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LightweightTITLE FIGHTPerformance of the Night5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Khabib Nurmagomedov
The Eagle
29-0-0
RESULT

Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Dustin Poirier (Submission)

Submission · Round 3 · 2:06
Dustin Poirier
The Diamond
30-10-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, September 7, 2019
The Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Dustin Poirier by Submission in round 3 (2:06) in the Lightweight title main event of UFC 242: Khabib vs Poirier, held Saturday, September 7, 2019 at The Arena, Abu Dhabi.

Fight stats

Khabib Nurmagomedov
Dustin Poirier
0
Knockdowns
0
22 of 41
Significant strikes
12 of 39
54%
Sig. strike accuracy
31%
54 of 77
Total strikes
30 of 57
7 of 8
Takedowns
0 of 0
88%
Takedown accuracy
-
2
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
8:51
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
16 of 35
Head
5 of 26
3 of 3
Body
2 of 7
3 of 3
Leg
5 of 6
10 of 27
Distance
12 of 38
1 of 1
Clinch
0 of 1
11 of 13
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
8 of 12
Sig. str.
2 of 6
22 of 27
Total str.
11 of 15
3 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
3:39
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
13 of 26
Sig. str.
8 of 28
26 of 39
Total str.
17 of 37
3 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:41
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
1 of 3
Sig. str.
2 of 5
6 of 11
Total str.
2 of 5
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
1
1:31
Ctrl
0:00

Betting Odds

Khabib Nurmagomedov
-446
82% implied win probability
Open: -379Best: -420
Dustin Poirier
+330
23% implied win probability
Open: +286Best: +358

Average moneyline across 5 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Khabib NurmagomedovDustin Poirier
20%30%40%50%60%70%80%Jun 5Jul 6Aug 7Sep 7Jun 5, 12:57 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -335 (77%)Jun 7, 5:57 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -396 (80%)Jun 8, 2:48 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -389 (80%)Jun 8, 6:33 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -387 (79%)Jun 26, 11:00 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -380 (79%)Jul 3, 12:40 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -375 (79%)Jul 11, 6:20 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -370 (79%)Jul 12, 11:50 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -377 (79%)Jul 15, 5:00 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -375 (79%)Jul 18, 12:30 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -367 (79%)Jul 24, 8:40 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -372 (79%)Jul 25, 7:00 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -380 (79%)Jul 25, 8:30 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -384 (79%)Jul 26, 7:50 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -381 (79%)Jul 26, 9:47 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -381 (79%)Jul 29, 5:10 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -383 (79%)Jul 29, 5:20 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -378 (79%)Jul 30, 8:20 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -381 (79%)Aug 3, 5:20 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -381 (79%)Aug 6, 6:20 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -382 (79%)Aug 7, 10:00 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -377 (79%)Aug 13, 3:10 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -366 (79%)Aug 14, 9:20 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -371 (79%)Aug 15, 7:50 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -370 (79%)Aug 16, 6:00 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -368 (79%)Aug 17, 5:52 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -367 (79%)Aug 17, 8:02 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -372 (79%)Aug 18, 1:42 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -374 (79%)Aug 27, 8:25 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -375 (79%)Aug 29, 4:40 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -390 (80%)Aug 29, 9:05 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -382 (79%)Aug 30, 9:50 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -401 (80%)Aug 30, 11:05 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -408 (80%)Aug 31, 7:10 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -419 (81%)Sep 2, 4:40 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -430 (81%)Sep 4, 6:40 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -432 (81%)Sep 4, 12:40 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -433 (81%)Sep 4, 1:00 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -436 (81%)Sep 4, 6:30 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -430 (81%)Sep 4, 8:40 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -446 (82%)Sep 5, 2:50 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -454 (82%)Sep 5, 3:10 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -446 (82%)Sep 5, 4:10 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -444 (82%)Sep 5, 7:20 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -445 (82%)Sep 5, 12:00 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -446 (82%)Sep 5, 4:10 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -448 (82%)Sep 5, 7:30 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -446 (82%)Sep 5, 9:00 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -444 (82%)Sep 6, 5:45 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -451 (82%)Sep 6, 11:20 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -438 (81%)Sep 6, 1:38 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -435 (81%)Sep 6, 5:50 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -433 (81%)Sep 6, 7:30 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -437 (81%)Sep 7, 12:30 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -432 (81%)Sep 7, 6:30 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -432 (81%)Sep 7, 10:00 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -432 (81%)Sep 7, 10:10 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -438 (81%)Sep 7, 11:30 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -429 (81%)Sep 7, 11:40 AM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -421 (81%)Sep 7, 1:30 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -425 (81%)Sep 7, 1:40 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -432 (81%)Sep 7, 2:50 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -442 (82%)Sep 7, 3:20 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -447 (82%)Sep 7, 3:30 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -433 (81%)Sep 7, 3:55 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -424 (81%)Sep 7, 4:00 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -422 (81%)Sep 7, 6:20 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -427 (81%)Sep 7, 6:30 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -436 (81%)Sep 7, 6:40 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -447 (82%)Sep 7, 7:00 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -439 (81%)Sep 7, 7:30 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -439 (81%)Sep 7, 7:50 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -438 (81%)Sep 7, 8:20 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -446 (82%)Sep 7, 8:20 PM UTC · Khabib Nurmagomedov -446 (82%)Jun 5, 12:57 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +240 (29%)Jun 7, 5:57 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +290 (26%)Jun 8, 2:48 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +285 (26%)Jun 8, 6:33 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +283 (26%)Jun 26, 11:00 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +285 (26%)Jul 3, 12:40 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +278 (26%)Jul 11, 6:20 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +282 (26%)Jul 12, 11:50 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +282 (26%)Jul 15, 5:00 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +286 (26%)Jul 18, 12:30 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +282 (26%)Jul 24, 8:40 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +283 (26%)Jul 25, 7:00 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +287 (26%)Jul 25, 8:30 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +292 (26%)Jul 26, 7:50 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +291 (26%)Jul 26, 9:47 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +290 (26%)Jul 29, 5:10 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +290 (26%)Jul 29, 5:20 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +288 (26%)Jul 30, 8:20 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +291 (26%)Aug 3, 5:20 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +290 (26%)Aug 6, 6:20 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +288 (26%)Aug 7, 10:00 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +285 (26%)Aug 13, 3:10 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +281 (26%)Aug 14, 9:20 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +281 (26%)Aug 15, 7:50 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +282 (26%)Aug 16, 6:00 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +279 (26%)Aug 17, 5:52 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +280 (26%)Aug 17, 8:02 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +281 (26%)Aug 18, 1:42 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +281 (26%)Aug 27, 8:25 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +284 (26%)Aug 29, 4:40 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +285 (26%)Aug 29, 9:05 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +287 (26%)Aug 30, 9:50 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +294 (25%)Aug 30, 11:05 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +303 (25%)Aug 31, 7:10 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +304 (25%)Sep 2, 4:40 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +316 (24%)Sep 4, 6:40 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +317 (24%)Sep 4, 12:40 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +323 (24%)Sep 4, 1:00 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +320 (24%)Sep 4, 6:30 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +321 (24%)Sep 4, 8:40 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +326 (23%)Sep 5, 2:50 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +330 (23%)Sep 5, 3:10 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +326 (23%)Sep 5, 4:10 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +326 (23%)Sep 5, 7:20 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +325 (24%)Sep 5, 12:00 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +329 (23%)Sep 5, 4:10 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +327 (23%)Sep 5, 7:30 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +329 (23%)Sep 5, 9:00 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +329 (23%)Sep 6, 5:45 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +332 (23%)Sep 6, 11:20 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +327 (23%)Sep 6, 1:38 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +322 (24%)Sep 6, 5:50 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +320 (24%)Sep 6, 7:30 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +320 (24%)Sep 7, 12:30 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +321 (24%)Sep 7, 6:30 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +320 (24%)Sep 7, 10:00 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +319 (24%)Sep 7, 10:10 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +324 (24%)Sep 7, 11:30 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +319 (24%)Sep 7, 11:40 AM UTC · Dustin Poirier +314 (24%)Sep 7, 1:30 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +320 (24%)Sep 7, 1:40 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +322 (24%)Sep 7, 2:50 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +327 (23%)Sep 7, 3:20 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +329 (23%)Sep 7, 3:30 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +320 (24%)Sep 7, 3:55 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +321 (24%)Sep 7, 4:00 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +315 (24%)Sep 7, 6:20 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +321 (24%)Sep 7, 6:30 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +325 (24%)Sep 7, 6:40 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +326 (23%)Sep 7, 7:00 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +324 (24%)Sep 7, 7:30 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +326 (23%)Sep 7, 7:50 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +324 (24%)Sep 7, 8:20 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +325 (24%)Sep 7, 8:20 PM UTC · Dustin Poirier +330 (23%)-446+330
SportsbookKhabib NurmagomedovDustin Poirier
Bookmaker-486+345
Bovada-450+325
Pinnacle-455+358
sports-interaction-420+290
unibet-435+335

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Dustin Poirier?

Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Dustin Poirier by Submission in round 3 (2:06) in the Lightweight title main event of UFC 242: Khabib vs Poirier, held Saturday, September 7, 2019 at The Arena, Abu Dhabi.

Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Khabib Nurmagomedov 37%63% Dustin Poirier

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 · Lightweight roster (24 fighters)

Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pressure Wrestler
6 edges
Dustin Poirier
Striking Technician
5 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

91Power93
90Speed94
90Precision96
96Durability92
96Engine91
100Wrestling88
99Ground92

Biggest edge Khabib Nurmagomedov, Takedowns +12

Attribute by attribute

Khabib Nurmagomedov is on the left of every row, Dustin Poirier on the right.
94Punch power95
87Kick power90
92Punch speed95
88Kick speed92
90Accuracy96
100Takedowns88
100Ground striking91
97Submissions92
96Chin93
95Body strength91
96Cardio91

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

Tale of the Tape

29-0-0
Record
30-10-0 (1 NC)
1828
Power Index rating
1923
13
Win Streak
0
37
Age
37
5'10"
178 cm
Height
5'9"
175 cm
70"
178 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
Russia / United Arab Emirates
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

4.10
SLpM
5.24
48%
Str. Acc.
50%
1.75
SApM
4.57
65%
Str. Def.
52%

Grappling Profile

5.32
TD Avg.
1.15
48%
TD Acc.
35%
84%
TD Def.
64%
0.80
Sub. Avg.
1.20

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Khabib Nurmagomedov · 5-0
  • W
    UFC 254: Khabib vs Gaethje · Oct 24, 2020
    Submission · R2 · 1:34 · Lightweight
  • W
    UFC 242: Khabib vs Poirier · Sep 7, 2019
    Submission · R3 · 2:06 · Lightweight
  • W
    UFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor · Oct 7, 2018
    Submission · R4 · 3:03 · Lightweight
  • W
    UFC 223: Khabib vs Iaquinta · Apr 7, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    UFC 219: Cyborg vs Holm · Dec 30, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
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

Career Averages

Based on 13 fights · 31 fights
54.2
Avg sig. strikes
57.7
4.69
Avg takedowns
0.90
7:17
Avg control time
2:16
134
Career high strikes
178
21
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Khabib Nurmagomedov
Strike target
Dustin Poirier
86%
Head
80%
9%
Body
10%
5%
Leg
10%
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Strike position
Dustin Poirier
42%
Distance
76%
4%
Clinch
15%
54%
Ground
9%