Dustin Poirier
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Dustin Poirier is an American
professional mixed martial arts
fighter, currently competing as a featherweight
in the Ultimate Fighting Championship
. He is currently ranked #5 in the Featherweight Division by MMAWeekly.
.
via decision on August 18, 2010 at WEC 50
.
Poirier defeated Zach Micklewright
via first round TKO on November 11, 2010 at WEC 52
.
merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship
. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.
After the UFC/WEC merger, newly crowned UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo
was set to make his first defence against No. 1 contender Josh Grispi
at UFC 125
. Aldo then had to withdraw from the bout due to a back injury on November 23, 2010. Poirier agreed to step in and face Grispi at the event on January 1, 2011. Poirier won the fight by unanimous decision.
Poirier was expected to face Rani Yahya
on June 11, 2011 at UFC 131
. However, Yahya was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer, Jason Young. Poirier defeated Young via unanimous decision after three rounds.
Poirier faced Pablo Garza
on November 12, 2011 at UFC on Fox 1. Poirier defeated Garza via second round D'arce choke.
Poirier is expected to face Erik Koch
on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143
.
| Win
|align=center| 11–1
|
Pablo Garza
| Submission (D'Arce choke)
| UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:32
|Anaheim, California
, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 10–1
|
Jason Young
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 131
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 9–1
| Josh Grispi
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 125
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 8–1
| Zach Micklewright
| TKO (punches)
| WEC 52
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:53
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 7–1
| Danny Castillo
| Decision (unanimous)
| WEC 50
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 7–0
| Derek Gauthier
| KO (punch)
| Ringside MMA: No Escape
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:57
|Montreal, Quebec
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–0
| Derek Krantz
| Submission (armbar)
| USA MMA: Night Of Champions 2
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 3:35
|Lafayette, Louisiana
, United States
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–0
| Ronnie Lis
| Submission (armbar)
| USA MMA: Border Wars 2
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:51
|Lake Charles, Louisiana
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–0
| Daniel Watts
| KO (punches)
| Bang Fighting Championships
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:26
|Greenville, Mississippi
, United States
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 3–0
| Joe Torrez
| TKO (punches)
| USA MMA 8: Natural Disaster 3
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:37
|New Iberia, Louisiana
, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 2–0
| Nate Jolly
| Submission (armbar)
| Cajun Fighting Championships
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 3:54
|New Iberia, Louisiana
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 1–0
| Aaron Suarez
| KO (punches)
| USA MMA 7: River City Rampage
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:19
|Shreveport, Louisiana
, United States
|
United States
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professional mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
fighter, currently competing as a featherweight
Featherweight (MMA)
The featherweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Pancrase's featherweight division, which groups competitors within 136 to 145 lb...
in the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
. He is currently ranked #5 in the Featherweight Division by MMAWeekly.
Mixed Martial Arts career
Poirier turned professional in 2009, quickly compiled a record of 7-0, competing mostly in regional promotions across the Southern United StatesDeep South
The Deep South is a descriptive category of the cultural and geographic subregions in the American South. Historically, it is differentiated from the "Upper South" as being the states which were most dependent on plantation type agriculture during the pre-Civil War period...
.
World Extreme Cagefighting
Poirier was defeated in his first WEC fight by Danny CastilloDanny Castillo
Daniel "Danny" Alfonso Castillo is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Castillo has made a name for himself fighting in California. He currently fights at lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championships, and...
via decision on August 18, 2010 at WEC 50
WEC 50
WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on August 18, 2010 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
.
Poirier defeated Zach Micklewright
Zach Micklewright
Zachary Dean Micklewright is an American mixed martial artist who is also in the United States Marine Corps. He currently fights in WEC's lightweight division...
via first round TKO on November 11, 2010 at WEC 52
WEC 52
WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on November 11, 2010 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
In October 2010, World Extreme CagefightingWorld Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting was an American mixed martial arts promotion. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship , in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135, 145 and 155 lbs. To accommodate the smaller...
merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.
After the UFC/WEC merger, newly crowned UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo
José Aldo is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who competes as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is the first and current UFC Featherweight Champion...
was set to make his first defence against No. 1 contender Josh Grispi
Josh Grispi
Josh Richard Grispi is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the UFC featherweight division.-Background:Grispi started mixed martial arts training when he was 13. It was suggested to him by his dad as an outlet when he got kicked out of a paintball facility after repeated scuffles with...
at UFC 125
UFC 125
UFC 125: Resolution was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 1, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.-Background:...
. Aldo then had to withdraw from the bout due to a back injury on November 23, 2010. Poirier agreed to step in and face Grispi at the event on January 1, 2011. Poirier won the fight by unanimous decision.
Poirier was expected to face Rani Yahya
Rani Yahya
Rani Ahmad Yahya is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. Yahya won the 66 kg division of the prestigious ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in April 2007...
on June 11, 2011 at UFC 131
UFC 131
UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 11, 2011 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.-Background:...
. However, Yahya was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer, Jason Young. Poirier defeated Young via unanimous decision after three rounds.
Poirier faced Pablo Garza
Pablo Garza (fighter)
Pablo Garza is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Garza mostly competed in his regional circuit before signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to appear on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs....
on November 12, 2011 at UFC on Fox 1. Poirier defeated Garza via second round D'arce choke.
Poirier is expected to face Erik Koch
Erik Koch
Erik Koch is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Personal Life:Koch enrolled in Taekwondo classes at the ripe age of four peaking his interest in MMA...
on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143
UFC 143
UFC 143 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event is expected to take place on February 4, 2012 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Announced bouts:...
.
Mixed martial arts record
|-| Win
|align=center| 11–1
|
Pablo GarzaPablo Garza (fighter)
Pablo Garza is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Garza mostly competed in his regional circuit before signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to appear on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs....
| Submission (D'Arce choke)
| UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos
UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos
UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 12, 2011 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The event was the fifth that the UFC has hosted in Anaheim.-Background:This card marked the UFC's debut on the Fox Network...
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:32
|Anaheim, California
Anaheim, California
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 10–1
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Jason YoungJason Young (fighter)
Jason "Shotgun" Young is a professional English mixed martial artist currently fighting for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, in their Featherweight division. He currently trains at Team Titan and Semtex gym and he has trained with Brad Pickett.-Biography:...
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 131
UFC 131
UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 11, 2011 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.-Background:...
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Canada
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| Win
|align=center| 9–1
|
Josh GrispiJosh Grispi
Josh Richard Grispi is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the UFC featherweight division.-Background:Grispi started mixed martial arts training when he was 13. It was suggested to him by his dad as an outlet when he got kicked out of a paintball facility after repeated scuffles with...
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 125
UFC 125
UFC 125: Resolution was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 1, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.-Background:...
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 8–1
|
Zach MicklewrightZach Micklewright
Zachary Dean Micklewright is an American mixed martial artist who is also in the United States Marine Corps. He currently fights in WEC's lightweight division...
| TKO (punches)
| WEC 52
WEC 52
WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on November 11, 2010 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:53
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Loss
|align=center| 7–1
|
Danny CastilloDanny Castillo
Daniel "Danny" Alfonso Castillo is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Castillo has made a name for himself fighting in California. He currently fights at lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championships, and...
| Decision (unanimous)
| WEC 50
WEC 50
WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on August 18, 2010 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 7–0
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Derek Gauthier| KO (punch)
| Ringside MMA: No Escape
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:57
|Montreal, Quebec
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–0
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Derek Krantz| Submission (armbar)
| USA MMA: Night Of Champions 2
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 3:35
|Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. The population was 120,623 at the 2010 census...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 5–0
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Ronnie Lis| Submission (armbar)
| USA MMA: Border Wars 2
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:51
|Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lake Charles is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Located in Calcasieu Parish, a major cultural, industrial, and educational center in the southwest region of the state, and one of the most important in...
, United States
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 4–0
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Daniel Watts| KO (punches)
| Bang Fighting Championships
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:26
|Greenville, Mississippi
Greenville, Mississippi
Greenville is a city in Washington County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 48,633 at the 2000 census, but according to the 2009 census bureau estimates, it has since declined to 42,764, making it the eighth-largest city in the state. It is the county seat of Washington...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 3–0
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Joe Torrez| TKO (punches)
| USA MMA 8: Natural Disaster 3
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:37
|New Iberia, Louisiana
New Iberia, Louisiana
New Iberia is a city in and the parish seat of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States, 30 miles southeast of Lafayette. In 1900, 6,815 people lived in New Iberia; in 1910, 7,499; and in 1940, 13,747...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 2–0
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Nate Jolly| Submission (armbar)
| Cajun Fighting Championships
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 3:54
|New Iberia, Louisiana
New Iberia, Louisiana
New Iberia is a city in and the parish seat of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States, 30 miles southeast of Lafayette. In 1900, 6,815 people lived in New Iberia; in 1910, 7,499; and in 1940, 13,747...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 1–0
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Aaron Suarez| KO (punches)
| USA MMA 7: River City Rampage
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:19
|Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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