LightweightContender

Dustin Poirier

The Diamond” · USA

#30
P4P rank
83
Overall
30-10
Record
37
Age
5'9"
Height
155 lbs
Weight
72"
Reach
Skill axes
Striking86
Wrestling77
Grappling93
Cardio + IQ79

#5 of 15 in Lightweight by overall.

Striking breakdown887 sig. strikes · 34 fights
Head76%
Body10%
Leg14%≈ kicks

Share of landed significant strikes by target. UFCStats doesn't label kicks vs punches, but leg strikes are essentially all kicks — a leg-heavy split reads like a kickboxer, a head-dominant one like a boxer.

Recent fights
Lvs Max HollowayDecision - Unanimous · Rd 5Jul 19, 2025Sig 16–26
Lvs Islam MakhachevSubmission · Rd 5Jun 1, 2024Sig 1–6 · TD 0–1
Wvs Benoit Saint DenisKO/TKO · Rd 2Mar 9, 2024Sig 12–38 · TD 0–2 · 0:23 ctrl · 3 sub att
Lvs Justin GaethjeKO/TKO · Rd 2Jul 29, 2023Sig 27–33
Wvs Michael ChandlerSubmission · Rd 3Nov 12, 2022Sig 28–23 · TD 0–2

Last 5 UFC bouts, newest first — per-fight stats from UFCStats.

Opponent-adjusted34 UFC fights · Even competition

Skill credited against the fighters actually faced — five takedowns on a contender count for more than five on a debutant. Scored 0–99 vs. the rated roster.

Adj. striking87
Adj. wrestling57
Adj. takedown defense52
Strength of schedule34
UFCStats career averages
Sig. strikes landed / min5.2
Striking accuracy50%
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.6
Striking defense52%
Takedowns / 15 min1.1
Takedown accuracy35%
Takedown defense64%
Submissions / 15 min1.2
How the wins come
KO / TKO12
Submission4
Decision7

Finish rate 53% of wins.

Ratings are a scout-style read derived from public UFCStats career numbers — not an official rating. How it works.