Dricus du Plessis vs Khamzat Chimaev | The INSANE fight stats

South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis was handed a wrestling lesson in a record one-sided title loss at UFC 319 on Sunday morning (SA time).

Du Plessis, 31, relinquished his UFC middleweight title in a lop-sided loss to Khamzat Chimaev.

All three judges scored the fight 50-44 – and many were of the opinion that the margin could easily have been wider.

Chimaev landed a UFC record number of 529 (out of 567) total strikes and takedowns (12 out of 17 attempted) for a middleweight title fight.

That equates to a strike every three seconds of the 25-minute bout.

Dricus du Plessis dropped to 23-3 in his career, while Khamzat Chimaev remained undefeated, improving to 15-0.

UFC 319 fight card results

• Khamzat Chimaev def. Dricus du Plessis (c) via unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-44)
• Lerone Murphy def. Aaron Pico via first-round knockout (elbow)
• Carlos Prates def. Geoff Neal via first-round knockout (elbow)
• Michael Page def. Jared Cannonier via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Tim Elliott def. Kai Asakura via second-round submission (guillotine choke)
• Baisangur Susurkaev def. Eric Nolan via second-round submission (rear-naked choke)
• Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Gerald Meerschaert via first-round TKO (punches)
• Loopy Godinez def. Jessica Andrade via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Alexander Hernandez def. Chase Hooper via first-round knockout (punches)
• Drakkar Klose def. Edson Barboza via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29)
• Karine Silva def. Dione Barbosa via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Joseph Morales def. Alibi Idiris via second-round submission (triangle choke)

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