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Dustin Poirier vs Max Holloway

Result, odds and stats · Lightweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Jul 19, 2025Odds at the close
Max Holloway def. Dustin Poirier · decision, 5 rounds
Underdog
Dustin
Poirier
Lightweight
Record
30-9
UFC
22-8
Age
36
Height
5'9"
Reach
72"
Stance
Southpaw
Record and age going into this fight.
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PoirierHolloway
Closing line
45%55%
Opened +110 / −130, closed +110 / −134. The line had barely moved from the open.
Favourite
Max
Holloway
Featherweight
Record
26-8
UFC
22-8
Age
33
Height
5'11"
Reach
69"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
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Fight stats

Dustin PoirierMax Holloway
Significant strikes109 of 255198 of 375
Knockdowns11
Takedowns0 of 10 of 0
Control time0:121:32
Submission attempts10

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.

27
26
Round 1
25
33
Round 2
30
37
Round 3
■ Dustin Poirier ■ Max Holloway 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
Lost · KO/TKO, round 2
Jul 2023 · Gaethje landed 2.3 more a minute
Max Holloway
Won · KO/TKO, round 5
Apr 2024 · landed 3.1 more significant strikes a minute
Chan Sung Jung
Dustin Poirier
Lost · submission, round 4
May 2012 · Jung landed 1.1 more a minute
Max Holloway
Won · KO/TKO, round 3
Aug 2023 · landed 3.9 more significant strikes a minute
Charles Oliveira
Dustin Poirier
Lost · submission, round 3
Dec 2021 · Oliveira landed 1.4 more a minute
Max Holloway
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Aug 2015 · landed 5.5 more significant strikes a minute
Conor McGregor
Dustin Poirier
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Jul 2021 · landed 1.8 more significant strikes a minute
Max Holloway
Lost · decision, 3 rounds
Aug 2013 · McGregor landed 2.0 more a minute

Their other meetings

Dustin Poirier won by decision, 5 roundsApr 13, 2019
Dustin Poirier won by submission, round 1 (3:23)Feb 4, 2012

Other fights that night

Islam Dulatov def. Adam Fugitt KO/TKO, round 1 (4:06) −549+350 −450+300 —— 79%21% Ateba Gautier def. Robert Valentin KO/TKO, round 1 (1:10) −476+360 —— —— 79%21% Brendan Allen def. Marvin Vettori decision, 3 rounds −182+149 −275+200 —— 62%38% Brunno Ferreira def. Jackson McVey submission, round 1 (3:35) −556+410 —— —— 81%19% Carli Judice def. Nicolle Caliari KO/TKO, round 3 (1:30) −400+310 —— —— 77%23% Patricio Pitbull def. Dan Ige decision, 3 roundsUnderdog won +172−204 —— —— 35%65% Daniel Rodriguez def. Kevin Holland decision, 3 roundsUnderdog won +450−625 —— —— 17%83% Michael Johnson def. Daniel Zellhuber decision, 3 roundsUnderdog won +550−833 —— —— 15%85% Nikolay Veretennikov def. Francisco Prado decision, 3 roundsUnderdog won +110−130 —— —— 46%54% Jimmy Crute def. Marcin Prachnio submission, round 1 (4:42) —— —— —— —— Vinicius Oliveira def. Kyler Phillips decision, 3 rounds −145+120 —— —— 57%43% Ryan Spann def. Lukasz Brzeski submission, round 1 (2:47) −250+200 —— —— 68%32% Paulo Costa def. Roman Kopylov decision, 3 roundsUnderdog won —−222 —— —— 34%66%