Dustin Poirier is one of the most popular UFC stars on the current roster and has a decent net worth too
| Birth Place | Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Father’s Name | Darrell Poirier |
| Mother’s Name | Jere’ Folley Chaisson |
| Star Sign | Capricorn |
| Net Worth | $6 million |
| Last Fight Earnings | $1,000,000 |
| Age | 36 |
| Date of Birth | January 19, 1989 |
| Education | Northside High School |
| Nationality | American |
| MMA Debut | May 16, 2009 |
| MMA Record | 30-9 |
| Divisions | Featherweight/Lightweight |
| Achievements | UFC Interim Lightweight Champion |
| Wife | Jolie Poirier |
| Children | Parker Noelle Poirier |
| Endorsements | Celsius Energy Drink and Robert Graham |
| Social Media | Instagram, Twitter |
The UFC Lightweight division is stacked with several talented fights and Dustin Poirier is one of them.
He has held the interim title in the past and has even fought in the Featherweight division. You can also read about the 50 richest fighters in the UFC history.
Poirier has had some amazing fights during his MMA career and it all started with his time in World Extreme Cagefighting.
The Lafayette-born Poirier started off his career with regional bouts in Louisiana and did pretty well.
His break came in the World Extreme Cagefighting promotion and won one of his two fights. However, the UFC then merged with WEC and Poirier got a shot at impressing in the big-time, something he grasped with both hands.
Poirier’s regional performances were great and he was 7-0 in various promotions across the US. The MMA star was 1-1 at WEC before getting a chance in the UFC.
Poirier won his first four fights in the UFC before losing to Chan Sung Jung. The American has had some incredible bouts during his time in the UFC and has some big scalps too.
Anthony Pettis, Max Holloway and Justin Gaethje have all lost to Poirier. By defeating Holloway at UFC 236, Poirier picked up the interim UFC Lightweight title.
However, that victory didn’t stay long in memory as he was defeated in his next fight. Khabib Nurmagomedov got the better of Poirier at UFC 242 and the Russian took the belt away from him.
Poirier returned to action at UFC Las Vegas 4. He was in the main event against Dan Hooker, and picked up an impressive win.
The Diamond improved to 26 wins, 6 losses and 1 No contest after his win over Hooker.
He then took on Conor McGregor in a rematch at UFC 257, and became the first man to knock out the Irishman.
A rematch was agreed upon in the immediate aftermath. Poirier once again emerged as the winner, this time at UFC 264, via TKO. due to a doctor stoppage.
Poirier, then fought for the lightweight title for the second time. He was beaten by Charles Oliveira at UFC 269. However, he came up with an impressive win over Michael Chandler in December 2022.
His MMA record currently stands at 29 wins, 7 losses and 1 no-contest.
Poirier will face Justin Gaethje in UFC 291.
Poirier is married to Jolie and the couple have been together for a while. Jolie has been seen at several of her husband’s fights and has set up a charity with him too.
Jolie and Dustin have one child, Noelle Parker, who was born in 2016. Their daughter has also been seen in several fights, and the pair have put up a lot of photos on their social media accounts.
The American has had some huge payouts from his UFC wins with the biggest coming from defeating McGregor at UFC 257.
Reports suggest that Poirier earned $1,070,000 for that win and has a net worth of $6 million as of 2024. He also earns through brand deals with apparel and fitness companies.
For his victory over McGregor at UFC 264 in the trilogy fight, Poirier earned $1,021,000 which is slightly less than the amount he took home following UFC 257.
The American has reportedly earned over $40,34,700 in his career.
Jolie and Dustin founded the Good Fight Foundation in 2018 and has raised funds for several people, including a police officer from Lafayette.
Poirier has also auctioned off a lot of his fight gear to raise money for charity. Khabib and Poirier exchanged shirts after their fights with the Russian getting $100,000 for his rival’s shirt.
Dana White, the UFC president, also matched that amount and donated it to Poirier’s charity.
Poirier was also handed the first-ever Forrest Griffin award for his work related to charities.
Dustin Poirier was born on the 19th of January in 1989.
Dustin Poirier predominantly fights in the lightweight division.
Dustin Poirier is married to his wife Jolie Poirier.
Dustin Poirier has one daughter named Parker Noelle Poirier.
Dustin Poirier’s nickname is ‘The Diamond’.
Dustin Poirier made his MMA debut on the 16th of May, 2009.
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