Plessis vs Giles

Who won Plessis vs Giles?

Dricus Du Plessis beat Trevin Giles by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 264, on Saturday 10th July 2021 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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 losses 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 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Dricus Du Plessis' 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Trevin Giles marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Dricus Du Plessis' UFC record stood at 9-0-0, while Trevin Giles' came in at 7-7-0.

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 a 60% submission rate over Giles' 36%.

Dricus Du Plessis was the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Plessis had a height advantage of 1 inch over Giles. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Plessis was the more experienced professional fighter, 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 5 more professional rounds, 56 to Giles' 51.

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

In his last fight before this 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.

Previous to 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.

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

Before that, he was victorious against Darren Till at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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.

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Plessis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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