Poirier vs McGregor III

Who won Poirier vs McGregor III?

Dustin Poirier beat Conor McGregor by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of UFC 264, on Saturday 10th July 2021 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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 McGregor III stats

Dustin Poirier stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Conor McGregor made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 19 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.

Dustin Poirier's UFC record stood at 22-8-0, while Conor McGregor's came in at 10-4-0.

The stats suggested McGregor had a massive power advantage over Poirier, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Poirier's 48%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Poirier had a large advantage over McGregor, boasting a 26% submission rate over McGregor's 5%.

Dustin Poirier was the same age as Conor McGregor, at 36 years old.

McGregor had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Poirier was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 2 months later than McGregor, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 44 more professional rounds, 89 to McGregor's 45.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Dustin Poirier had last fought 6 years, 10 months and 23 days ago, while Conor McGregor's last outing had been 4 years, 4 months and 28 days ago.

Poirier's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

McGregor's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 7 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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