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.

This was Dricus Du Plessis' 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Dricus Du Plessis' UFC record stood at 9-0-0, 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 4 years, at 31 years old.

Plessis had a 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 19 more professional rounds, 56 to Perez's 37.

Plessis vs Perez form

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

In his last fight before this contest, 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Darren Till at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brad Tavares at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Trevin Giles at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Markus Perez at UFC Fight Island 5 on 10th October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Plessis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Perez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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