UFC is coming back live this Sunday as Dustin Poirier is set to square off against Conor McGregor as the headline event of UFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3, to be hosted at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
McGregor and Poirier have clashed against one another twice in the past, with both of them securing a victory over the other. Their first encounter at UFC 178 saw McGregor picking up a win by TKO, and Poirier repeated the same result at UFC 257 back in January this year.
Their UFC 275 encounter remains the last time they were seen in action inside the Octagon, as soon after the fight, both fighters agreed to a trilogy bout.
Heading into the fight, Dustin Poirier (1.80) is the favorite to win the match, while Conor McGregor (2.00) serves as the underdog.
Let’s compare the fight metrics:
Dustin Poirier
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute: 5.59
Significant Striking Accuracy: 50%
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute: 4.17
Significant Strike Defence (the % of opponents strikes that did not land): 54%
Average Takedowns Landed per 15 minutes: 1.47
Takedown Accuracy: 36%
Takedown Defense (the % of opponents TD attempts that did not land): 61%
Average Submissions Attempted per 15 minutes: 1.3
Conor McGregor
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute: 5.32
Significant Striking Accuracy: 49%
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute: 4.54
Significant Strike Defence (the % of opponents strikes that did not land): 54%
Average Takedowns Landed per 15 minutes: 0.70
Takedown Accuracy: 55%
Takedown Defense (the % of opponents TD attempts that did not land): 67%
Average Submissions Attempted per 15 minutes: 0.0
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**EARLY PRELIMS**
Middleweight: Hu Yaozang (2.10) vs Alen Amedovsi (1.72) – Alen wins
Flyweight: Zhalgas Zumagulov (1.28) vs Jerome Rivera (3.60) – Zhalgas Zumagulov wins
Middleweight: Omari Akhmedov (2.40) vs Brad Tavares (1.57) – The fight to go over 2.5 rounds
Flyweight: Jennifer Maia (1.50) vs Jessica Eye (2.62) – The fight to go the distance
**PRELIMS**
Middleweight: Trevin Giles (1.95) vs Driccus Du Plessis (1.83) – Driccus Du Plessis wins
Featherweight: Ryan Hall (2.75) vs Ilia Topuria (1.44) – The fight doesn’t go the distance
Welterweight: Nike Price (2.40) vs Michel Periera (1.57) – Michel Pereira wins
Welterweight: Carlos Condit (2.50) vs Max Griffin (1.53) – The fight goes over 1.5 rounds
**MAIN CARD**
Featherweight: Sean O’Malley (1.28) vs Kris Moutinho (6.00)- Sean O’Mallley Wins
Women’s Bantamweight: Irene Aldana (1.80) vs Yana Kunitskaya (2.00) – Yana Kunitskaya wins
Heavyweight: Tai Tuivasa (1.72) vs Greg Hardy (2.10) – Tai Tuivasa wins
Welterweight: Gilbert Burns (2.30) vs Stephen Thompson (1.61) – Stephen Thompson wins
Lightweight: Conor McGregor (2.00) vs Dustin Poirier (1.80) – The fight to go above 1.5 rounds
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