Fighter profile

Dustin Poirier

“The Diamond”

Lightweight · UFC record 22-9 (1 NC) · 32 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 19 Jul 2025

Volume StrikerPower Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)85

Power90

Striking defense63

Takedown defense74

WrestlingProvisional measure70

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (32 detailed fights; as of Sat 19 Jul 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED84.3

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED66.0

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Reach: 183 cm (6'0")
Stance: Southpaw
Age: 37

Last 3: L W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

32 detailed UFC fights · 81 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 19 Jul 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed23.0significant, per round

Strikes absorbed20.1per round

Striking differential+2.9per round

Takedown attempts0.96per round

Takedown defense63.0%of attempts stopped

Finish rate68.2%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 23.0
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 20.1
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +2.9
Striking accuracy: 50.0%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 52.3%
Knockdowns per round: 0.19
Target: head / body / leg: 80.1% / 9.8% / 10.2%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 76.0% / 15.0% / 8.9%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.96
Takedowns landed per round: 0.35
Takedown accuracy: 35.9%
Takedown defense: 63.0%
Control time per round: 0:52
Submission attempts per round: 0.31
Reversals per round: 0.05

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 22-9-0, 1 NC
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 68.2%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 11 · 4 · 7
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 4 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 15 / 4
Average fight time: 10:51 (over 29 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Dustin Poirier — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 19 Jul 2025	Max Holloway	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
Sat 1 Jun 2024	Islam Makhachev	L	SUB D'Arce Choke	R5 2:42	UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
Sat 9 Mar 2024	Benoit Saint Denis	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 2:32	UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
Sat 29 Jul 2023	Justin Gaethje	L	KO/TKO Kick	R2 1:00	UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
Sat 12 Nov 2022	Michael Chandler	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 2:00	UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira

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Dustin Poirier — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 11 Dec 2021	Charles Oliveira	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 1:02	UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
Sat 10 Jul 2021	Conor McGregor	W	KO/TKO	R1 5:00	UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Sat 23 Jan 2021	Conor McGregor	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 2:32	UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor
Sat 27 Jun 2020	Dan Hooker	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker
Sat 7 Sep 2019	Khabib Nurmagomedov	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 2:06	UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
Sat 13 Apr 2019	Max Holloway	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2
Sat 28 Jul 2018	Eddie Alvarez	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:05	UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
Sat 14 Apr 2018	Justin Gaethje	W	KO/TKO Punch	R4 0:33	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje
Sat 11 Nov 2017	Anthony Pettis	W	KO/TKO	R3 2:08	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis
Sat 13 May 2017	Eddie Alvarez	NC	CNC	R2 4:02	UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos
Sat 11 Feb 2017	Jim Miller	W	M-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie
Sat 17 Sep 2016	Michael Johnson	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 1:35	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
Sat 4 Jun 2016	King Green	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:53	UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
Sat 2 Jan 2016	Joe Duffy	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit
Sat 6 Jun 2015	Yancy Medeiros	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 2:38	UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson
Sat 4 Apr 2015	Diego Ferreira	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 3:45	UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas
Sat 27 Sep 2014	Conor McGregor	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:46	UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso
Wed 16 Apr 2014	Akira Corassani	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 0:42	UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Kennedy
Sat 28 Dec 2013	Diego Brandao	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:54	UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2
Sat 31 Aug 2013	Erik Koch	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2
Sat 16 Feb 2013	Cub Swanson	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald
Sat 15 Dec 2012	Jonathan Brookins	W	SUB D'Arce Choke	R1 4:15	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale
Tue 15 May 2012	Chan Sung Jung	L	SUB D'Arce Choke	R4 1:07	UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier
Sat 4 Feb 2012	Max Holloway	W	SUB Triangle Armbar	R1 3:23	UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit
Sat 12 Nov 2011	Pablo Garza	W	SUB D'Arce Choke	R2 1:32	UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos
Sat 11 Jun 2011	Jason Young	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin
Sat 1 Jan 2011	Josh Grispi	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 125: Resolution

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