Dustin Poirier: record, fights and statistics
Dustin Poirier (“The Diamond”) is a lightweight fighter from USA with a published career record of 30-10-0 (1 no contest). StatsNext stores 31 UFC bouts for Dustin Poirier (21-9, 1 no contest). In the 1 fights stored since Jul 19, 2025, Dustin Poirier is 0-1.
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Profile
| Height | 5'9" |
|---|---|
| Reach | 72" |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Weight class | Lightweight |
| Born | 1989 |
What are Dustin Poirier's fighting stats?
Across 21 stored UFC bouts with statistics (236 minutes) through July 19, 2025, Dustin Poirier lands 5.85 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 5.48, with 50.5% striking accuracy and 50.2% striking defense. Grappling: 1.08 takedowns per 15 minutes at 39.5% accuracy, 64.3% takedown defense, 1.08 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 21-9 in 31 stored UFC bouts, 14 of 21 wins inside the distance.
Dustin Poirier: striking, grappling and finishes
| Statistic | UFC bouts |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed per minute | 5.85 |
| Significant strikes absorbed per minute | 5.48 |
| Significant striking accuracy | 50.5% |
| Significant striking defense | 50.2% |
| Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0.70 |
| Takedowns per 15 minutes | 1.08 |
| Takedown accuracy | 39.5% |
| Takedown defense | 64.3% |
| Submission attempts per 15 minutes | 1.08 |
| Control minutes per 15 minutes | 1.23 |
| Share of fight time in control | 8.2% |
| Bouts with statistics (minutes) | 21 (235.5) |
Significant strikes landed: 83.3% head, 9.6% body, 7.1% legs; 79.7% at distance, 11.5% in the clinch, 8.8% on the ground.
| Method | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 11 | 3 |
| Submission | 3 | 4 |
| Decision | 7 | 2 |
21-9 (1 no contest) in the 31 stored UFC bouts since January 2, 2011, averaging 10.8 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders
Wins and losses by method since Jul 19, 2025
- 1 loss: 1 by decision
Striking and grappling totals since Jul 19, 2025
| Measure | Total |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed | 109 of 255 (42.7%) |
| Significant strikes absorbed | 198 of 375 attempted by opponents |
| Knockdowns | 1 |
| Takedowns landed | 0 of 1 |
| Opponent takedowns | 0 of 0 |
| Submission attempts | 1 |
| Control time | 0:12 |
Totals over 1 of 1 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.
Fight history
| Date | Opponent (UFC record entering) | Result | Method | Round, time | Minutes | Weight class | Sig. strikes (absorbed) | Takedowns | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2025 | Max Holloway (22-8) | Loss | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Lightweight | 109 of 255 (198) | 0 of 1 | 0:12 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | Islam Makhachev (14-1) | Loss | Submission | R5 2:42 | 22.7 | Lightweight (title) | 74 of 183 (88) | 0 of 0 | 0:30 |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Benoît Saint Denis (5-1) | Win | KO/TKO | R2 2:32 | 7.5 | Lightweight | 28 of 34 (50) | 0 of 1 | 0:31 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | Justin Gaethje (6-4) | Loss | KO/TKO | R2 1:00 | 6 | Lightweight | 27 of 52 (41) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Michael Chandler (2-2) | Win | Submission | R3 2:00 | 12 | Lightweight | 38 of 76 (43) | 0 of 0 | 0:47 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | Charles Oliveira (17-8) | Loss | Submission | R3 1:02 | 11 | Lightweight (title) | 58 of 94 (73) | 0 of 0 | 0:35 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | Conor McGregor (10-3) | Win | KO/TKO | R1 5:00 | 5 | Lightweight | 36 of 66 (27) | 1 of 2 | 3:18 |
| Jan 24, 2021 | Conor McGregor (10-2) | Win | KO/TKO | R2 2:32 | 7.5 | Lightweight | 48 of 91 (29) | 1 of 1 | 1:42 |
| Jun 27, 2020 | Dan Hooker (10-4) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 15 | Lightweight | 153 of 231 (155) | 1 of 7 | 2:49 |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Khabib Nurmagomedov (11-0) | Loss | Submission | R3 2:06 | 12.1 | Lightweight (title) | 12 of 39 (22) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Apr 13, 2019 | Max Holloway (16-3) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Lightweight (title) | 178 of 381 (181) | 1 of 8 | 1:47 |
| Jul 28, 2018 | Eddie Alvarez (4-2) | Win | KO/TKO | R2 4:05 | 9.1 | Lightweight | 54 of 115 (26) | 0 of 0 | |
| Apr 15, 2018 | Justin Gaethje (0-1) | Win | KO/TKO | R4 0:33 | 15.6 | Lightweight | 174 of 351 (115) | 0 of 5 | |
| Nov 11, 2017 | Anthony Pettis (7-5) | Win | KO/TKO | R3 2:08 | 12.1 | Lightweight | 53 of 100 (34) | 5 of 6 | |
| May 13, 2017 | Eddie Alvarez (3-2) | No contest | No contest | R2 4:02 | 9 | Lightweight | 73 of 144 (44) | 0 of 0 |
Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.
How to read these numbers
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