Poirier vs Gaethje III

When is Poirier vs Gaethje III?

Dustin Poirier could potentially square off against Justin Gaethje, in Spring 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 29 wins, 8 loses and 0 draws, 14 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, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 20 of those wins by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggest Gaethje would have a massive power advantage over Poirier, boosting at 80% knock out percentage over Poirier's 48%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Poirier would have a large advantage over Gaethje, boasting at 28% submission rate over Gaethje's 4%.

Dustin Poirier is the younger man by 1 year, at 34 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 21 more professional rounds, 82 to Gaethje's 61.

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 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 defeated Michael Chandler at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout 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 knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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

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

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

In his last fight, he beat Dustin Poirier 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 beat Rafael Fiziev at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He had been beaten by Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 254 on 24th October 2020 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

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

Dustin Poirier last fought 4 months and 5 days ago, while Justin Gaethje's last outing was 4 months and 5 days ago.

Poirier's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 28 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 3 years, 1 month and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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