Home Events UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Justin Gaethje vs Dustin Poirier Justin Gaethje vs Dustin Poirier · UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Lightweight · 5 rounds · Card
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UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
Saturday, July 29, 2023 · Salt Lake City · Utah
Full card → Result Justin Gaethje def. Dustin Poirier Method KO/TKO (Kick to Head At Distance) Round · time Round 2 · 1:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5) Referee Herb Dean Sig. strikes Justin Gaethje 41/66 · Dustin Poirier 27/52 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Justin Gaethje 41/66 · Dustin Poirier 27/52 Scorecards None — the fight ended by KO/TKO Analysis Round-by-round (2 rounds) Result Justin Gaethje def. Dustin Poirier
KO/TKO (Kick to Head At Distance) · Round 2 · 1:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R2 · 1:00
R1 R2
Justin Gaethje Round 2 Dustin Poirier
8 / 10 Sig. strikes 0 / 1
80% Accuracy 0%
8 / 10 Total strikes 0 / 1
1 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 0
0 Sub. attempts 0
0:01 Control 0:00
8.0 Pace / min 0.0
100% Control share 0%
Justin Gaethje
Target head 63% · body 25% · leg 13%
Phase distance 88% · clinch 0% · ground 13%
Dustin Poirier
Target No strikes landed this round
Phase No strikes landed this round
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Fight summary
41 Justin Gaethje sig. strikes
27 Dustin Poirier sig. strikes
2 rounds observed
-100% 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 41 / 66 Sig. strikes 27 / 52
62% Accuracy 52%
41 / 66 Total strikes 27 / 52
1 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 0
0 Sub attempts 0
0:01 Control 0:00
23 Head 21
7 Body 4
11 Leg 2
Justin Gaethje Dustin Poirier
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg
Tale of the tape 28-5-0 Record 30-10-0 (1 NC)
34 Age 34
5'11" Height 5'9"
70" Reach 72"
Orthodox Stance Southpaw
6.29 Sig. str./min 5.24
0.30 TD / 15 min 1.15
Justin Gaethje 10-5 in archive
6 KO/TKO wins
0 Sub wins
60% Finish rate
