Dustin Poirier

Dustin Poirier, born on January 19, 1989, is a renowned American mixed martial artist who made his mark in the sport from 2009 to 2025. Competing primarily in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), he earned the title of interim UFC Lightweight Champion and made multiple attempts to claim the undisputed UFC Lightweight Championship.

Throughout his illustrious career, Poirier has been recognized as one of the greatest Lightweights in the history of mixed martial arts. He is tied with notable fighters Justin Gaethje and Edson Barboza for the most Fight of the Night awards in UFC history, boasting an impressive ten accolades. His striking ability is evident, having landed a total of 1,861 significant strikes, ranking fifth in UFC history, with 1,308 of those in the lightweight division, placing him second in that category.

Poirier's knockout power is equally remarkable, with eleven career knockout victories, tying him for the third most in modern UFC history, and nine of those knockouts occurring in the lightweight division, which is the second most in that weight class. His prowess has earned him a ranking as the fifth-greatest lightweight fighter of all time and the twenty-sixth-greatest fighter pound for pound according to Fight Matrix.

His high-profile rematches and trilogy bouts against Conor McGregor have become some of the highest-selling pay-per-view events in UFC history, with UFC 257 generating approximately one point six million buys and UFC 264 drawing around one point eight million. Notably, Poirier earned one million dollars for UFC 257 and a staggering ten million dollars for UFC 264, marking the largest payday of his career.