Dustin Poirier vs Khabib Nurmagomedov

Dustin Poirier vs Khabib Nurmagomedov: Matchup Breakdown

Dustin Poirier is 22-9 in the Lightweight division with a 71% win rate. Khabib Nurmagomedov is 13-0 at Lightweight, winning 100% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Khabib Nurmagomedov leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier on Sep 7, 2019, won by Khabib Nurmagomedov by Submission in round 3.

Khabib Nurmagomedov holds the higher ELO rating, 1,447 to 1,174. Career peaks are 1,261 for Dustin Poirier and 1,447 for Khabib Nurmagomedov. Dustin Poirier has 11 KO/TKO and 4 submission wins from 22 victories, a 68.2% finish rate. Khabib Nurmagomedov has 2 KO/TKO and 5 submission wins, finishing 53.8% of the time.

Dustin Poirier stands 5' 9" with a reach of 72" and fights southpaw. Khabib Nurmagomedov is 5' 10" with a reach of 70", orthodox. That is a 2-inch reach advantage for Dustin Poirier. Dustin Poirier is 37, Khabib Nurmagomedov is 37.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Dustin Poirier has landed 1,861 significant strikes at 50% accuracy with 28 takedowns and 1h 10m of control time. Khabib Nurmagomedov has landed 705 at 48.8% with 61 takedowns and 1h 34m of control.

Dustin Poirier has 4 title fights (1 won) against 4 (4 won) for Khabib Nurmagomedov. They share 3 common opponents: Justin Gaethje, Conor McGregor, Michael Johnson.