Poirier vs Chandler

Who won Poirier vs Chandler?

Dustin Poirier beat Michael Chandler by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC 281, on Saturday 12th November 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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 Chandler stats

Dustin Poirier stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Michael Chandler made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Dustin Poirier's 31st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Michael Chandler marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Dustin Poirier's UFC record stood at 22-8-0, while Michael Chandler's came in at 2-5-0.

The stats suggested Poirier had a slight advantage in power over Chandler, with a 50% knock out percentage over Chandler's 48%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Chandler had a slight advantage over Poirier, with a 30% submission rate over Poirier's 25%.

Dustin Poirier was the younger man by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Poirier had a height advantage of 1 inch over Chandler. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Poirier was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 months earlier than Chandler, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 89 to Chandler's 76.

Poirier vs Chandler form

Poirier had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242 on 7th September 2019 by submission in the 3rd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at du Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had won against Max Holloway at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Eddie Alvarez at UFC on FOX 30 on 28th July 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada.

Before that, he had defeated Justin Gaethje at UFC on FOX 29 on 14th April 2018 by knockout in the 4th round at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

He was victorious against Anthony Pettis at UFC Fight Night 120 on 11th November 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ted Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk.

Michael Chandler had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been beaten by Paddy Pimblett at UFC 314 on 12th April 2025 by knockout in the 3rd round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Charles Oliveira at UFC 309 on 16th November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Dustin Poirier at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had won against Tony Ferguson at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had been beaten by Justin Gaethje at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Michael Chandler had been fighting more than Dustin Poirier.

Going to this contest, Dustin Poirier had last fought 5 years, 9 months and 11 days ago, while Michael Chandler's last outing had been 2 months and 6 days ago.

Poirier's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Chandler's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Poirier vs Chandler?

Dustin Poirier was a 9/20 (-220) favourite going into the contest, while Michael Chandler made his way into the ring at 9/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.