Poirier vs Gaethje III

When is Poirier vs Gaethje III?

Dustin Poirier could potentially square off against Justin Gaethje, in Autumn/Fall 2024.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Poirier vs Gaethje III stats

Dustin Poirier would step into the octagon with a record of 30 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Justin Gaethje would make his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggest Gaethje would have a large advantage in power over Poirier, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Poirier's 50%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Poirier would have a large advantage over Gaethje, boasting a 27% submission rate over Gaethje's 4%.

Dustin Poirier is the same age as Justin Gaethje, at 35 years old.

Gaethje has a height advantage of 2 inches over Poirier. Despite this, he has 3-inch reach advantage.

Poirier is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Gaethje, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 18 more professional rounds, 84 to Gaethje's 66.

Poirier vs Gaethje III form

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

In his last fight, he won against Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Michael Chandler at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, 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.

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

Gaethje has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he was defeated by Max Holloway at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 5th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Dustin Poirier at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had won against Rafael Fiziev at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had lost to Charles Oliveira at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had beaten Michael Chandler at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Justin Gaethje has been fighting more than Dustin Poirier.

Dustin Poirier last fought 1 month and 18 days ago, while Justin Gaethje's last outing was 14 days ago.

Poirier's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Gaethje's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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