 26th October 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had defeated Kamaru Usman at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Kevin Holland at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had won against Gilbert Burns at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

He had beaten Jingliang Li at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Dricus Du Plessis has been fighting more than Khamzat Chimaev.

Dricus Du Plessis last fought 3 months and 8 days ago, while Khamzat Chimaev's last outing was 6 months and 20 days ago.

Plessis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Chimaev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Plessis vs Chimaev?

Khamzat Chimaev is currently 8/15 (-190) to win the fight outright, while you can get 7/5 (+140) on Dricus Du Plessis if you fancy the small upset.