CAGEORACLE
Get the emailsGet emails

Dricus Du Plessis vs Kamaru Usman

Result, odds and stats · Middleweight · 5 rounds · Main Card

Sat, Jul 18, 2026Odds at the close
Dricus Du Plessis def. Kamaru Usman · decision, 5 rounds
Red corner · Favourite
Dricus
Du Plessis
Middleweight
Record
23-3
UFC
9-1
Age
32
Height
6'1"
Reach
76"
Stance
Switch
Record and age going into this fight.
Fight history and price record →
Du PlessisUsman
Closing line
64%36%
CageOracle model
67%33%
The model was 3 points higher on Dricus Du Plessis than the market.
Opened −240 / +205, closed −205 / +163. The line moved toward Kamaru Usman since it opened.
Blue corner · Underdog
Kamaru
Usman
Welterweight
Record
21-4
UFC
16-3
Age
39
Height
6'0"
Reach
76"
Stance
Switch
Record and age going into this fight.
Fight history and price record →

Fight stats

Dricus Du PlessisKamaru Usman
Significant strikes136 of 27392 of 234
Knockdowns00
Takedowns0 of 20 of 7
Control time0:060:24
Submission attempts00

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

21
16
Round 1
20
23
Round 2
25
20
Round 3
■ Dricus Du Plessis ■ Kamaru Usman Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Khamzat Chimaev
Dricus Du Plessis
Lost · decision, 5 rounds
Aug 2025 · Chimaev landed 1.0 more a minute
Kamaru Usman
Lost · decision, 3 rounds
Oct 2023 · Chimaev landed 0.1 more a minute
Sean Strickland
Dricus Du Plessis
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Feb 2025 · landed 0.8 more significant strikes a minute
Kamaru Usman
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Apr 2017 · landed 4.2 more significant strikes a minute

More from this card

Full card →
Christian Leroy Duncan def. Jared Cannonier decision, 3 rounds −385+290 −325+275 —— 76%24% 79%21% Chase Hooper def. Mitch Ramirez submission, round 1 (2:15) −375+285 −255+215 —— 75%25% 78%22% Fatima Kline def. Tabatha Ricci decision, 3 rounds −500+370 −300+250 —— 80%20% 82%18% Tommy McMillen def. Alberto Montes KO/TKO, round 3 (3:29) −195+155 +125−145 —— 63%37% 61%39% Jose Delgado def. Austin Bashi decision, 3 roundsUnderdog won +106−130 −170+145 —— 46%54% 49%51% Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani def. Seokhyeon Ko decision, 3 roundsUnderdog won +150−186 +210−250 —— 38%62% 34%66% Felipe Franco def. Levi Rodrigues Jr. KO/TKO, round 2 (1:40)Underdog won +123−152 −110−110 —— 43%57% 44%56% Ezra Elliott def. Damien Anderson decision, 3 roundsUnderdog won —−124 —— —— 47%53% —— Alden Coria def. Stewart Nicoll decision, 3 rounds −1000+700 −800+550 —— 88%12% 91%9% RJ Harris def. Alvin Hines KO/TKO, round 1 (1:40)Underdog won −103−121 −200+170 —— 48%52% 52%48% Dione Barbosa def. Anna Melisano submission, round 1 (4:04) −670+480 −280+240 —— 83%17% 85%15%