Dricus you Plessis vs. Sean Strickland 2: Odds, Full Fighting Example and Prediction | UFC 312

On February 9, 2025By Littum

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight -Rivals Dricus you Plessis vs. Sean Strickland repeats tonight (Saturday, February 8, 2025) at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.

It is only approx. 12 months ago you Plessis and Strickland squared for the first time, a closely disputed 25-minute competition that saw you Plessis walk away as a master. Since then, every man has competed just once. “DDP” solidified its position as a master by strangling Israel Adesanya, while Strickland retained his top candidate status by turning Paulo Costa away in a rather warm affair. Despite the sudden injection of Khamzat Chimaev in the Title Amixen, Strickland has held his place in line and will receive his opportunity for revenge.

Can he make the necessary adjustments? Let’s take a closer look at the bets of the bet and strategic keys for each athlete:

You Plessis vs. Strickland 2 betting odds

DRICUS YOU PLESSIS VICTORY: -218
Dricus you Plessis via TKO/KO/DQ: +350
DRICUS YOU PESTIS Via Submission: +500
DRICUS YOU PLESSIS Via decision: +150
Sean Strickland Victory: +180
Sean Strickland via TKO/KO/DQ: +750
Sean Strickland via submission: +2800
Sean Strickland via decision: +250
Odds via Draftking’s sports book

How you Plessis wins

The Dricus du Plessis is undoubtedly a slurry technician, but he nevertheless manages to be effective in any asset of MMA. He is a dangerous striker, powerful wrestler and really smooth grappling, and he backs these threats with merciless physicalness.

In the first match, you did Plessis a better job of adjusting round for round, which is why he eventually scored the decision nicket. He constantly attacked different goals and used new combinations of attacks and mixed it up to find holes in the knowledgeable Strickland defense. It wasn’t easy and many strikes missed, but pure willpower won the day.

The same nonstop output and effort will be needed, but there are a few adjustments that you could easily do to find better success on your feet. First of all: More straight strokes! So many of you Plessis’ swings were wide and clubed, easily captured. He found his best success when his right hand came down in the middle or after a double jab. Hell, even his best marching combination countries came when the beats were more equal.

The second early adjustment to make is more body sanctification. You Plessis did great to kick all the goals – and have to do it again! – But just taking his wide swings to the upper body more often should increase his landing percentage.

How Strickland wins

Strickland may not be good at adjusting the match, but his standard style has proven to be a hard need to crack. Strickland really stands out with limiting opponents to his favorite kind of kickboxing fight, where his tight defense and sharp strikes down the middle wins the day more often than not.

First of all: Strickland also had to throw his right hand right instead of the ugly upper hand, and he would also be smart to beat the body. His upper hand in the first match was so ugly and ineffective, and “DDP” is highly dependent on the high guard to protect his chin, leaving the ribs and stomach almost at all times.

In general, Strickland has to sit down on its counters more and throw more than one shot. Too often he was withdrawn from exchanges that mostly flipped up a jab. Even if none of them really landed, the optics were terrible for strickland that was pushed around and never once hurt you Plessis – it’s hard to convince the judges that way!

In addition, Strickland cannot forget his Teaep. Early in the first match it was among his best weapon, but his use of the shot was quickly diminished after a couple of parry and savings. Whether he does it by Feinting Teep more often or trying to counter the counter, Strickland cannot lose that element of his game.

You Plessis vs. Strickland 2 prediction

A strickland victory via close decision could happen, but I can’t even find a single reason to believe his odds have improved in the last 12 months.

At this stage of their respective career, he is less likely to make great adjustments. I’m not sure he has the ability to add his game 17 years in his professional career. He is the older man with more milage on his body and he may not be able to recover from a Staph infection.

On the other hand, you Plessis are getting better. He is in his primary and peaking, game planning for opponents and then adjusts round to round as needed. He is smarter and more dangerous, the man much more likely to swing the judges to his side (again) or time a huge shot and produce a finish.

Prediction: You Plessis via decision (+150)