Ultimate Fighting Calendar
FeatherweightPerformance of the Night3 rounds scheduled
Dustin Poirier
The Diamond
30-10-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Conor McGregor def. Dustin Poirier (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 1:46
WIN
Conor McGregor
The Notorious
22-7-0
Saturday, September 27, 2014
MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Conor McGregor defeated Dustin Poirier by TKO in round 1 (1:46) in the Featherweight bout of UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso, held Saturday, September 27, 2014 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Dustin Poirier
Conor McGregor
0
Knockdowns
1
10 of 19
Significant strikes
9 of 29
53%
Sig. strike accuracy
31%
10 of 19
Total strikes
9 of 29
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
-
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:03
Significant strikes by target
3 of 11
Head
8 of 25
0 of 0
Body
1 of 4
7 of 8
Leg
0 of 0
10 of 19
Distance
5 of 25
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 0
Ground
4 of 4

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
1
10 of 19
Sig. str.
9 of 29
10 of 19
Total str.
9 of 29
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:03

Betting Odds

Dustin Poirier
+181
36% implied win probability
Open: +147Best: +215
Conor McGregor
-254
72% implied win probability
Open: -115Best: -235

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

SportsbookDustin PoirierConor McGregor
Bookmaker+215-260
Bovada+140-250
Pinnacle+210-235
sports-interaction+159-276

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor?

Conor McGregor defeated Dustin Poirier by TKO in round 1 (1:46) in the Featherweight bout of UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso, held Saturday, September 27, 2014 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas.

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Dustin Poirier 54%46% Conor McGregor

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Dustin Poirier
Striking Technician
3 edges
Conor McGregor
Knockout Artist
8 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

93Power96
94Speed97
96Precision100
92Durability94
91Engine88
88Wrestling84
92Ground89

Biggest edge Dustin Poirier, Submissions +8

Attribute by attribute

Dustin Poirier is on the left of every row, Conor McGregor on the right.
95Punch power100
90Kick power92
95Punch speed100
92Kick speed94
96Accuracy100
88Takedowns84
91Ground striking94
92Submissions84
93Chin95
91Body strength93
91Cardio88

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

30-10-0 (1 NC)
Record
22-7-0
1843
Power Index rating
1814
0
Win Streak
0
37
Age
38
5'9"
175 cm
Height
5'9"
175 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
74"
188 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
United States
Nationality
Ireland

Striking Profile

5.24
SLpM
5.27
50%
Str. Acc.
49%
4.57
SApM
4.71
52%
Str. Def.
53%

Grappling Profile

1.15
TD Avg.
0.66
35%
TD Acc.
55%
64%
TD Def.
66%
1.20
Sub. Avg.
0.10

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Dustin Poirier · 2-3
  • L
    UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3 · Jul 19, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    UFC 302: Makhachev vs Poirier · Jun 1, 2024
    Submission · R5 · 2:42 · Lightweight
  • W
    UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2 · Mar 9, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 2:32 · Lightweight
  • L
    UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2 · Jul 29, 2023
    TKO · R2 · 1:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira · Nov 12, 2022
    Submission · R3 · 2:00 · Lightweight
Conor McGregor · 1-4
  • L
    UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2 · Jul 11, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 1:09 · Welterweight
  • L
    UFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3 · Jul 10, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    UFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2 · Jan 24, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 2:32 · Lightweight
  • W
    UFC 246: McGregor vs Cowboy · Jan 19, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 0:40 · Welterweight
  • L
    UFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor · Oct 7, 2018
    Submission · R4 · 3:03 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 31 fights · 15 fights
57.7
Avg sig. strikes
39.9
0.90
Avg takedowns
0.33
2:16
Avg control time
0:55
178
Career high strikes
164
5
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Dustin Poirier
Strike target
Conor McGregor
80%
Head
70%
10%
Body
17%
10%
Leg
13%
Dustin Poirier
Strike position
Conor McGregor
76%
Distance
77%
15%
Clinch
10%
9%
Ground
13%