// Roster IndexLightweightDossier · Dustin Poirier
// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
UFC · UNKNOWNSTOCK 0LIGHTWEIGHT

Dustin
Poirier

// CALLSIGN"The Diamond"·UNITED STATES
// PROFESSIONAL RECORD
30-10-0
// CURRENT FORM
2L STREAK
// CURRENT CAMP
UNRESOLVED
// NEXT_ASSIGNMENT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Dustin Poirier
// SUBJECT_-
UNI🇺🇸
// LIVE_FEED
REC_-
// CONFIDENCE! COLD
HEIGHT
5'9"
REACH
6'0"
AGE
37
STANCE
SOUTHPAW
WEIGHT
Lightweight
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 41 bouts
WIN
30
LOSS
10
DRAW
0
// WIN_RATE
75%
30/41 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
77%
ELITE TIER
// L5 FORM2L STREAK · 2-3
WLWLL
Stock 0 over the last 90 days.
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: COLD
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 50% of wins are by ko/tko.

// HOW_WIN

Closes distance and trades — most wins come from heavy hands inside the first two rounds.

// VULNERABILITY

Top-position grapplers who can chain transitions force submissions when scrambles open up.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM ABOVE
5.24
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.70
// STR. ACC ABOVE
50%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 45%
// SAPM BELOW
4.57
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.70
// STR. DEF BELOW
52%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG BELOW
1.15
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC BELOW
35%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF ABOVE
64%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 59%
// SUB AVG ABOVE
1.20
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (30)
n = 30
KO/TKO · 15
SUB · 8
DEC · 7
15
KO/TKO
50%
8
SUB
27%
7
DEC
23%
// LOSSES (10)
n = 10
KO/TKO · 3
SUB · 4
DEC · 3
3
KO/TKO
30%
4
SUB
40%
3
DEC
30%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
77% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 15 fights
50%
SUBANY ROUND · 8 fights
27%
DECFULL FIGHT · 7 fights
23%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
0 OBSERVED0 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
NOT RECORDED
// PROFILE UPDATED
NOT RECORDED
// RECORDED SOURCE
NOT RECORDED
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER71TD DEFENSE53GRAPPLING60CHIN80STRIKING71CARDIO70AGGRESSION57SUB THREAT44STR DEFENSE30RECOVERY89
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
UNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Recovery. Lowest scored axis: Str Defense.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power71
NOT ON FILE

TD Defense53
NOT ON FILE

Grappling60
NOT ON FILE

Chin80
NOT ON FILE

Striking71
NOT ON FILE

Cardio70
NOT ON FILE

Aggression57
NOT ON FILE

Sub Threat44
NOT ON FILE

Str Defense30
NOT ON FILE

Recovery89
NOT ON FILE

Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power71 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
TD Defense53 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Grappling60 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Chin80 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Striking71 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Cardio70 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Aggression57 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Sub Threat44 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Str Defense30 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Recovery89 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100MAY 2009WMAY 2009WJUN 2009WAUG 2009WOCT 2009WNOV 2009WMAR 2010WJUN 2010LAUG 2010WNOV 2010WJAN 2011WJUN 2011WNOV 2011WFEB 2012LMAY 2012WDEC 2012LFEB 2013WAUG 2013WDEC 2013WAPR 2014LSEP 2014WAPR 2015WJUN 2015WJAN 2016WJUN 2016LSEP 2016WFEB 2017MAY 2017WNOV 2017WAPR 2018WJUL 2018WAPR 2019LSEP 2019WJUN 2020WJAN 2021WJUL 2021LDEC 2021WNOV 2022LJUL 2023WMAR 2024LJUN 2024LJUL 2025// SCORE

  1. Start, MAY 2009, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, MAY 2009, momentum score 56, KO/TKO R1.
  3. Start, JUN 2009, momentum score 65, SUB R2.
  4. Start, AUG 2009, momentum score 76, KO/TKO R1.
  5. Start, OCT 2009, momentum score 86, KO/TKO R1.
  6. Start, NOV 2009, momentum score 96, SUB R1.
  7. Start, MAR 2010, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  8. Start, JUN 2010, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  9. Start, AUG 2010, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  10. Start, NOV 2010, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  11. Start, JAN 2011, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  12. Start, JUN 2011, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  13. Start, NOV 2011, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  14. Start, FEB 2012, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  15. Start, MAY 2012, momentum score 93, SUB R4.
  16. Start, DEC 2012, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  17. Start, FEB 2013, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  18. Start, AUG 2013, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  19. Start, DEC 2013, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  20. Start, APR 2014, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  21. Start, SEP 2014, momentum score 90, KO/TKO R1.
  22. Start, APR 2015, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  23. Start, JUN 2015, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  24. Start, JAN 2016, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  25. Start, JUN 2016, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  26. Start, SEP 2016, momentum score 90, KO/TKO R1.
  27. Start, FEB 2017, momentum score 97, DEC R3.
  28. Start, MAY 2017, momentum score 97.
  29. Start, NOV 2017, momentum score 100, SUB R3.
  30. Start, APR 2018, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R4.
  31. Start, JUL 2018, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  32. Start, APR 2019, momentum score 100, DEC R5.
  33. Start, SEP 2019, momentum score 93, SUB R3.
  34. Start, JUN 2020, momentum score 100, DEC R5.
  35. Start, JAN 2021, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  36. Start, JUL 2021, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  37. Start, DEC 2021, momentum score 93, SUB R3.
  38. Start, NOV 2022, momentum score 100, SUB R3.
  39. Start, JUL 2023, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R2.
  40. Start, MAR 2024, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  41. Start, JUN 2024, momentum score 93, SUB R5.
  42. Start, JUL 2025, momentum score 86, DEC R5.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Krantz), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 86.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
40/41 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
12
30%
5
13%
-
1
3%
-
18
total
SUB
3
8%
3
8%
4
10%
1
3%
1
3%
12
total
DEC
-
-
7
18%
-
3
8%
10
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 17 of 40 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
R5 finishes on record
// DECISION RATE
24%, fights rarely go the distance
// CAMP_PASSPORT · 07_

WHERE THE TRAINING HAPPENS

Camp affiliation matters for stylistic predictions. Who you spend 200 rounds a week with shapes how you fight on Saturday.

// CURRENT_GYM_
American Top Team
// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
STRIKING-FIRST

Style tags inferred from per-fight rate stats: striking-first, wrestling-heavy, sub grappling, cage defense.

// RESOLVED_TRAINING_PARTNERS

No canonical partner links are available for this camp record.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
41 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

L
VS Max HollowayJul 19, 2025
DecisionR5 · 5:00
UFC 318 - Holloway vs. Poirier 3
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
SubmissionR5 · 2:42
UFC 302 - Makhachev vs. Poirier
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Brabo Choke)
W
KO/TKOR2 · 2:32
UFC 299 - O'Malley vs. Vera 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
L
VS Justin GaethjeJul 29, 2023
KO/TKOR2 · 1:00
UFC 291 - Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Head Kick)
W
SubmissionR3 · 2:00
UFC 281 - Adesanya vs. Pereira
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
L
SubmissionR3 · 1:02
UFC 269 - Oliveira vs. Poirier
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Conor McGregorJul 10, 2021
KO/TKOR1 · 5:00
UFC 264 - Poirier vs. McGregor 3
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Leg Injury)
W
VS Conor McGregorJan 23, 2021
KO/TKOR2 · 2:32
UFC 257 - Poirier vs. McGregor 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
W
VS Dan HookerJun 27, 2020
DecisionR5 · 5:00
UFC on ESPN 12 - Poirier vs. Hooker
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
SubmissionR3 · 2:06
UFC 242 - Khabib vs. Poirier
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Max HollowayApr 13, 2019
DecisionR5 · 5:00
UFC 236 - Holloway vs. Poirier
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Eddie AlvarezJul 28, 2018
KO/TKOR2 · 4:05
UFC on Fox 30 - Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
// FAQ · 09_

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Lightweight. Professional record 30-10 (1 NC). Unranked at the time of indexing.

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