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Dustin Poirier

Dustin Poirier

UFC record 22-9 · Rating 1671 · Last fight Saturday, July 19, 2025 · 2-fight losing streak

#5 in UFC lightweight (CageIQ rating)

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UFC stats

5.26
Sig. strikes landed / min
4.62
Sig. strikes absorbed / min
50%
Striking accuracy
52%
Striking defence
1.21
Takedowns / 15 min
63%
Takedown defence
1.05
Submission attempts / 15 min
47%
Finish rate

From 32 UFC fights. Rates with few fights are blended toward league averages. Finished 3 times by KO/TKO and 4 by submission.

Age 38Height 5'9"Reach 72"

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Recent UFC fights

OpponentMethodDate
L Max Holloway
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
Decision - Unanimous · R5 2025-07-19
L Islam Makhachev
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
Submission · R5 2024-06-01
W Benoit Saint Denis
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
KO/TKO · R2 2024-03-09
L Justin Gaethje
UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
KO/TKO · R2 2023-07-29
W Michael Chandler
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
Submission · R3 2022-11-12
L Charles Oliveira
UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
Submission · R3 2021-12-11
W Conor McGregor
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R1 2021-07-10
W Conor McGregor
UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor
KO/TKO · R2 2021-01-23
W Dan Hooker
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker
Decision - Unanimous · R5 2020-06-27
L Khabib Nurmagomedov
UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
Submission · R3 2019-09-07