Lightweight Bout

Dustin Poirier

“The Diamond”

Record: 22-9-0 (1 NC)
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 5' 9"
Reach: 72"
Weight: 155 lbs.
Born: Jan 19, 1989

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 32
Minutes: 348.2
Knockdowns: 15
Sig. accuracy: 50.0%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 35.9%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 25
Control / 15: 3:01

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted1861/3722

Accuracy50.0%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head80.1%
Body9.8%
Leg10.2%

Position

Distance76.0%
Clinch15.0%
Ground8.9%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head64.4%
Body22.4%
Leg13.2%

Position absorbed

Distance79.0%
Clinch12.1%
Ground8.9%

Grappling

For

Takedowns28/78

TD accuracy35.9%

TD per 151.2

Sub attempts25

Subs per 151.1

Reversals4

Control70:02

Control per 153:01

Against

Takedowns absorbed34/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced30

Control conceded70:42

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/0.9	35.2%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/1.0	33.7%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.5/1.3	40.0%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/1	33.0%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Max Holloway
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3Jul 19, 2025
KD 1 · Sig 109/255 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:12
Loss vs Islam Makhachev
Submission · Round 5 · 2:42
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. PoirierJun 1, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 74/183 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:30
Win vs Benoit Saint Denis
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:32
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2Mar 9, 2024
KD 1 · Sig 28/34 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:31
Loss vs Justin Gaethje
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:00
UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2Jul 29, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 27/52 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Michael Chandler
Submission · Round 3 · 2:00
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. PereiraNov 12, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 38/76 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:47
Loss vs Charles Oliveira
Submission · Round 3 · 1:02
UFC 269: Oliveira vs. PoirierDec 11, 2021
KD 1 · Sig 58/94 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:35
Win vs Conor McGregor
TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · Round 1 · 5:00
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3Jul 10, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 36/66 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 3:18
Win vs Conor McGregor
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:32
UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregorJan 23, 2021
KD 1 · Sig 48/91 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 1:42
Win vs Dan Hooker
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. HookerJun 27, 2020
KD 0 · Sig 153/231 · TD 1/7 · Ctrl 2:49
Loss vs Khabib Nurmagomedov
Submission · Round 3 · 2:06
UFC 242: Khabib vs. PoirierSep 7, 2019
KD 0 · Sig 12/39 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00

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