Distance: 4-inch reach difference
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The stored numbers are close enough that this is a fight about execution and adjustments rather than one obvious mismatch.
Volume against volume: 5.2 and 5.3 significant strikes per minute. Defense and accuracy, not output, separate them.
Supporting evidenceDurability: Poirier finished 4× on record
| Attribute | Poirier | McGregor |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 32 | 32 |
| Height | 5′9″ | 5′9″ |
| Reach | 72″ | 74″ |
| Stance | Southpaw | Southpaw |
| Rank | Unranked | Unranked |
Highlighted rows mark a meaningful factual difference, not an advantage. Unpublished values stay unpublished.
Poirier has been finished 4 times in the archive and absorbs 4.6 strikes per minute.
Favors McGregorMcGregor has 9 archived five-round fights to Poirier’s 8; championship rounds are familiar territory for one side.
Favors McGregorMcGregor has finished 80% of archived wins (8 KO/TKO, 0 submission).
Favors McGregorRead the first two minutes for who is willing to lead and who is countering; the stored numbers do not flag a lopsided early-round finisher.
With the stored numbers close, the middle rounds come down to adjustments: who solves the opening read first, with strike defense at 52% and 53%.
Scheduled for five rounds: 25 minutes changes the pace math, and a fighter who banks two early rounds can afford to manage the fourth.
