Ultimate Fighting Calendar
LightweightPerformance of the Night5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Dustin Poirier
The Diamond
30-10-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Dustin Poirier def. Conor McGregor (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 2:32
Conor McGregor
The Notorious
22-7-0
Sunday, January 24, 2021
UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Dustin Poirier defeated Conor McGregor by TKO in round 2 (2:32) in the Lightweight main event of UFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2, held Sunday, January 24, 2021 at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

Fight stats

Dustin Poirier
Conor McGregor
1
Knockdowns
0
48 of 91
Significant strikes
29 of 66
53%
Sig. strike accuracy
44%
53 of 98
Total strikes
52 of 92
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
100%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:42
Control time
1:07
Significant strikes by target
30 of 69
Head
23 of 60
0 of 1
Body
4 of 4
18 of 21
Leg
2 of 2
46 of 89
Distance
27 of 63
0 of 0
Clinch
2 of 3
2 of 2
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
17 of 37
Sig. str.
15 of 34
22 of 44
Total str.
38 of 60
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:40
Ctrl
1:07
ROUND 2
1
KD
0
31 of 54
Sig. str.
14 of 32
31 of 54
Total str.
14 of 32
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:02
Ctrl
0:00

Betting Odds

Dustin Poirier
+236
30% implied win probability
Open: +174Best: +275
Conor McGregor
-306
75% implied win probability
Open: -217Best: -235

Average moneyline across 11 sportsbooks.

SportsbookDustin PoirierConor McGregor
BetOnline+254-304
Bookmaker+220-305
Bovada+260-340
Cloudbet+251-301
DraftKings+275-335
FanDuel+200-265
MyBookie+195-235
Pinnacle+225-324
sportsbetio+236-385
sports-interaction+210-290
unibet+275-335

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor?

Dustin Poirier defeated Conor McGregor by TKO in round 2 (2:32) in the Lightweight main event of UFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2, held Sunday, January 24, 2021 at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

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

Win probability

Dustin Poirier 67%33% 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
1905
Power Index rating
1782
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
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
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%