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- Dricus Du Plessis vs Sean Strickland
Middleweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card
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UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis
Saturday, January 20, 2024 · Toronto · Ontario
Result
Dricus Du Plessis def. Sean Strickland
Split Decision · Round 5 · 5:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Referee · Marc GoddardSal D'amato · 48-47Derek Cleary · 47-48Eric Colon · 47-48Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00
Dricus Du PlessisRound 5Sean Strickland
35 / 86Sig. strikes53 / 99
41%Accuracy54%
35 / 86Total strikes53 / 99
0Knockdowns0
0 / 2Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub. attempts0
0:00Control0:00
7.0Pace / min10.6
—Control share—
Dricus Du Plessis
Targethead 77% · body 17% · leg 6%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Sean Strickland
Targethead 91% · body 8% · leg 2%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeSean Strickland landed 53 significant strikes to 35.Striking edgeSean Strickland struck at 54% accuracy to 41%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R4
- Pace upDricus Du Plessis's significant-strike pace moved +21% from R4 to R5, 7.0 against 5.8 per minute.
- Control swingDricus Du Plessis's control time moved -78s, 0s against 78s.
- Defensive driftDricus Du Plessis absorbed significant strikes +61% faster than in R4, 10.6 against 6.6 per minute.
- Pace upSean Strickland's significant-strike pace moved +61% from R4 to R5, 10.6 against 6.6 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftSean Strickland's significant-strike accuracy moved +15 pts, 54% against 39%.
- Defensive driftSean Strickland absorbed significant strikes +21% faster than in R4, 7.0 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.
Sean Strickland
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
137Dricus Du Plessis sig. strikes
173Sean Strickland sig. strikes
5rounds observed
+61%largest pace swing, R4 to R5 (Sean Strickland)
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.
Fight stats 5 rounds · UFC Stats
137 / 354Sig. strikes173 / 408
39%Accuracy42%
140 / 358Total strikes183 / 419
0Knockdowns0
6 / 11Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub attempts0
2:08Control0:00
81Head157
32Body10
24Leg6
Dricus Du PlessisSean Strickland
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 |
Tale of the tape
24-3-0Record31-7-0
30Age32
6'1"Height6'1"
76"Reach76"
SwitchStanceOrthodox
5.21Sig. str./min6.04
1.90TD / 15 min0.71
Dricus Du Plessis9-1 in archive
4KO/TKO wins
2Sub wins
67%Finish rate
