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Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje

Result, odds and stats · Lightweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Jul 29, 2023Odds at the close
Justin Gaethje def. Dustin Poirier · KO/TKO, round 2 (1:00)
Favourite
Dustin
Poirier
Lightweight
Record
29-7
UFC
21-6
Age
34
Height
5'9"
Reach
72"
Stance
Southpaw
Record and age going into this fight.
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PoirierGaethje
Closing line
58%42%
Opened +105 / −125, closed −154 / +125. The line moved toward Dustin Poirier since it opened.
Underdog
Justin
Gaethje
Lightweight
Record
24-4
UFC
7-4
Age
34
Height
5'11"
Reach
70"
Stance
Orthodox
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Fight stats

Dustin PoirierJustin Gaethje
Significant strikes27 of 5241 of 66
Knockdowns01
Takedowns0 of 00 of 0
Control time0:000:01
Submission attempts00

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.

29
34
Round 1
25
40
Round 2
34
26
Round 3
■ Dustin Poirier ■ Justin Gaethje 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.

Michael Chandler
Dustin Poirier
Won · submission, round 3
Nov 2022 · Chandler landed 0.4 more a minute
Justin Gaethje
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Nov 2021 · landed 0.9 more significant strikes a minute
Charles Oliveira
Dustin Poirier
Lost · submission, round 3
Dec 2021 · Oliveira landed 1.4 more a minute
Justin Gaethje
Lost · submission, round 1
May 2022 · Oliveira landed 2.7 more a minute
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Dustin Poirier
Lost · submission, round 3
Sep 2019 · Nurmagomedov landed 0.8 more a minute
Justin Gaethje
Lost · submission, round 2
Oct 2020 · landed 0.5 more significant strikes a minute
Eddie Alvarez
Dustin Poirier
Won · KO/TKO, round 2
Jul 2018 · landed 3.1 more significant strikes a minute
Justin Gaethje
Lost · KO/TKO, round 3
Dec 2017 · Alvarez landed 2.4 more a minute

Their other meetings

Dustin Poirier won by KO/TKO, round 4 (0:33)Apr 14, 2018

Other fights that night

Alex Pereira def. Jan Blachowicz decision, 3 rounds −115— —— —— 51%49% CJ Vergara def. Vinicius Salvador decision, 3 rounds —+142 —— —— 61%39% Roman Kopylov def. Claudio Ribeiro KO/TKO, round 2 (0:33) −230+180 −200+170 —— 66%34% Jake Matthews def. Darrius Flowers submission, round 2 (2:37) −280+230 −333+250 —— 71%29% Derrick Lewis def. Marcos Rogerio de Lima KO/TKO, round 1 (0:33)Underdog won +175— —— —— 35%65% Gabriel Bonfim def. Trevin Giles submission, round 1 (1:13) −360+280 −275+225 —— 75%25% Kevin Holland def. Michael Chiesa submission, round 1 (2:39) −150+125 −186+144 —— 57%43% King Green def. Tony Ferguson submission, round 3 (4:54) —+280 —— —— 75%25% Uros Medic def. Matthew Semelsberger KO/TKO, round 3 (2:36)Underdog won +170−213 —— —— 35%65% Miranda Maverick def. Priscila Cachoeira submission, round 3 (2:11) −286+220 —— —— 70%30%