Somewhere between September 2014 and January 2021, Dustin Poirier evicted Conor McGregor from his brain. The brash and belligerent McGregor who knocked out Poirier in 2014 had gotten inside Poirier’s head in the lead up to that fight. With McGregor no longer residing inside Poirer’s head in January of this year, Poirier evened the score with a knockout win of his own. The rubber match between the two takes place Saturday. That fight serves as the main event of the UFC 264 pay-per-view, which streams on ESPN+.
Poirier and McGregor have both won titles since they first met. McGregor won belts in the featherweight and lightweight divisions. The UFC stripped him of both championships without a title defense of either from McGregor. Poirier won the interim lightweight strap with a win over Max Holloway. Poirier failed to unify the titles when Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted him. Nurmagomedov also submitted McGregor when the Irish fighter looked to reclaim UFC gold.
Both fighters also have their names in the UFC record book in the featherweight and lightweight divisions. Before McGregor and Poirier face each other for a third time, take a look at where they appear in the official UFC record book.
UFC 264 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card streams on ESPN+ PPV following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+ and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass and ESPN+.
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| Dustin Poirier | Conor McGregor |
|---|---|
| Dustin Poirier | Conor McGregor |
| Overall UFC records | Overall UFC records |
| Poirier is tied for sixth in UFC history with 12 fight-night bonuses | McGregor ranks fifth in UFC history with a knockdown average of 1.81 per 15 minutes |
| Poirier ranks eighth in UFC history with 1,491 significant strikes landed | McGregor is tied for ninth in UFC history with 13 knockdowns landed |
| Poirier is tied for eighth in UFC history with 12 finishes | McGregor is tied for 10th in UFC history with 10 fight-night bonuses |
| Poirier is tied for eighth in UFC history with 19 wins | |
| Overall UFC featherweight records | Overall UFC featherweight records |
| Poirier is tied for third in UFC featherweight history with three submission wins | McGregor ranks second in UFC featherweight history with a striking differential of plus 2.51 |
| Poirier is tied for eighth in UFC featherweight history with five finishes | McGregor ranks second in UFC featherweight history with a knockdown per 15 min. avg. of 2.31 |
| Poirier ranks ninth in UFC featherweight history with a striking differential of plus 1.44 | McGregor ranks second in UFC featherweight history in shortest avg. fight time at 5:35 |
| Poirier is tied for ninth in UFC featherweight history with eight wins | McGregor is tied for second in UFC featherweight history with six KO/TKO wins |
| McGregor is tied for third in UFC featherweight history with six finishes | |
| McGregor is tied for third in UFC featherweight history with a seven-fight winning streak | |
| McGregor is tied for fourth in UFC featherweight history in strikes landed per minute at 5.53 | |
| McGregor is tied for fifth in UFC featherweight history with six fight-night bonuses | |
| McGregor is tied for sixth in UFC featherweight history with six knockdowns landed | |
| UFC featherweight single fight records | UFC featherweight single fight records |
| Poirier ranks third in UFC featherweight history in significant clinch strikes landed during one fight with 41 vs. Josh Grispi on 1-1-11 | McGregor ranks third in UFC featherweight history for fastest finish at 0:13 vs. Jose Aldo on 12-12-15 |
| McGregor ranks third in UFC featherweight history for fastest KO/TKO at 0:13 vs. Jose Aldo on 12-12-15 | |
| UFC featherweight single round records | UFC featherweight single round records |
| Poirier is tied for fifth in UFC featherweight history with three submission attempts in one round vs. Max Holloway, Rd. 1 on 2-4-12 | |
| Overall UFC lightweight records | Overall UFC lightweight records |
| Poirier is tied for first in UFC lightweight history with seven knockout wins | |
| Poirier ranks third in UFC lightweight history with 6.44 sigificnat strikes landed per minute | |
| Poirier is tied for fifth in UFC lightweight history with eight knockdowns landed | |
| Poirier ranks sixth in UFC lightweight history with 1007 significant strikes landed | |
| Poirier is tied for seventh in UFC lightweight history with nine fight-night bonuses | |
| Poirier is tied for ninth in UFC lightweight history with 0.77 knockdowns landed per 15 minutes | |
| Poirier ranks 10th in UFC lightweight history with a striking differential of plus 1.51 | |
| Poirier is tied for 10th in UFC lightweight history with seven finishes | |
| UFC lightweight single fight records | UFC lightweight single fight records |
| Poirier ranks second in UFC lightweight history in significant head strikes landed in one fight with 153 vs Holloway on 4-13-19 | McGregor is tied for first in UFC lightweight history with three knockdowns in one fight vs. Eddie Alvarez on 11-12-16 |
| Poirier ranks third in UFC lightweight history in significant head strikes landed in one fight with 142 vs Gaethje on 4-14-18 | |
| Poirier ranks third in UFC lightweight history in significant strikes attempted in one fight with 381 vs Holloway on 4-13-19 | |
| Poirier ranks fourth in UFC lightweight history in significant strikes landed in one fight with 178 vs Holloway on 4-13-19 | |
| Poirier ranks fourth in UFC lightweight history in distance strikes landed in one fight with 165 vs Holloway on 4-13-19 | |
| Poirier ranks fourth in UFC lightweight history in total head strikes landed in one fight with 178 vs Hooker on 6-27-20 | |
| Poirier ranks fifth in UFC lightweight history in significant strikes landed in one fight with 174 vs Justin Gaethje on 4-14-18 | |
| Poirier ranks fifth in UFC lightweight history in distance strikes landed in one fight with 162 vs Gaethje on 4-14-18 | |
| Poirier ranks fifth in UFC lightweight history in significant head strikes landed in one fight with 142 vs Gaethje on 4-14-18 | |
| Poirier ranks fifth in UFC lightweight history in total strikes attempted in one fight with 383 vs Holloway on 4-13-19 | |
| Poirier ranks sixth in UFC lightweight history in total strikes landed in one fight with 208 vs Hooker on 6-27-20 | |
| Poirier is tied for ninth in UFC lightweight history in significant strikes attempted in one fight wit 351 vs Gaethje on 4-14-18 | |
| Poirier ranks 10th in UFC lightweight history in significant head strikes landed in one fight with 131 vs Dan Hooker on 6-27-20 | |
| Poirier ranks 10th in UFC lightweight history in total head strikes landed in one fight with 154 vs Holloway on 4-13-19 | |
| Poirier ranks 10th in UFC lightweight history in total strikes attempted in one fight with 357 vs. Gaethje on 4-14-18 | |
| UFC lightweight single round records | UFC lightweight single round records |
| Poirier ranks 10th in UFC lightweight history in signifcant strikes attempted in one round with 132 during Rd 1 vs Gaethje on 4-14-18 |
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