Home Events UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor · UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor Lightweight · 5 rounds · Card
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UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor
Saturday, January 23, 2021 · Abu Dhabi · Abu Dhabi
Full card → Result Dustin Poirier def. Conor McGregor Method KO/TKO (Punches to Head At Distance) Round · time Round 2 · 2:32 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5) Referee Herb Dean Sig. strikes Dustin Poirier 48/91 · Conor McGregor 29/66 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Dustin Poirier 53/98 · Conor McGregor 52/92 Scorecards None — the fight ended by KO/TKO Analysis Round-by-round (2 rounds) Result Dustin Poirier def. Conor McGregor
KO/TKO (Punches to Head At Distance) · Round 2 · 2:32 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
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KO/TKO · R2 · 2:32
R1 R2
Dustin Poirier Round 2 Conor McGregor
31 / 54 Sig. strikes 14 / 32
57% Accuracy 44%
31 / 54 Total strikes 14 / 32
1 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 1
0 Sub. attempts 0
0:02 Control 0:00
12.2 Pace / min 5.5
100% Control share 0%
Dustin Poirier
Target head 71% · body 0% · leg 29%
Phase distance 94% · clinch 0% · ground 6%
Conor McGregor
Target head 79% · body 7% · leg 14%
Phase distance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
48 Dustin Poirier sig. strikes
29 Conor McGregor sig. strikes
2 rounds observed
+260% largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Dustin Poirier)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 2 rounds · PropSports round stats 48 / 91 Sig. strikes 29 / 66
53% Accuracy 44%
53 / 98 Total strikes 52 / 92
1 Knockdowns 0
1 / 1 Takedowns 0 / 1
0 Sub attempts 0
1:42 Control 1:07
30 Head 23
0 Body 4
18 Leg 2
Dustin Poirier Conor McGregor
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg
Tale of the tape 30-10-0 (1 NC) Record 22-7-0
32 Age 32
5'9" Height 5'9"
72" Reach 74"
Southpaw Stance Southpaw
5.24 Sig. str./min 5.27
1.15 TD / 15 min 0.66
Dustin Poirier 21-9 in archive
10 KO/TKO wins
4 Sub wins
67% Finish rate
