UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 /29 Jul 2023 · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA /Lightweight
DP Dustin Poirier unrated unrated
No prediction stored for this bout
Justin Gaethje Justin Gaethje #3 C · volume striker 2261 ± 141
No prediction stored for this bout.

Tale of the tape

Dustin Poirier Justin Gaethje
Record21-6 (1 NC)7-4
Last fightwon vs Michael Chandler (Submission, 2022-11-12)won vs Rafael Fiziev (Decision - Majority, 2023-03-18)
Countryunknownunknown
Height69"71"
Reach72"70"
Age34.534.7
StanceSouthpawOrthodox
Weight classLightweightLightweight
Our rankunrated#3 C
Style labelunknownvolume striker

Style profile

Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better
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Tale of the tape

Division percentile. The hover carries the raw numbers.
Dustin Poirier Justin Gaethje

The numbers behind it

Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ± means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.
MetricDustin PoirierDivisionJustin GaethjeDivision
Strikes landed
/15 min
54.8 ± 14.1
86th percentile
47.858.4 ± 15.7
94th percentile
47.8
Strike avoidance
absorbed /15 min
68.1 ± 19.1
8th percentile
58.571.4 ± 19.0
2nd percentile
58.5
Takedown attempts
/15 min
3.69 ± 2.04
5th percentile
4.723.71 ± 1.49
5th percentile
4.72
Takedown defence
%
57 ± 10
56th percentile
5459 ± 11
74th percentile
54
Control time
s /15 min
173 ± 42
3rd percentile
193178 ± 25
12th percentile
193
Striking defence
%
51 ± 4
14th percentile
5350 ± 4
8th percentile
53
Knockdowns
/15 min
0.76 ± 0.20
77th percentile
0.670.81 ± 0.23
87th percentile
0.67
Submission attempts
/15 min
0.81 ± 0.37
92nd percentile
0.640.38 ± 0.38
1st percentile
0.64

Rating over time

After the fight

Justin Gaethje by KO/TKO , round 2 at 1:00