I will have to go with Dustin here. Both fighters have a high Significant Strikes landed per minute at over 5. Conor does take more strikes than Dustin by a factor of two. Dustin can take the fight to the ground and thus he has two threats. Conor does have the touch of death, but other than the Cerrone fight this hasn’t shown up since 2016 when he dropped Eddie Alvarez.
| Dustin Poirier | - | - | - | Conor Mcgregor | - | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fights | 33 | Fights | 27 | |||
| Wins | 27 | 81.82% | Wins | 22 | 81.48% | |
| Losses | 6 | 18.18% | Losses | 5 | 18.52% | |
| Other | 0 | 0.00% | Other | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Wins - KO | 14 | 42.42% | Wins - KO | 19 | 70.37% | |
| Losses - KO | 2 | 6.06% | Losses - KO | 1 | 3.70% | |
| Fights KO | 16 | 48.48% | Fights KO | 20 | 74.07% | |
| Wins - Sub | 6 | 18.18% | Wins - Sub | 1 | 3.70% | |
| Losses - Sub | 2 | 6.06% | Losses - Sub | 4 | 14.81% | |
| Fights Sub | 8 | 24.24% | Fights Sub | 5 | 18.52% | |
| Wins - Decision | 7 | 21.21% | Wins - Decision | 2 | 7.41% | |
| Losses - Decisions | 2 | 6.06% | Losses - Decisions | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Fights Decisions | 9 | 27.27% | Fights Decisions | 2 | 7.41% | |
| Strikes Landed / Min | 5.59 | 57.27% | Strikes Landed / Min | 5.32 | 53.96% | |
| Strikes Absorbed / Min | 4.17 | 42.73% | Strikes Absorbed / Min | 4.54 | 46.04% | |
| Differential | 1.42 | 14.55% | Differential | 0.78 | 7.91% | |
| Striking Accuracy | 54% | Striking Accuracy | 49% | |||
| TD Average | 1.47 | TD Average | 0.7 | |||
| TD Accuracy | 36% | TD Accuracy | 55% | |||
| TD Defense | 61% | TD Defense | 67% |