Overview
- Dricus du Plessis defeated Kamaru Usman by unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46) in the UFC Oklahoma City main event on Saturday at the Paycom Center.
- Du Plessis controlled the fight with size and striking, repeatedly rocking Usman with knees, left high kicks and heavy punches and outlanding him across the five rounds.
- After the fight du Plessis publicly demanded another title opportunity while Usman said he had an off night, questioned one 50-45 scorecard and noted a possible eye or thumb contact but did not announce retirement.
- Fight week operational details included two undercard fighters missing weight — Chase Hooper and Ezra Elliott — with Hooper fined 20 percent of his purse, and the event drew about 17,173 fans with the main card streaming on Paramount+.
- The result puts du Plessis back among the top middleweight contenders after his 2025 title loss to Khamzat Chimaev and increases pressure on the UFC to decide his next opponent, which could be the current champion or another leading contender such as Sean Strickland.