Dricus Du Plessis vs Robert Whittaker — UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Dricus Du Plessis vs Robert Whittaker

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Dricus Du PlessisWinner

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UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez

Saturday, July 8, 2023 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Dricus Du Plessis def. Robert Whittaker

KO/TKO (Punches to Head At Distance) · Round 2 · 2:23 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Marc GoddardSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R2 · 2:23

Dricus Du PlessisRound 2Robert Whittaker

33 / 50Sig. strikes9 / 26

66%Accuracy35%

33 / 50Total strikes9 / 26

1Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:02Control0:00

13.8Pace / min3.8

100%Control share0%

Dricus Du Plessis

Targethead 76% · body 6% · leg 18%

Phasedistance 61% · clinch 24% · ground 15%

Robert Whittaker

Targethead 78% · body 0% · leg 22%

Phasedistance 89% · clinch 11% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeDricus Du Plessis landed 33 significant strikes to 9.Striking edgeDricus Du Plessis struck at 66% accuracy to 35%.

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

What changed from R1

Pace upDricus Du Plessis's significant-strike pace moved +139% from R1 to R2, 13.8 against 5.8 per minute.
Accuracy shiftDricus Du Plessis's significant-strike accuracy moved +12 pts, 66% against 54%.
Target shiftDricus Du Plessis's head share of landed strikes moved +31 pts, to 76% head with 6% body and 18% leg.
Phase shiftDricus Du Plessis's ground share of landed strikes moved -12 pts, to 15% on the ground against 61% at distance.
Accuracy shiftRobert Whittaker's significant-strike accuracy moved -15 pts, 35% against 50%.
Defensive driftRobert Whittaker absorbed significant strikes +139% faster than in R1, 13.8 against 5.8 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.

Robert Whittaker

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

62Dricus Du Plessis sig. strikes

31Robert Whittaker sig. strikes

2rounds observed

+139%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Dricus Du Plessis)

Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.