Poirier vs McGregor

Who won Poirier vs McGregor?

Dustin Poirier beat Conor McGregor by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC 257, on Saturday 23rd January 2021 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Poirier vs McGregor stats

Dustin Poirier stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Conor McGregor made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Dustin Poirier's UFC record stood at 22-7-0, while Conor McGregor's came in at 10-4-0.

The stats suggested McGregor had a massive power advantage over Poirier, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Poirier's 46%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Poirier had a large advantage over McGregor, boasting a 27% submission rate over McGregor's 5%.

Dustin Poirier was the same age as Conor McGregor, at 35 years old.

McGregor had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Poirier was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 2 months later than McGregor, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 39 more professional rounds, 84 to McGregor's 45.

Poirier vs McGregor form

Poirier had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Justin Gaethje at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Michael Chandler at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Charles Oliveira at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by submission in the 3rd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Conor McGregor at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Conor McGregor at UFC 257 on 23rd January 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Poirier's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

McGregor's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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