Interim LightweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled

Max Holloway

“Blessed”

27-9-0

RESULT

Dustin Poirier def. Max Holloway (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00

WIN

Dustin Poirier

“The Diamond”

30-10-0 (1 NC)

Sunday, April 14, 2019

State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States

Dustin Poirier defeated Max Holloway by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Interim Lightweight title main event of UFC 236: Holloway vs Poirier 2, held Sunday, April 14, 2019 at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.

Fight stats

Max Holloway

Dustin Poirier

Knockdowns

181 of 446

Significant strikes

178 of 381

41%

Sig. strike accuracy

47%

208 of 473

Total strikes

180 of 383

0 of 0

Takedowns

1 of 8

—

Takedown accuracy

13%

Submission attempts

Reversals

0:06

Control time

3:35

Significant strikes by target

141 of 394

Head

153 of 349

39 of 50

Body

18 of 24

1 of 2

Leg

7 of 8

167 of 425

Distance

165 of 365

14 of 21

Clinch

13 of 16

0 of 0

Ground

0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1

30 of 72

Sig. str.

54 of 115

30 of 72

Total str.

54 of 115

0 of 0

Takedowns

0 of 1

Sub. att

0:00

Ctrl

0:00

ROUND 2

32 of 89

Sig. str.

31 of 74

32 of 89

Total str.

31 of 74

0 of 0

Takedowns

0 of 1

Sub. att

0:00

Ctrl

0:00

ROUND 3

53 of 111

Sig. str.

33 of 68

61 of 119

Total str.

33 of 68

0 of 0

Takedowns

0 of 2

Sub. att

0:00

Ctrl

0:53

ROUND 4

42 of 89

Sig. str.

34 of 64

55 of 102

Total str.

36 of 66

0 of 0

Takedowns

1 of 4

Sub. att

0:03

Ctrl

1:30

ROUND 5

24 of 85

Sig. str.

26 of 60

30 of 91

Total str.

26 of 60

0 of 0

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

0:03

Ctrl

1:12

Judges' Scorecards

Michael Bell

#	Holloway	Poirier
1	9	10
2	9	10
3	10	9
4	9	10
5	9	10

Total4649

Derek Cleary

#	Holloway	Poirier
1	9	10
2	9	10
3	10	9
4	9	10
5	9	10

Total4649

Sal D'Amato

#	Holloway	Poirier
1	9	10
2	9	10
3	10	9
4	9	10
5	9	10

Total4649

Media Scores

Holloway

–

Poirier

●48–47 Poirier×12●48–46 Poirier×5●49–46 Poirier×4●49–45 Poirier●48–47 Holloway

All 23 media scorecards▾

MMAJunkie.com49–45Poirier
Cole Shelton · Sherdog.com49–46Poirier
Mike Straus · MMAJA49–46Poirier
Danny Segura · MMAFighting.com49–46Poirier
Greg Rosenstein · ESPN.com49–46Poirier
CombatPress.com48–46Poirier
MMAMania.com48–46Poirier
Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com48–46Poirier
Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com48–46Poirier
John Pollock · POST Wrestling48–46Poirier
Nick Baldwin · BloodyElbow.com48–47Poirier
Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com48–47Poirier
Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com48–47Poirier
MMABrasil.com.br48–47Poirier
Drake Riggs · BJPenn.com48–47Poirier
Wesley Riddle · MMASucka.com48–47Poirier
Adam Martin · Sherdog.com48–47Poirier
Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com48–47Poirier
Keith Shillan · FanSided.com48–47Poirier
Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com48–47Poirier
Mookie Alexander · BloodyElbow.com48–47Poirier
Phil Murphy · ESPN48–47Poirier
Kendrick Johnson · The Sports Daily48–47Holloway

Fan Scorecards

20%

Holloway

Draw

72%

Poirier

1,710 fan scorecards submitted

●48–47 Poirier37.8%●48–47 Holloway18.1%●49–46 Poirier17.3%●48–46 Poirier6.9%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

82%

Poirier

88%

Poirier

92%

Holloway

64%

Holloway

68%

Poirier

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee

Blake Grice

Time format

5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

27-9-0

Record

30-10-0 (1 NC)

Win Streak

Age

5'11"

180 cm

Height

5'9"

175 cm

69"

175 cm

Reach

72"

183 cm

—

Stance

—

Interim Lightweight

Weight Class

Interim Lightweight

—

Nationality

—

Striking Profile

6.91

SLpM

5.24

48%

Str. Acc.

50%

4.61

SApM

4.57

—

Str. Def.

—

Grappling Profile

0.23

TD Avg.

1.15

53%

TD Acc.

35%

81%

TD Def.

64%

—

Sub. Avg.

—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Max Holloway · 3-2

L
Charles Oliveira
UFC 326: Holloway vs Oliveira 2Sat, Mar 7, 2026
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Dustin Poirier
UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3Sat, Jul 19, 2025
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Ilia Topuria
UFC 308: Topuria vs HollowaySat, Oct 26, 2024
TKO · R3 · 1:34 · Featherweight
W
Justin Gaethje
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TKO · R5 · 4:59 · Lightweight
W
Chan Sung Jung
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs The Korean ZombieSat, Aug 26, 2023
TKO · R3 · 0:23 · Featherweight

Dustin Poirier · 2-3

L
Max Holloway
UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3Sat, Jul 19, 2025
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Islam Makhachev
UFC 302: Makhachev vs PoirierSat, Jun 1, 2024
Submission · R5 · 2:42 · Lightweight
W
Benoit Saint Denis
UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2Sat, Mar 9, 2024
TKO · R2 · 2:32 · Lightweight
L
Justin Gaethje
UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2Sat, Jul 29, 2023
TKO · R2 · 1:00 · Lightweight
W
Michael Chandler
UFC 281: Adesanya vs PereiraSat, Nov 12, 2022
Submission · R3 · 2:00 · Lightweight