• UFC 318(7/19/25) Poirier lost a five round unanimous decision in a fight for the UFC BMF title
• UFC 302(6/1/24) Poirier was submitted by Islam Makhachev via D'arce choke at 2:42 of the fifth round in a fight for the UFC lightweight title
• UFC 299(3/9/24) Poirier knocked out Benoît Saint Denis at 2:32 of the second round
• UFC 291(7/29/23) Poirier was knocked out by Justin Gaethje at 1:00 of the second round in a fight for the BMF title
• UFC 281(11/12/22) Poirier submitted Michael Chandler via rear naked choke at 2:00 of the third round
• UFC 269(12/11/21) Poirier was submitted by Charles Oliveira via rear naked choke at 1:02 of the third round in a fight for the UFC lightweight title
• UFC 264(7/10/21) Poirier defeated Conor McGregor via TKO (Doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of the first round
• UFC 257(1/24/21) Poirier stopped Conor McGregor via strikes at 2:32 of the second round
• UFC on ESPN(6/27/20) Poirier won a five round unanimous decision over Dan Hooker
• UFC 242(9/7/19) Poirier was submitted by Khabib Nurmagomedov via rear naked choke at 2:06 of the third round in a bout for the undisputed UFC lightweight title
• UFC 236(4/13/19) Poirier won a five round unanimous decision over Max Holloway to win the interim UFC lightweight title
• UFC on FOX(7/28/18) Poirier stopped Eddie Alvarez via strikes at 4:05 of the second round
• UFC on FOX(4/14/18) Poirier stopped Justin Gaethje via strikes at :33 of the fourth round
• UFC Fight Night(11/11/17) Poirier scored a TKO (injury) win over Anthony Pettis at 2:08 of the third round
• UFC 211(5/13/17) Poirier’s bout with Eddie Alvarez was ruled a no contest at 4:12 of the second round after Poirier was unable to continue due to illegal knees landed by Alvarez
• UFC 208(2/11/17) Poirier won a three round majority decision over Jim Miller
• UFC Fight Night(9/17/16) Poirier was knocked out by Michael Johnson at 1:35 of the first round
• UFC 199(6/4/16) Poirier knocked out Bobby Green at 2:52 of the first round
• UFC 195(1/2/16) Poirier won a three round unanimous decision over Joseph Duffy
• UFC Fight Night(6/6/15) Poirier stopped Yancy Medeiros via strikes at 2:38 of the first round
• UFC Fight Night(4/4/15) Poirier knocked out Diego Ferreira at 3:45 of the first round
• UFC 178(9/27/14) Poirier was stopped by Conor McGregor via strikes at 1:46 of the first round
• TUF Nations Finale(4/16/14) Poirier stopped Akira Corassani via strikes at :42 of the second round
• UFC 168(12/28/13) Poirier knocked out Diego Brandao at 4:54 of the first round
• UFC 164(8/31/13) Poirier won a three round unanimous decision over Erik Koch
• UFC on FUEL TV(2/16/13) Poirier lost a three round unanimous decision to Cub Swanson
• TUF 16 Finale(12/15/12) Poirier submitted Jonathan Brookins via D’Arce choke at 4:15 of the first round
• UFC on FUEL TV(5/15/12) Poirier was submitted by Chan Sung Jung via D’Arce choke at 1:07 of the fourth round
• UFC 143(2/4/12) Poirier submitted Max Holloway via triangle armbar at 3:23 of the first round
• UFC on FOX(11/12/11) Poirier submitted Pablo Garza via D’Arce choke at 1:32 of the second round
• UFC 131(6/11/11) Poirier won a three round unanimous decision over Jason Young
• UFC 125(1/1/11) Poirier won a three round unanimous decision over Josh Grispi
BIO
FIGHTS
STATS
UFC HISTORY & CAREER
IMPORTANT FACTS
Pro since 2009
Had 1-1 record in WEC – last bout there was a 53 second TKO of Zack Micklewright in November of 2010
16 wins by KO, seven by submission (2 Brabo, triangle armbar, 3 armbar, RNC)
Has finished all but seven of his wins (Hooker, Holloway II, Duffy, Koch, Grispi, Young, Miller)
Black belt in BJJ
Has won nine of his last 14
13 first round finishes
Origin of nickname: “Crazy Tim Credeur gave it to me when I made it to the WEC.”
Q & A
Q: When and why did you start training and fighting?
ANSWER:
My first fight was in 2007. I was born a fighter. I started looking into boxing before I found that I could get MMA training in my hometown. I went one day to check it out and that was a wrap – I fell in love with the sport.
Q: Training:
ANSWER:
Wake up determined. Go to bed satisfied.What ranks and titles do you have?Former interim UFC lightweight champion. As an amateur I held two belts at 155lbs and I went 8-1. I actually won an 8 man tournament as an amateur in Iowa over the course of 2 days. As a pro I held three belts at 155lbs. I beat up everyone in my trailer park as well. Black Belt in jiu-jitsu. Also, I have a black belt in Rex Kwon Do and am the current and defending 3x thumb wrestling Champion of the world.Do you have any heroes?Baby Jesus and the grown up one tooWhat is your favorite technique?Neck chops probablyWhat does it mean for you to fight in the UFC?This means everything to me and this is where I want to be. It’s where the most talented mixed martial artists showcase their skills and I think I belong here. I'm excited and I will start my climb of the featherweight division.Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn?I got a Doctorate from the school of hard knocks.What was your job before you started fighting?I collected aluminum cans and picked pecans.
LOSS
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Holloway
LOSS
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Makhachev
WIN
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Denis
LOSS
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Gaethje
WIN
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Chandler
LOSS
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Oliveira
WIN
Poirier
Poirier
VS
McGregor
WIN
Poirier
Poirier
VS
McGregor
WIN
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Hooker
LOSS
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Nurmagomedov
WIN
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Holloway
WIN
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Alvarez
WIN
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Gaethje
WIN
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Pettis
LOSS
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Alvarez
WIN
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Miller
LOSS
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Johnson
WIN
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Green
WIN
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Duffy
WIN
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Medeiros
WIN
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Ferreira
LOSS
Poirier
Poirier
VS
McGregor
WIN
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Corassani
WIN
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Brandao
WIN
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Koch
LOSS
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Swanson
WIN
Poirier
Poirier
VS
LOSS
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Jung
WIN
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Holloway
WIN
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Garza
WIN
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Young
WIN
Poirier
Poirier
VS
Grispi
STRIKING ANALYSIS
STRIKING ACCURACY50%
STRIKING DEFENSE52%
LANDED/MIN
5.24
STRIKES PER MINUTEABSORBED/MIN
4.57
STRIKES ABSORBED PER MINUTEGRAPPLING & WRESTLING
TAKEDOWN ACCURACY35%
TAKEDOWN DEFENSE64%
TAKEDOWNS/FIGHT
1.15
15 MIN AVERAGESUBMISSIONS/FIGHT
1.2
15 MIN AVERAGEGENERAL ANALYSIS
UFC RECORD
22 W - 9 L
ACTIVE STREAK
-2 Losses
WIN BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)11
Submission4
Decision7
LOSS BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)3
Submission4
Decision2
FIGHTING STYLE
Jiu-Jitsu
STANCE
Southpaw
UFC DEBUT
Jan. 2, 2011
