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McGregor vs Poirier 2 – Fight Statistics

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The headline fight for UFC 257 was Dustin Poirier v Conor McGregor – the second UFC encounter for the two MMA fighters, on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi early Sunday.

Irishman McGregor who was the favorite with UFC Odds makers earned a first-round win in the first encounter with Poirier, and on their second meeting in the octagon (23rd Jan, 2021) Poirier emerged victorious, winning by KO/TKO two minutes into the second round, via punches to the head at a distance – following a huge barrage of leg-kicks.

Fight Totals

Fighter KD SIG. STR. SIG. STR. % TOTAL STR. TD TD % SUB. ATT PASS REV
Dustin Poirier 1 48 of 91 52.75% 53 of 98 1 of 1 100.00% 0 0 0
Conor McGregor 0 29 of 66 43.94% 52 of 92 0 of 1 0 0 0 0

Fight Totals By Round

Round 1

Fighter KD SIG. STR. SIG. STR. % TOTAL STR. TD TD % SUB. ATT PASS REV
Dustin Poirier 0 17 of 37 45% 22 of 44 1 of 1 100% 0 0
Conor McGregor 0 15 of 34 44% 38 of 60 0 of 0 —% 0 0

Round 2

Fighter KD SIG. STR. SIG. STR. % TOTAL STR. TD TD % SUB. ATT PASS REV
Dustin Poirier 1 31 of 54 57% 31 of 54 0 of 0 —% 0 0
Conor McGregor 0 14 of 32 43% 14 of 32 0 of 1 0% 0 0

Significant Strikes

Fighter SIG. STR SIG. STR. % HEAD BODY LEG DISTANCE CLINCH GROUND
Dustin Poirier 48 of 91 52.75% 30 of 69 0 of 1 18 of 21 46 of 89 0 of 0 2 of 2
Conor McGregor 29 of 66 43.94% 23 of 60 4 of 4 2 of 2 27 of 63 2 of 3 0 of 0

Significant Strikes By Round

Round 1

Fighter SIG. STR SIG. STR. % HEAD BODY LEG DISTANCE CLINCH GROUND
Dustin Poirier 17 of 37 45% 8 of 26 0 of 0 9 of 11 17 of 37 0 of 0 0 of 0
Conor McGregor 15 of 34 44% 12 of 31 3 of 3 0 of 0 13 of 31 2 of 3 0 of 0

Round 2

Fighter SIG. STR SIG. STR. % HEAD BODY LEG DISTANCE CLINCH GROUND
Dustin Poirier 31 of 54 57% 22 of 43 0 of 1 9 of 10 29 of 52 0 of 0 2 of 2
Conor McGregor 14 of 32 43% 11 of 29 1 of 1 2 of 2 14 of 32 0 of 0 0 of 0

“I’m happy but I’m not surprised,” Poirier said. “I put in the work.”

Thomas Nielsen

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