Bookmakers made Dricus Du Plessis a favourite against Sean Strickland when they meet in their bout on Saturday 8th February 2025 at UFC 312.
He is currently 8/15 (-190) to win the bout outright, while you can get 6/4 (+150) on Sean Strickland if you fancy the small upset.
That means that oddsmakers think there is 63% chance of Plessis winning while giving Strickland a 37% chance.
Plessis opened as the favourite at 29/50 (-170) however, that price has now got wider by -19/20 (+110).
Strickland opened at 7/5 (+140) which has shorten by 11/-10 (+90).
The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 185 pounds (12.95 stones or 84.09 KG) on the day of the weigh-in.
This contest is for the UFC Middleweight championship.
Full UFC 312 Odds
Main Event
Dricus Du Plessis is currently 8/15 (-190) to beat Sean Strickland, while Strickland is currently 6/4 (+150) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Weili Zhang is made a favourite at 8/15 (-190) to come out the victor in a fight against Tatiana Suarez, while Suarez is currently 29/20 (+150) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Plessis vs Strickland II Head To Head
Dricus Du Plessis steps into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.
Sean Strickland will make his way to the cage with a record of 29 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.
The stats suggest Plessis has a slight advantage in power over Strickland, with a 41% knock out percentage over Strickland's 38%.
Dricus Du Plessis is the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.
Plessis is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years and 4 months later than Strickland, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He has fought 43 less professional rounds, 51 to Strickland's 94.
Plessis vs Strickland II betting 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 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.
Previous to that, he had beaten Sean Strickland at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Robert Whittaker at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Before that, he was victorious against Derek Brunson at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
He had won against Darren Till at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Strickland has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight, he defeated Paulo Costa at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.
Previous to that, he had lost to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.
Before that, he was victorious against Abusupiyan Magomedov at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.
He had won against Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest.
Who's been more active?
In terms of recent activity, Sean Strickland has been fighting more than Dricus Du Plessis.
Dricus Du Plessis last fought 4 months and 18 days ago, while Sean Strickland's last outing was 7 months and 3 days ago.
Plessis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.
Strickland's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.4 rounds on average.
