Dricus Du Plessis vs Brad Tavares — UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Dricus Du Plessis vs Brad Tavares

Middleweight · 3 rounds · Card

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Dricus Du PlessisWinner

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UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier

Saturday, July 2, 2022 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Dricus Du Plessis def. Brad Tavares

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Mark SmithMike Bell · 28-29Ron McCarthy · 28-29Tony Weeks · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

Market

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00

Dricus Du PlessisRound 3Brad Tavares

60 / 111Sig. strikes39 / 78

54%Accuracy50%

61 / 112Total strikes40 / 79

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 1

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control0:00

12.0Pace / min7.8

—Control share—

Dricus Du Plessis

Targethead 68% · body 17% · leg 15%

Phasedistance 92% · clinch 8% · ground 0%

Brad Tavares

Targethead 72% · body 23% · leg 5%

Phasedistance 90% · clinch 10% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeDricus Du Plessis landed 60 significant strikes to 39.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R2

Pace upDricus Du Plessis's significant-strike pace moved +54% from R2 to R3, 12.0 against 7.8 per minute.
Pace upBrad Tavares's significant-strike pace moved +18% from R2 to R3, 7.8 against 6.6 per minute.
Target shiftBrad Tavares's head share of landed strikes moved +14 pts, to 72% head with 23% body and 5% leg.
Defensive driftBrad Tavares absorbed significant strikes +54% faster than in R2, 12.0 against 7.8 per minute.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Dricus Du Plessis

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Brad Tavares

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

113Dricus Du Plessis sig. strikes

82Brad Tavares sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+230%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Brad Tavares)