Dustin Poirier
32 UFC Fights | 69% Win Rate | 15 Finishes (68%)
Dustin Poirier UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Dustin Poirier is 22-9 in the UFC across 32 fights (1 no contest), with 11 wins by knockout, 4 by submission and 7 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 30-10 (1 NC), 8-1 of it outside the UFC. Poirier competes at lightweight as a southpaw striker, standing 5'9" with a 72" reach at 37 years old. The last bout was a loss to Max Holloway by decision in Jul 2025.
Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 91st percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (0.48/fight).
Dustin Poirier's UFC win rate is 69% (22 of 32 fights), and 68% of those wins came by finish. Poirier averages 0.9 takedowns per fight at 36% accuracy and stops 63% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 30-10 (1 NC)
- UFC Record
- 22-9 (1 NC)
- Height
- 5'9"
- Reach
- 72"
- Age
- 37
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Last Fight
- L vs Max Holloway · Decision · Jul 2025
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Dustin Poirier's Last 5 Fights
Poirier is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Max Holloway · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 · Jul 2025
- Loss vs Islam Makhachev · Submission · R5 2:42 · UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · Jun 2024
- Win vs Benoit Saint Denis · KO/TKO · R2 2:32 · UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · Mar 2024
- Loss vs Justin Gaethje · KO/TKO · R2 1:00 · UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 · Jul 2023
- Win vs Michael Chandler · Submission · R3 2:00 · UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira · Nov 2022
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Dustin Poirier's UFC Fight History
32 UFC fights on record (22-9 (1 NC)), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Max Holloway | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 | 2025-07-19 |
| L★ | Islam Makhachev | Submission | R5 · 2:42 | UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier | 2024-06-01 |
| W | Benoit Saint Denis | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:32 | UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 | 2024-03-09 |
| L | Justin Gaethje | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:00 | UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 | 2023-07-29 |
| W | Michael Chandler | Submission | R3 · 2:00 | UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira | 2022-11-12 |
| L★ | Charles Oliveira | Submission | R3 · 1:02 | UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | 2021-12-11 |
| W | Conor McGregor | KO/TKO | R1 · 5:00 | UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 | 2021-07-10 |
| W | Conor McGregor | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:32 | UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor | 2021-01-23 |
| W | Dan Hooker | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker | 2020-06-27 |
| L★ | Khabib Nurmagomedov | Submission | R3 · 2:06 | UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier | 2019-09-07 |
| W★ | Max Holloway | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 | 2019-04-13 |
| W | Eddie Alvarez | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:05 | UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 | 2018-07-28 |
| W | Justin Gaethje | KO/TKO | R4 · 0:33 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje | 2018-04-14 |
| W | Anthony Pettis | KO/TKO | R3 · 2:08 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis | 2017-11-11 |
| D/NC | Eddie Alvarez | Other | R2 · 4:02 | UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos | 2017-05-13 |
| W | Jim Miller | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie | 2017-02-11 |
| L | Michael Johnson | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:35 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson | 2016-09-17 |
| W | King Green | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:53 | UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 | 2016-06-04 |
| W | Joe Duffy | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit | 2016-01-02 |
| W | Yancy Medeiros | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:38 | UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson | 2015-06-06 |
| W | Diego Ferreira | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:45 | UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas | 2015-04-04 |
| L | Conor McGregor | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:46 | UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso | 2014-09-27 |
| W | Akira Corassani | KO/TKO | R2 · 0:42 | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Kennedy | 2014-04-16 |
| W | Diego Brandao | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:54 | UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 | 2013-12-28 |
| W | Erik Koch | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 | 2013-08-31 |
| L | Cub Swanson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald | 2013-02-16 |
| W | Jonathan Brookins | Submission | R1 · 4:15 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale | 2012-12-15 |
| L | Chan Sung Jung | Submission | R4 · 1:07 | UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier | 2012-05-15 |
| W | Max Holloway | Submission | R1 · 3:23 | UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit | 2012-02-04 |
| W | Pablo Garza | Submission | R2 · 1:32 | UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos | 2011-11-12 |
| W | Jason Young | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin | 2011-06-11 |
| W | Josh Grispi | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 125: Resolution | 2011-01-01 |
How Poirier Ranks at Lightweight
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