Poirier vs Miller

Who won Poirier vs Miller?

Dustin Poirier beat Jim Miller by majority decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 208, on Saturday 11th February 2017 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Dustin Poirier.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Poirier vs Miller stats

Dustin Poirier stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Jim Miller made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 8 loses and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knock out and 14 by submission.

The stats suggested Poirier had a massive power advantage over Miller, boasting at 50% knock out percentage over Miller's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Miller had an advantage over Poirier, with a 50% submission rate over Poirier's 30%.

Dustin Poirier was the younger man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Poirier had a height advantage of 1 inch over Miller. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Poirier was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 year and 5 months later than Miller, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 32 less professional rounds, 80 to Miller's 112.

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