Nurmagomedov vs Poirier

Who won Nurmagomedov vs Poirier?

Khabib Nurmagomedov beat Dustin Poirier by submission in the 3rd round during the main event of UFC 242, on Saturday 7th September 2019 at du 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).

This contest was for the UFC Lightweight championship.

Nurmagomedov vs Poirier stats

Khabib Nurmagomedov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Dustin Poirier made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Dustin Poirier marked his 31st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2011.

Khabib Nurmagomedov's UFC record stood at 13-0-0, while Dustin Poirier's came in at 22-8-0.

The stats suggested Poirier had an advantage in power over Nurmagomedov, with a 48% knock out percentage over Nurmagomedov's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nurmagomedov had a slight advantage over Poirier, with a 33% submission rate over Poirier's 28%.

Khabib Nurmagomedov was the same age as Dustin Poirier, at 35 years old.

Nurmagomedov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Poirier. Despite this, Poirier had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Nurmagomedov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 8 months earlier than Poirier, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 60 to Poirier's 89.

Nurmagomedov vs Poirier form

Nurmagomedov remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 on 7th September 2019 by submission in the 3rd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at du Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had beaten Conor McGregor at UFC 229 on 6th October 2018 by submission in the 4th round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Al Iaquinta at UFC 223 on 7th April 2018 by unanimous decision in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Before that, he was victorious against Edson Barboza at UFC 219 on 30th December 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Michael Johnson at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by submission in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Poirier had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Conor McGregor at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Dan Hooker at UFC Vegas 4 on 27th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242 on 7th September 2019 by submission in the 3rd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at du Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had won against Max Holloway at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dustin Poirier had been fighting more than Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Going to this contest, Khabib Nurmagomedov had last fought 4 years, 10 months and 17 days ago, while Dustin Poirier's last outing had been 3 years and 14 days ago.

Nurmagomedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Poirier's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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