Rate a fighter: Dustin Poirier

[MindGamingMantis]

8.5 out of 10.

-Great striking skills
-Great striking defense
-Great finishing ability
-Good power
-Good gas tank
-Good durability
-Good BJJ on the ground
-Decent striking footwork on offense and defense
-Serviceable wrestling

-Bad defensive wrestling footwork (easily pressured behind the black lines)
-Susceptible to takedowns
-Loses focus under pressure/Low IQ during certain scenarios
-Susceptible to leg kicks
-Bad BJJ against the fence

An elite championship-level fighter, one of the best, but not the best of the best.

 

[heavyarms21]

Top 5 LW

 

[Elvis.]

8.5 feels right to me

 

[Midget Boxer]

9/10

 

[podsox]

One of the best just not the best. Wins over max and Conor twice, eddie, and gaethje is damn impressive

 

[bng]

solid top5'er
poor decision making outside of his boxing and mcdonalds black bjj belt didnt allow him to win the title so far

 

[fatmanthenextbatman]

Dustin fights the best if he's pissed at that fighter who he's fighting.

 

[podsox]

Dustin fights the best if he's pissed at that fighter who he's fighting.

Disagree. Conor 1 and the Michael Johnson fight were the 2 times there was a lot of trash talk prior to the fight

 

[Masturbin]

7,5-8,5 is perfect imo

 

[pick999]

Underrated.he almost submitted khabib and almost koed him and has lots of notable wins.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Not championship material.

 

[drbolony]

8-8.5

He checks almost all the boxes on a technical level, he just has some decision making blunders in big fights. His TDD also isn't the best, so it's hard to give him a solid 9, even though I'd like to.

Many people on here underrate him for some reason, the dudes reune speaks for itself. I agree with those claiming he's surpassed BJ just based on resume.

To me the only fighters deserving of a solid 10 are Yan and Volkanovski. Khabib should be a 10 fighter, but we just didn't see him compete against top level fighters long enough. That said, I guess he takes one by default since he retired undefeated.

 

[NoSmilez]

He is a real good fighter. He has made his boxing work for him in the cage. He has physical issues that might limit his grappling and wrestling.

 

[Fight Professor]

He is never going to be undisputed champ. decent fighter but that’s about it. Chokes when the big moments arrive

You do not think he in the top 15% of UFC fighers? LW is a notoriously difficult division.

 

[Substance Abuse]

Miller
Pettis
Gaethje
Alvarez
Holloway

You dont think thats impressive? In what world is it not?

The guy you're quoting rarely wants to make sense.

 

[Paladin]

You do not think he in the top 15% of UFC fighers? LW is a notoriously difficult division.

He may be top 5% but just like Tony Feg, they both won’t taste undisputed gold. They are very good, but just not quite in the championship level.
Tony, I will say, could potentially have been champ in his long run but was unfortunate to never get a shot at Pettis, Eddie, RDA, Conor when they were champs. He would likely have won.I still think Dustin would have found a way to lose. Nothing against Dustin, he just chokes in championship fights

 

[Maori]

Lucky to make top 10 all time. Career ranking of 7 out of 10

 

[PeacePipe]

I feel like Dustin has been a bit overrated these last few years. In my opinion he’s a really good fighter, but definitely not great or exceptional.

He’s a big, not huge LW, with good power and good cardio. Good striking and decent BJJ, but with very average wrestling.

Most of his best wins have been wars and a majority of them could’ve went either way. He’s never been dominant or on a impressive win streak. He has a lot of loses and some aren’t even to the best fighters in the division.

TBH I wouldn’t bet on him to beat guys like Islam, Tsarukyan, Gamrot or Guram.

What are your thoughts on Dustin?

I think Holloway and McGregor x2 are very elite wins

 

[BlackGirlLover]

He’s great for an American fighter, but just good overall. Not good enough to compete with the elite, but the “best of the rest”.

Great for an American? He would be a god here in Europe then. European men have some weak-ass chins

 

[GOATtalks]

I think Holloway and McGregor x2 are very elite wins

Yes and no.

Max is a elite win at FW, not as much at LW.

Conor would’ve been a elite with win around 2015-2018, not in 2021.

Also Conor and Max looked very competitive against Dustin, he never dominates his opponents.