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Dustin Poirier
“The Diamond”
United States
30-10-0W-L-D
- Age
- 37
- Height
- 5'9"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 72"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- LightweightLightweight: 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- American Top Team
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1874
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- W
- L
- W
Lost 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Poirier ends fights early. His wins by the numbers: 17 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission, 7 by decision, for a 77% finish rate. The knockout power is his calling card, with the sub game as backup.
- Recent Form
- Max Holloway, 28-9-0, a loss by unanimous decision after five rounds. Islam Makhachev, 29-1-0, a loss by fifth-round submission. Benoit Saint Denis, 17-4-0, a win by second-round KO/TKO.
- Style
- Southpaw who lands 5.34 significant strikes a minute at 50% accuracy, a true volume striker. He absorbs 4.67 a minute with 52% defense. Takedown defense sits at 63%, and he attempts 1.1 submissions per 15 minutes.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 16 KO/TKO (54%)
- 7 Submission (23%)
- 7 Decision (23%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 77%
- Streak
- 2-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 16 months ago
30 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 125-30
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1899
- Lossvs Max Holloway28-9-0 · Power Index 1948Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Jul 20, 2025 · UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3
- Lossvs Islam Makhachev29-1-0 · Power Index 1988Submission · R5 · 2:42Jun 2, 2024 · UFC 302: Makhachev vs Poirier
- Winvs Benoit Saint Denis17-4-0 · Power Index 1861KO/TKO · R2 · 2:32Mar 10, 2024 · UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2
- Lossvs Justin Gaethje28-5-0 · Power Index 1970KO/TKO · R2 · 1:00Jul 30, 2023 · UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2
- Winvs Michael Chandler23-11-0 · Power Index 1727Submission · R3 · 2:00Nov 13, 2022 · UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira
Fight stats
Stat Dustin Poirier Michael Chandler Sig. strikes 38/76 43/100 Takedowns 0/0 3/7 Control time 0:47 5:39 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 28 23 Round 2 sig. strikes 2 18 Round 3 sig. strikes 8 2
Career Stats
Based on 32 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.34
- Striking accuracy
- 50%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.67
- Striking defense
- 52%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.21
- Takedown accuracy
- 36%
- Takedown defense
- 63%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 1.10