Dricus_du_Plessis

Who is this?

Dricus du Plessis (born 14 January 1994), also known by his initials DDP, is a South African professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Middleweight Champion. He is the first South African to win a UFC championship. As of 19 August 2025, he is #1 in the UFC middleweight rankings, and as of 17 March 2026, he is #12 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings. Outside of the UFC, du Plessis is also the former Welterweight and Middleweight Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) Champion, and the former Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW) Welterweight Champion.

Career

1. 1994
   Born

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Welkom
• •Citizenship: South Africa
• •Known as: kickboxer, mixed martial arts fighter
• •Sport: kickboxing