Dustin Poirier
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Dustin Poirier "The Diamond" is a 30-10-0 knockout artist (1 NC). 69% finish rate.
Dustin debuted Aug. 18, 2010 vs Danny Castillo (loss). Longest win streak: 5. On a 2-fight losing skid. 16 years active (Aug. 18, 2010โJul. 19, 2025).
Best wins: Eddie Alvarez (KO/TKO Punches R2, Jul. 28, 2018); Justin Gaethje (KO/TKO Punch R4, Apr. 14, 2018); Jim Miller (M-DEC R3, Feb. 11, 2017).
Dustin Poirier (born January 19, 1989) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed from 2009 to 2025. He formerly competed in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was an interim UFC Lightweight Champion. Poirier also challenged three times for the undisputed UFC Lightweight Championship and twice for the BMF title. Although he never captured an undisputed UFC title, Poirier is frequently cited by MMA media and fellow fighters as one of the greatest lightweights in the sport's history, as well as one of the g
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul. 19, 2025 | UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 | L Max Holloway | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 1 1 | 109 198 | 0 0 | 1 0 |
| Jun. 01, 2024 | UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier | L Islam Makhachev | SUB D'Arce Choke | 5 | 2:42 | 0 0 | 74 88 | 0 5 | 0 2 |
| Mar. 09, 2024 | UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 | W Benoit Saint Denis | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 2:32 | 1 0 | 28 50 | 0 3 | 4 1 |
| Jul. 29, 2023 | UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 | L Justin Gaethje | KO/TKO Kick | 2 | 1:00 | 0 1 | 27 41 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 12, 2022 | UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira | W Michael Chandler | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 3 | 2:00 | 0 0 | 38 43 | 0 3 | 2 0 |
| Dec. 11, 2021 | UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | L Charles Oliveira | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 3 | 1:02 | 1 0 | 58 73 | 0 0 | 0 3 |
| Jul. 10, 2021 | UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 | W Conor McGregor | KO/TKO | 1 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 36 27 | 1 0 | 0 1 |
| Jan. 23, 2021 | UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor | W Conor McGregor | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 2:32 | 1 0 | 48 29 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 27, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker | W Dan Hooker | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 153 155 | 1 4 | 4 0 |
| Sep. 07, 2019 | UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier | L Khabib Nurmagomedov | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 3 | 2:06 | 0 0 | 12 22 | 0 7 | 1 2 |
| Apr. 13, 2019 | UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 | W Max Holloway | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 178 181 | 1 0 | 0 1 |
| Jul. 28, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 | W Eddie Alvarez | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 4:05 | 1 0 | 54 26 | 0 0 | 2 1 |
| Apr. 14, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje | W Justin Gaethje | KO/TKO Punch | 4 | 0:33 | 0 0 | 174 115 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 11, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis | W Anthony Pettis | KO/TKO | 3 | 2:08 | 0 0 | 53 34 | 5 1 | 0 4 |
| May. 13, 2017 | UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos | NC Eddie Alvarez | CNC | 2 | 4:02 | 0 0 | 73 44 | 0 1 | 2 0 |
| Feb. 11, 2017 | UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie | W Jim Miller | M-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 97 71 | 3 1 | 0 3 |
| Sep. 17, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson | L Michael Johnson | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 1:35 | 0 1 | 6 14 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 04, 2016 | UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 | W King Green | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 2:53 | 2 0 | 36 16 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 02, 2016 | UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit | W Joe Duffy | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 72 37 | 4 0 | 0 1 |
| Jun. 06, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson | W Yancy Medeiros | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 2:38 | 2 0 | 27 6 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| Apr. 04, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas | W Diego Ferreira | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 3:45 | 2 0 | 24 20 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 27, 2014 | UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso | L Conor McGregor | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 1:46 | 0 1 | 10 9 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 16, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Kennedy | W Akira Corassani | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 0:42 | 1 0 | 45 24 | 0 0 | 1 0 |
| Dec. 28, 2013 | UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 | W Diego Brandao | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 4:54 | 1 0 | 44 16 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 31, 2013 | UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 | W Erik Koch | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 2 0 | 54 32 | 2 0 | 2 5 |
| Feb. 16, 2013 | UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald | L Cub Swanson | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 58 58 | 2 2 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 15, 2012 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale | W Jonathan Brookins | SUB D'Arce Choke | 1 | 4:15 | 0 0 | 35 26 | 0 0 | 1 0 |
| May. 15, 2012 | UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier | L Chan Sung Jung | SUB D'Arce Choke | 4 | 1:07 | 0 0 | 56 74 | 0 4 | 0 3 |
| Feb. 04, 2012 | UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit | W Max Holloway | SUB Triangle Armbar | 1 | 3:23 | 0 0 | 11 11 | 1 0 | 3 0 |
| Nov. 12, 2011 | UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos | W Pablo Garza | SUB D'Arce Choke | 2 | 1:32 | 0 0 | 17 14 | 1 0 | 1 1 |
| Jun. 11, 2011 | UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin | W Jason Young | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 77 57 | 5 0 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 01, 2011 | UFC 125: Resolution | W Josh Grispi | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 77 16 | 0 2 | 0 2 |
| Nov. 11, 2010 | WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki | W Zachary Micklewright | KO/TKO | 1 | 0:53 | 0 0 | 38 6 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 18, 2010 | WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez | L Danny Castillo | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 8 32 | 0 3 | 5 0 |
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