By the Numbers: UFC 312

Dricus Du Plessis left no doubt this time around.

After edging Sean Strickland via split decision in their first meeting at UFC 297, Du Plessis put a more emphatic stamp on their rivalry with a clear-cut unanimous decision triumph in the UFC 312 headliner at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday night. More striking volume and variety carried “Stillknocks” to his second successful title defense, likely removing Strickland from championship conversations for the foreseeable future. If all goes as planned, Du Plessis can likely look forward to a future matchup with Khamzat Chimaev later in 2025.

Here is a by-the-numbers look at UFC 312, with statistics courtesy of UFCStats.com.

9: Consecutive victories for Du Plessis, tying him with Chris Weidman for the third-longest winning streak in UFC middleweight history. Only Anderson Silva (13) and Israel Adesanya (12) have longer streaks at 185 pounds. Du Plessis’ current winning streak is also tied for the third-longest among active fighters in the promotion, regardless of weight class.

147: Significant strikes landed by Du Plessis. By comparison, Strickland landed 128. Du Plessis outlanded his foe 20 to 16 in Round 1, 31 to 29 in Round 2, 39 to 24 in Round 3 and 36 to 31 in Round 5. Strickland, meanwhile, held a 28-to-21 edge in Round 4. In their first meeting, Strickland outlanded Du Plessis 173 to 137 in significant strikes.

1,465: Career significant strikes landed by Strickland. On Saturday, he surpassed Michael Bisping (1,384) for the most significant strikes landed in UFC middleweight history.

90: Significant head strikes landed by Strickland. By comparison, Du Plessis landed 50 significant strikes to the head.

45: Significant body strikes landed by Du Plessis. Strickland, meanwhile, landed 29. Du Plessis also held a 52-to-9 advantage in significant leg strikes.

1: Takedown landed in two attempts for Du Plessis. It was a far different approach than his first bout with Strickland, when the South African landed six of 11 takedowns.

6: Victories in title fights for Weili Zhang following her dominant unanimous decision triumph against Tatiana Suarez in the UFC 312 co-main event. That ties her with former rival Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the most in the history of the strawweight division.

10: Strawweight victories overall for Zhang, tying her with five others for the second most in the history of the division. Angela Hill is currrently No. 1 with 11 triumphs.

232: Total strikes landed by Zhang, the fifth most in UFC strawweight history. By comparison, Suarez landed just 63 total strikes in defeat. Zhang also holds the No. 1 (296) and No. 2 (256) spots for most total strikes landed in a UFC strawweight bout.

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1,552: Total strikes landed by Zhang during her UFC tenure, good for No. 4 all-time in strawweight history.

14: Takedowns defended by Zhang. Suarez, who was expected to have a significant wrestling advantage, secured her lone takedown in Round 1. Additionally, Zhang logged 10:54 of control time compared to 5:56 for her opponent. Suarez entered UFC 312 with 27 takedowns landed in her first seven bouts.

1: Takedown landed by Zhang in three attempts, making her the first opponent to take Suarez down in eight Octagon appearances.

8: First-round finishes among eight professional victories for Tallison Teixeira. The Brazilian heavyweight kept his streak alive in his first Octagon foray, as he vanquished Justin Tafa in just 35 seconds in their featured matchup. That also checks in as the fourth fastest finish for a debuting heavyweight in UFC history.

26: Significant strike advantage for Jimmy Crute — including one knockdown — against Rodolfo Bellato in Round 1 of their light heavyweight bout.

88: Significant strikes landed by Bellato over the final two frames. By comparison, Crute landed 79. Bellato’s ability to survive the opening round adversity allowed him to make it to the final horn, and the fight was ultimately declared a majority draw.

7-3: Record for Jake Matthews in UFC bouts that go the distance. “The Celtic Kid” kicked off the UFC 312 pay-per-view card with a three-round verdict over Francisco Prado on Saturday night.

4: Takedowns landed in seven attempts by Gabriel Santos in a third-round submission victory over Jack Jenkins at featherweight. In four UFC appearances, “Mosquitinho” has landed 13 takedowns.

72: Significant strike advantage for Cong Wang in a unanimous decision triumph over Bruna Brasil at flyweight. Wang landed 38 significant strikes to the head, 21 to the body and 44 to the legs in victory.

.290: Significant striking accuracy for Colby Thicknesse in a unanimous decision loss to Aleksandre Topuria. Thicknesse also struggled with his grappling, as he failed on all eight of his takedown attempts. Topuria, meanwhile, landed 51% of his significant strikes and went 1-for-2 on takedowns.

125: Significant strikes landed by Zhu Rong in a three-round verdict over Cody Steele at lightweight. By comparison, Steele landed 59. After a competitive opening stanza where Rong outlanded his foe 33 to 27, the Chinese fighter held advantages of 32-9 and 60-23 in Rounds 2 and 3, respectively.

0:19: Time of Quillan Salkilld’s first-round technical knockout victory against Anshul Jubli. That’s the second fastest finish for a debuting lightweight in UFC history. The fastest: Terrance McKinney’s seven-second knockout of Matt Frevola at UFC 263 on June 12, 2021.