UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis

Title fight

Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis

· Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 12 fights

2 title fights💥 42% finish rate🥊 2 knockdowns⚖️ Avg pre-fight C-ELO 1,101
2 KO/TKO3 Submission7 Decision

UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis took place on January 20, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In the main event, Dricus Du Plessis defeated Sean Strickland by Decision - Split in round 5 (5:00). The card featured 12 fights: 5 finishes (2 KO/TKO, 3 submissions) and 7 decisions.

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🏆Title fight

Middleweight title

Dricus Du Plessis won the Middleweight title against Sean Strickland by Decision - Split.

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🏆Title fight

Women's Bantamweight title

Raquel Pennington won the Women's Bantamweight title against Mayra Bueno Silva by Decision - Unanimous.

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📈Biggest C-ELO™ gain of the night

+56 C-ELO

Movsar Evloev gained the most rating on the card against Arnold Allen.

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🎯Biggest C-ELO™ upset

45 C-ELO gap

Sean Woodson (1,073) beat Charles Jourdain (1,118) despite the lower pre-fight C-ELO.

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⚡Fastest finish

R1 · 2:03

Sam Patterson finished Yohan Lainesse by Submission.

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🔥Hottest streak

8 wins in a row

Movsar Evloev extended their UFC win streak to 8.

🆕UFC debuts

2 debuts · 1 won

Serhiy Sidey (lost) and Ramon Taveras (won).

👊Most significant strikes

173 landed

Sean Strickland out-landed everyone on the card against Dricus Du Plessis.

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🤼Most takedowns

6 takedowns

Dricus Du Plessis took Sean Strickland down 6 times.

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UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis Results

🎯 Fights sorted by importance
Won•Lost

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UFC Middleweight Title Bout

Title Fight

Jan 20, 2024

Decision - Split
Round 5 • 5:00
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1275
(-35)
Arnold Allen

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Featherweight Bout

Jan 20, 2024

Decision - Unanimous
Round 3 • 5:00
1364
(+56)
Movsar Evloev
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1285
(+23)
Neil Magny

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Welterweight Bout

Jan 20, 2024

KO/TKO
Round 3 • 4:45
1106
(-20)
Mike Malott
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UFC Women's Bantamweight Title Bout

Title Fight

Jan 20, 2024

Decision - Unanimous
Round 5 • 5:00
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1175
(+17)
Chris Curtis

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Middleweight Bout

Jan 20, 2024

Decision - Split
Round 3 • 5:00
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Featherweight Bout

Jan 20, 2024

Decision - Split
Round 3 • 5:00
1107
(+34)
Sean Woodson
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Women's Strawweight Bout

Jan 20, 2024

KO/TKO
Round 2 • 3:12
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Women's Bantamweight Bout

Jan 20, 2024

Submission
Round 3 • 4:21
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981
(-26)
Brad Katona

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Bantamweight Bout

Jan 20, 2024

Decision - Unanimous
Round 3 • 5:00
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973
(-27)
Serhiy Sidey

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Bantamweight Bout

Jan 20, 2024

Decision - Split
Round 3 • 5:00
1028
(+28)
Ramon Taveras
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Welterweight Bout

Jan 20, 2024

Submission
Round 1 • 2:03
1001
(+40)
Sam Patterson
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Flyweight Bout

Jan 20, 2024

Submission
Round 2 • 1:17
980
(+32)
Jimmy Flick
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