Dustin Poirier (30-10, 23) was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. on January 19, 1989. At the age of 20 years on May 16, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Aaron Suarez, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On January 1, 2011, 21-year old Dustin Poirier made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC 125 against a 22-year old Josh Grispi, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Poirier's last fight was a 5-round unanimous decision loss to Max Holloway at UFC 318 at age 36 on July 19, 2025. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 30 times in the UFC, and has a record of 20 wins, 9 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Dustin Poirier's best fights have been against Max Holloway, Carlos Diego Ferreira, Yancy Medeiros, Diego Brandão, Bobby Green, Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez.
Poirier has 10 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41  | Jul 19, 2025 36 years, 6 months 30-10 (23) | 33 years, 7 months 26-8 (14) | UFC | LT | 5 | UD | LOSS |
40  | Jun 1, 2024 35 years, 4 months 30-9 (23) | 32 years, 7 months 25-1 (16) | UFC | LT | 5 | SUB | LOSS Brabo choke For UFC lightweight title |
39  | Mar 9, 2024 35 years, 1 months 30-8 (23) | 28 years, 2 months 13-1 (12) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
38  | Jul 29, 2023 34 years, 6 months 29-8 (22) | 34 years, 8 months 24-4 (20) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | LOSS Head kick |
37  | Nov 12, 2022 33 years, 9 months 29-7 (22) | 36 years, 6 months 23-7 (16) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
36  | Dec 11, 2021 32 years, 10 months 28-7 (21) | 32 years, 1 months 31-8 (28) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke For UFC lightweight title |
35  | Jul 10, 2021 32 years, 5 months 28-6 (21) | 32 years, 11 months 22-5 (20) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
34 | Jan 24, 2021 32 years 27-6 (20) | 32 years, 6 months 22-4 (20) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
33  | Jun 27, 2020 31 years, 5 months 26-6 (19) | 30 years, 4 months 20-8 (17) | UFC | LT | 5 | UD | WIN |
32  | Sep 7, 2019 30 years, 7 months 25-6 (19) | 30 years, 11 months 27-0 (17) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke For UFC lightweight title |
31 | Apr 13, 2019 30 years, 2 months 25-5 (19) | 27 years, 4 months 20-3 (12) | UFC | LT | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC lightweight title Interim |
30  | Jul 28, 2018 29 years, 6 months 24-5 (19) | 34 years, 6 months 29-5 (22) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
29 | Apr 14, 2018 29 years, 2 months 23-5 (18) | 29 years, 5 months 18-1 (16) | UFC | LT | 4 | TKO | WIN Punches |
28  | Nov 11, 2017 28 years, 9 months 22-5 (17) | 30 years, 9 months 20-6 (16) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Body triangle |
27 | May 13, 2017 28 years, 3 months 21-5 (16) | 33 years, 4 months 28-5 (21) | UFC | LT | 2 | NC | NC Illegal knee |
26  | Feb 11, 2017 28 years 21-5 (16) | 33 years, 5 months 28-8 (17) | UFC | LT | 3 | MD | WIN |
25  | Sep 17, 2016 27 years, 7 months 20-5 (16) | 30 years, 3 months 16-10 (9) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
24  | Jun 4, 2016 27 years, 4 months 20-4 (16) | 29 years, 8 months 23-6 (17) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
23  | Jan 2, 2016 26 years, 11 months 19-4 (15) | 27 years, 10 months 14-1 (13) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | Jun 6, 2015 26 years, 4 months 18-4 (15) | 27 years, 8 months 11-2 (9) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Body kick and punches |
21  | Apr 4, 2015 26 years, 2 months 17-4 (14) | 30 years, 2 months 11-1 (7) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
20 | Sep 27, 2014 25 years, 8 months 16-4 (13) | 26 years, 2 months 15-2 (14) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
19  | Apr 16, 2014 25 years, 2 months 16-3 (13) | 31 years, 7 months 12-3 (4) | TUF | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
18  | Dec 28, 2013 24 years, 11 months 15-3 (12) | 26 years, 7 months 18-8 (14) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
17  | Aug 31, 2013 24 years, 7 months 14-3 (11) | 24 years, 10 months 13-2 (10) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Feb 16, 2013 24 years 13-3 (11) | 29 years, 3 months 18-5 (14) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15  | Dec 15, 2012 23 years, 10 months 13-2 (11) | 27 years, 4 months 13-5 (11) | TUF | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Brabo choke |
14  | May 15, 2012 23 years, 3 months 12-2 (10) | 25 years, 1 months 12-3 (10) | UFC | FT | 4 | CKO | LOSS Brabo choke |
13 | Feb 4, 2012 23 years 12-1 (10) | 20 years, 2 months 4-0 (1) | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle armbar |
12  | Nov 12, 2011 22 years, 9 months 11-1 (9) | 28 years, 1 months 11-1 (9) | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Brabo choke |
11  | Jun 11, 2011 22 years, 4 months 10-1 (8) | 24 years, 11 months 8-3 (4) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
10  | Jan 1, 2011 21 years, 11 months 9-1 (8) | 22 years, 2 months 14-1 (11) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
9 | Nov 11, 2010 21 years, 9 months 8-1 (8) | Zach Micklewright | WEC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8  | Aug 18, 2010 21 years, 6 months 7-1 (7) | 30 years, 11 months 8-3 (7) | WEC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
7 | Jun 18, 2010 21 years, 4 months 7-0 (7) | Derek Gauthier | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
6  | Mar 6, 2010 21 years, 1 months 6-0 (6) | 22 years, 1 months 9-2 (9) | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
5 | Nov 13, 2009 20 years, 9 months 5-0 (5) | Ronny Lis | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
4 | Oct 31, 2009 20 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | Daniel Watts | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Aug 1, 2009 20 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Joe Torrez | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Jun 26, 2009 20 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Nate Jolly | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
1 | May 16, 2009 20 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Aaron Suarez | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
