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Dustin Poirier vs Eddie Alvarez

Result, odds and stats · Lightweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Jul 28, 2018
Dustin Poirier def. Eddie Alvarez · KO/TKO, round 2 (4:05)
 
Dustin
Poirier
Lightweight
Record
23-5
UFC
15-4
Age
29
Height
5'9"
Reach
72"
Stance
Southpaw
Record and age going into this fight.
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PoirierAlvarez
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Eddie
Alvarez
Lightweight
Photo: Kyle Holdsworth, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Record
29-5
UFC
4-2
Age
34
Height
5'9"
Reach
69"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
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Fight stats

Dustin PoirierEddie Alvarez
Significant strikes54 of 11526 of 76
Knockdowns10
Takedowns0 of 00 of 3
Control time0:052:27
Submission attempts21

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

30
17
Round 1
28
28
Round 2
■ Dustin Poirier ■ Eddie Alvarez Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Justin Gaethje
Dustin Poirier
Won · KO/TKO, round 4
Apr 2018 · landed 3.8 more significant strikes a minute
Eddie Alvarez
Won · KO/TKO, round 3
Dec 2017 · landed 2.4 more significant strikes a minute
Anthony Pettis
Dustin Poirier
Won · KO/TKO, round 3
Nov 2017 · landed 1.6 more significant strikes a minute
Eddie Alvarez
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Jan 2016 · Pettis landed 0.9 more a minute
Conor McGregor
Dustin Poirier
Lost · KO/TKO, round 1
Sep 2014 · landed 0.6 more significant strikes a minute
Eddie Alvarez
Lost · KO/TKO, round 2
Nov 2016 · McGregor landed 2.9 more a minute

Other fights that night

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