Tavares vs Plessis

Who won Tavares vs Plessis?

Dricus Du Plessis beat Brad Tavares by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 276, on Saturday 2nd July 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Dricus Du Plessis.

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).

Tavares vs Plessis stats

Brad Tavares stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Dricus Du Plessis made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Brad Tavares' 26th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2010. Dricus Du Plessis marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Brad Tavares' UFC record stood at 16-10-0, while Dricus Du Plessis' came in at 9-0-0.

The stats suggested Plessis had an advantage in power over Tavares, with a 44% knock out percentage over Tavares' 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Plessis had a massive advantage over Tavares, boasting a 56% submission rate over Tavares' 11%.

Brad Tavares was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Plessis had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Tavares was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 6 years earlier than Plessis, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 77 to Plessis' 56.

Tavares vs Plessis form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Robert Whittaker at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

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

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

Before that, he was victorious against Brad Tavares at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Trevin Giles at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Tavares' last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.7 rounds on average.

Plessis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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