Poirier def. McGregor
TKO (doctor stoppage) · Round 1 · 5:00
Poirier vs McGregor — Lightweight · UFC 264
What happened
Dustin Poirier won the trilogy when disaster struck at the end of round one: Conor McGregor's lower left leg fractured as he backpedalled in the closing seconds. McGregor had already been opened up and was trailing on output, and the doctor waved the fight off between rounds to hand Poirier the TKO.
- McGregor's lower left leg fractured in the final seconds of round one as he retreated.
- The doctor stoppage came between rounds; it was McGregor's last bout before a long layoff.
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Analysts
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Archive
Pre-fight material — kept for transparency, folded by default.
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Records & career stats — as they entered fight night
- 28-6-0
- Record
- 22-6-0
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- Recent formRecent formWin–loss record over the fighter’s last five bouts, newest first, as carried in their UFC/FightMetric career stats.
- 2-3 last 5
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- Age
- 37
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- Height
- 1.75 m
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- Reach
- 188 cm
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- StanceStanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
- Southpaw
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- Finish rateFinish %Finish rateThe share of a fighter’s wins that ended inside the distance — by KO/TKO or submission — rather than going to the judges’ scorecards. Higher means more finishes.
- 91%
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- Wins by KO/TKOKO/TKO wins
- 19
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- Wins by submissionSub wins
- 1
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- Sig. strikes landed / minStrikes / minSignificant strikes landed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter lands for every minute of fight time — a read on striking output and pace. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
- 5.32
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- Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbsorbed / minSignificant strikes absorbed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter takes for every minute of fight time. Lower is better — it means they get hit less often. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
- 4.66
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- Striking defenseStrike def.Striking defenseThe percentage of opponents’ significant strikes that do not land — strikes slipped, blocked or evaded. Higher is better. Not the same as striking accuracy, which counts your own strikes that land. From UFC/FightMetric.
- 54%
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- Takedown defenseTD def.Takedown defenseThe percentage of opponents’ takedown attempts that are stuffed. Higher means harder to put on the mat. From UFC/FightMetric.
- 67%
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- Avg. fight timeAvg. timeAverage fight timeThe mean length of the fighter’s bouts (minutes:seconds) — a rough read on whether they tend to finish early or go the distance. From UFC/FightMetric.
- 8:02
- Lightweight
- Weight classWeight
- Welterweight (moving down)
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- Nationality
- Ireland
Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect records coming into fight night. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.
Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in
Case for Poirier
Poirier's route was to survive the early McGregor left hand, make the fight physical, and punish every grappling exchange. Once McGregor jumped guillotine, Poirier's top pressure and elbows turned the round away from a clean southpaw striking match and toward the attritional fight he wanted.
Case for McGregor
McGregor still had the faster single shots early, especially the straight left and body kicks before the takedown sequence. His best case was a sharp first-round striking start that kept Poirier honest before the rematch's calf-kick lesson could repeat itself.
What We Were Watching For
- McGregor's kick-heavy opening, including the body attacks and low kicks that frame the first minute.
- The guillotine decision after Poirier's takedown, which gives Poirier top position instead of forcing a stand-up reset.
- Poirier's elbows and posture from guard, where the fight tilts heavily in his direction.
- The final exchange and step back in the closing seconds, which leads to McGregor's leg injury and the doctor stoppage.
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