Justin Gaethje vs Dustin Poirier — UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
Justin Gaethje vs Dustin Poirier

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UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2

Saturday, July 29, 2023 · Salt Lake City · Utah

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Result

Justin Gaethje def. Dustin Poirier

KO/TKO (Kick to Head At Distance) · Round 2 · 1:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Herb DeanSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R2 · 1:00

Justin GaethjeRound 2Dustin Poirier

8 / 10Sig. strikes0 / 1

80%Accuracy0%

8 / 10Total strikes0 / 1

1Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:01Control0:00

8.0Pace / min0.0

100%Control share0%

Justin Gaethje

Targethead 63% · body 25% · leg 13%

Phasedistance 88% · clinch 0% · ground 13%

Dustin Poirier

TargetNo strikes landed this round

PhaseNo strikes landed this round

Statistical signals

Output edgeJustin Gaethje landed 8 significant strikes to 0.Striking edgeJustin Gaethje struck at 80% accuracy to 0%.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R1

Pace upJustin Gaethje's significant-strike pace moved +21% from R1 to R2, 8.0 against 6.6 per minute.
Accuracy shiftJustin Gaethje's significant-strike accuracy moved +21 pts, 80% against 59%.
Phase shiftJustin Gaethje's ground share of landed strikes moved +13 pts, to 13% on the ground against 88% at distance.
Pace downDustin Poirier's significant-strike pace moved -100% from R1 to R2, 0.0 against 5.4 per minute.
Accuracy shiftDustin Poirier's significant-strike accuracy moved -53 pts, 0% against 53%.
Defensive driftDustin Poirier absorbed significant strikes +21% faster than in R1, 8.0 against 6.6 per minute.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Justin Gaethje

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Dustin Poirier

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

41Justin Gaethje sig. strikes

27Dustin Poirier sig. strikes

2rounds 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.