Poirier vs Gaethje

Who won Poirier vs Gaethje?

Dustin Poirier beat Justin Gaethje by knockout in the 4th round during the main event of UFC on FOX 29, on Saturday 14th April 2018 at Gila River Arena in Glendale.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Poirier vs Gaethje stats

Dustin Poirier stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Justin Gaethje made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Dustin Poirier's 31st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Justin Gaethje marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Dustin Poirier's UFC record stood at 22-8-0, while Justin Gaethje's came in at 9-5-0.

The stats suggested Gaethje had a massive power advantage over Poirier, boasting a 83% knock out percentage over Poirier's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Poirier had a large advantage over Gaethje, boasting a 32% submission rate over Gaethje's 6%.

Dustin Poirier was the same age as Justin Gaethje, at 36 years old.

Gaethje had a height advantage of 2 inches over Poirier. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Poirier was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Gaethje, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 89 to Gaethje's 69.

Poirier vs Gaethje form

Poirier had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 opponents and going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, 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.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had won against Jim Miller at UFC 208 on 11th February 2017 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Justin Gaethje had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 254 on 24th October 2020 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had beaten Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 on 9th May 2020 by knockout in the 5th round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Donald Cerrone at UFC on ESPN+ 16 on 14th September 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Before that, he was victorious against Edson Barboza at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States.

He had won against James Vick at UFC Fight Night 135 on 25th August 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Dustin Poirier had last fought 5 years, 11 months and 16 days ago, while Justin Gaethje's last outing had been 4 years, 5 months and 5 days ago.

Poirier's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Gaethje's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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