Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier: Age, Height, Weight, Records and All Stats You Need to Know

UFC lightweight elites Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier are just a few hours away from a blockbuster trilogy clash at UFC 264. The veterans will enter the ring to culminate an epic rivalry that started 7 years ago.

Both fighters are level with 1 victory and as many losses. Their recent fight, the headliner of UFC 257, ended in the favor of the ‘Diamond’ as he inflicted a TKO win over McGregor.

The fight also has many things at stake for both the fighters. The winner of the fight will certainly fight for the title next. For McGregor, it’s also about preserving his legacy as he has fallen off in some of his recent matches.

Poirier, though, would hope to get the double over McGregor and continue his mission towards the first undisputed belt. Before they pounce upon each other in one of the biggest fights of the year, let’s take a look at some stats and compare them beforehand.

Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier- Age, height, weight, reach, and other stats

The ‘Notorious’ was born on July 14th, 1988, in Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland. He is just a few days away from turning 33. Meanwhile, the ‘Diamond’ was born on January 19th, 1989, in Lafayette, Louisiana, US. He is currently 32-years-old.

Both McGregor and Poirier stand at 5’9″ inches tall. Since both of them compete in the lightweight division, they weigh around 155 lbs. Both are southpaws with an incredible striking game.

There is one aspect in which McGregor narrowly edges past the American, and that is the reach. The former enjoys a reach of 74″ compared to the latter whose reach touches 72″.

Striking and grappling stats

Poirier lands 5.59 significant strikes per minute compared to McGregor’s 5.32. He also just narrowly beats striking accuracy with 50% to the 49% of McGregor.

However, McGregor absorbs more significant strikes per minute with 4.54 to that of Poirier’s 4.17. Both have an equal striking defense of 54%.

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In grappling, Poirier has 1.47 average takedowns compared to McGregor’s mere 0.70. But the latter has greater takedown accuracy of 55% compared to the former’s 36%.

McGregor also has a better takedown defense with 67% to the 61% of Poirier. The average submission stat per minute is nil for McGregor whereas Poirier clocks 1.3.

Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier- Recent fight results

McGregor (22-5) has made fewer appearances inside the octagon in his last few years. Prior to his devastating TKO loss against Poirier at UFC 257, he made a successful return to the octagon against ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone at UFC 246. He defeated the latter via TKO in just 40 seconds.

Prior to that, he featured in the biggest paper-per-view event for UFC against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229. He incurred a submission loss in a match that was filled with drama even after the fight.

Poirier (27-6), meanwhile, has recorded some emphatic ones in the build-up to this fight. This January, he avenged his previous loss by handing McGregor a first-of-its-kind loss (TKO/KO) for him.

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He went to war against Dan Hooker last year in an instant classic 5 rounder unanimous decision win. And just like McGregor, he too suffered a submission loss against Khabib at UFC 242.

Social media followers

McGregor is a household name and it won’t be wrong to term him as the biggest superstar to represent UFC. He enjoys a fan following that could give any top athlete a run for their money, of any sport, let alone Poirier.

He currently enjoys 40.7 million followers on Instagram and 8.7 million on Twitter follow him. His Facebook followers count clocks around 13 million.

Poirier currently has 3 million Instagram followers and around 634.6K followers get the notification when he posts on Twitter. He has 9,79,000 followers on Facebook. These numbers are subjective to changes as per time.

Net worth

Poirier’s net worth clocks over $4 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. His highest pay-day came from his rematch against McGregor back in January 2021, where he took home a disclosed pay-out of $1,070,000. As per The Sports Daily, his total UFC career earnings are $4,034,700.

McGregor meanwhile, is the richest UFC fighter ever. His net worth currently stands at $400 million, according to SCMP.com.

‘The Notorious’ one recently bagged the award for the highest-paid sports athlete in the past year with earnings close to $180 million.

This happened because of his sale of the majority shares of his whiskey brand Proper 12. His single largest pay for a match came in a boxing match against Floyd Mayweather.

He minted around $85 million for that match. Although he was guaranteed a cool $30 million, he later got PPV shares.

It’s fair to say Poirier can only match him for now in the ring. The business aspect and the drawing aspect are far-fetched for him at this point.

However, he has less pressure compared to McGregor going into this fight. The latter has something to prove to his critics who have pinned fewer hopes on him to win at UFC 264.

Who do you see prevailing in the end?