Dustin Poiriervs
Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje def. Dustin Poirier (TKO)
Lightweight5 rounds scheduledSaturday, July 29, 2023
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, United States
Justin Gaethje defeated Dustin Poirier by TKO in round 2 (1:00) in the Lightweight main event of UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2, held Saturday, July 29, 2023 at Delta Center, Salt Lake City.
Tale of the Tape
30-10-0 (1 NC)
Record
27-5-0
0
Win Streak
2
37
Age
37
5'9"
Height
5'11"
72"
Reach
70"
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Stance
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Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
5.24
SLpM
6.48
50%
Str. Acc.
58%
4.57
SApM
7.05
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Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
1.15
TD Avg.
0.33
35%
TD Acc.
40%
64%
TD Def.
74%
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Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Dustin Poirier · 2-3
- LUFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3Sat, Jul 19, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- W
- L
- W
Justin Gaethje · 4-1
- WUFC 324: Gaethje vs PimblettSat, Jan 24, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · weightClass.Interim Lightweight
- WUFC 313: Pereira vs AnkalaevSat, Mar 8, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- W
- W
Common Opponents
Dustin Poirier
Justin Gaethje
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 31 fights · 15 fights
57.7
Avg sig. strikes
78.7
0.90
Avg takedowns
0.27
2:16
Avg control time
0:47
178
Career high strikes
144
5
Career high TDs
3
Strike Distribution
Dustin Poirier
Strike target
Justin Gaethje
80%
Head
65%
10%
Body
11%
10%
Leg
24%
Dustin Poirier
Strike position
Justin Gaethje
76%
Distance
84%
15%
Clinch
12%
9%
Ground
3%
Fight stats
Dustin Poirier
Justin Gaethje
0
Knockdowns
1
27 of 52
Significant strikes
41 of 66
52%
Sig. strike accuracy
62%
27 of 52
Total strikes
41 of 66
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
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Takedown accuracy
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0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:01
Significant strikes by target
21 of 46
Head
23 of 48
4 of 4
Body
7 of 7
2 of 2
Leg
11 of 11
25 of 49
Distance
38 of 63
2 of 3
Clinch
2 of 2
0 of 0
Ground
1 of 1
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
27 of 51
Sig. str.
33 of 56
27 of 51
Total str.
33 of 56
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
1
0 of 1
Sig. str.
8 of 10
0 of 1
Total str.
8 of 10
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:01
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)