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 beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Islam Makhachev at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by submission in the 5th round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kaseya Center, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Justin Gaethje at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Before that, he had beaten Michael Chandler at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had been defeated by Charles Oliveira at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by submission in the 3rd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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Poirier's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Gaethje's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 11 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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