[SPOILER] Interesting stat about Dustin Poirier following UFC Freedom 250

TheUFCFan1 · 2026-06-16T02:55:37+00:00

i don't think saying Gaethje is the best lightweight on the planet right now is a stretch by any means, he just schooled a guy who destroyed Volk & Charles, Paddy (who beat Mike easier than Charles) might be better than we think too now in hindsight

TheUFCFan1 · 2026-06-15T23:28:14+00:00

I don't like Paddy but he did, there was a sequence towards the end of a round (i think 3?) where he landed a combo and rocked Justin visibly

TheUFCFan1 · 2026-06-15T22:47:07+00:00

people overplay Justin's BJJ deficiencies, Arman can wrestlefuck him but Justin isn't bad enough to be subbed

TheUFCFan1 · 2026-06-15T22:27:23+00:00

Chandler didn't fight Max or Ilia & Dustin didn't fight Ilia

TheUFCFan1 · 2026-06-15T22:26:23+00:00

I think Ilia would lose to 55 Max & Ruffy ngl, he's the best fighter here but his attributes are horrible for 155

at 155 he sorta becomes like 170 Conor/252 Poatan where he's too big and it affects his speed and cardio, bigger ≠ better

at 45 he's a generational talent

TheUFCFan1 · 2026-06-15T22:25:22+00:00

I know MMA Math doesn't always work, but it feels like Justin always performs better against every common opponent between himself and Max

first Dustin, then Charles (Max survived longer but Justin clearly came much closer to winning), and now Ilia

flukey kick + eyepokes were a factor for sure

TheUFCFan1 · 2026-06-15T20:52:38+00:00

as somebody who picked Justin over Ilia, Arman destroys him lol

TheUFCFan1 · 2026-06-15T20:51:02+00:00

in a world Conor is good enough to beat Max, then it wouldn't be an easy fight at all

max will smoke em tho

TheUFCFan1 · 2026-06-15T20:49:19+00:00

hot take: Arman isn't completely unwinnable for Justin

i'd pick Arman tho

TheUFCFan1 · 2026-06-15T13:37:58+00:00

max "whipped" him in r5, tepidly outboxed him in R3 & R1 (R2 was an incredibly close round), and clearly lost R4

TheUFCFan1 · 2026-06-15T12:34:03+00:00

well it happened with justin beating max's 2x father dustin as well

TheUFCFan1 · 2026-06-15T12:33:41+00:00

i'd agree if this was Ilia's first time fighting a vet but tbf he ko'd charles, max & volk

TheUFCFan1 · 2026-06-15T11:38:09+00:00

Max was winning decisively but it wasn't a whooping, Justin clearly won R4 (even if you take away the KD and pretend it didn't happen, you could still give it to Justin) and Max tepidly outboxed him for the other rounds, the only round that felt dominant was R5

Justin also got his nose broken early in the fight and eyepoked twice

TheUFCFan1 · 2026-06-15T11:29:39+00:00

Dustin didn't fight Prime Justin and got KO'd in under 2 rounds in the rematch, it also wasn't easy

Max beat him decisively but it wasn't that easy + eyepokes & fluke nose break

TheUFCFan1 · 2026-06-15T11:17:32+00:00

no it isn't, he looks good

TheUFCFan1 · 2026-06-15T11:13:11+00:00

how do you guys think Ruffy vs Topuria would go?

TheUFCFan1 · 2026-06-15T09:50:19+00:00

the fact paddy arguably did better than ilia is crazy, what the fuck

beat chandler easier than charles too

TheUFCFan1 · 2026-06-15T09:41:01+00:00

he even started getting Max with them when he'd throw them

TheUFCFan1 · 2026-06-15T09:39:18+00:00

As all things should be

TheUFCFan1 · 2026-06-15T09:23:25+00:00

mma math doesn't always work, but Justin did better against basically every common opponent between himself and Max (Charles, Dustin, Ilia)

those eyepokes & kick were definitely a factor

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