UFC 318: How Max Holloway spoiled Dustin Poirier's retirement fight? - Full Main Card Results

Max Holloway played the spoiler role to perfection on Saturday night at UFC 318, defeating Dustin Poirier by unanimous decision to retain the BMF Championship. The bout, held at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, marked Holloway’s first victory over Poirier in three attempts, with Poirier having beaten him in 2012 and 2019.

Holloway (28-8) dominated the fight, landing 201 total strikes to Poirier’s 109 and connecting on 53% of his significant shots. He knocked Poirier down twice in the opening rounds and controlled much of the fight’s tempo.



Poirier, fighting in front of a hometown crowd in what would be his retirement bout, had a brief moment of hope at the end of Round 2 with a chokehold and ground strikes, but Holloway withstood the pressure.

"I knew I was going to be the villain," Holloway said. "I came in to spoil the party, and I did."


Poirier (30-10), a former interim UFC Lightweight Champion, leaves behind a storied career with wins over Conor McGregor (twice), Justin Gaethje, and Michael Chandler.

"I thought it was a lot closer," Poirier reflected. "I tried to fight smart," Poirier said.


In the co-main event, Paulo Costa (15-4) snapped a three-fight skid with a unanimous decision win over Roman Kopylov. Daniel Rodriguez scored a major upset in the welterweight division (+425 odds), defeating Kevin Holland.


Patricio Freire (37-8) dominated Dan Ige in a featherweight bout, while Michael Johnson (25-19) upset Daniel Zellhuber in the main card opener.

UFC 318: FULL MAIN CARD RESULTS

• Max Holloway defeats Dustin Poirier (487-47, 49-46, 49-46)
• Paulo Costa defeats Roman Kopylov (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Daniel Rodriguez defeats Kevin Holland (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Patricio Pitbull defeats Dan Ige (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Michael Johnson defeats Daniel Zellhuber (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)