Dustin Poirier is one of the best UFC fighters today. He currently ranks No. 1 in the UFC Lightweight division, just behind champion Charles Oliviera, and No. 5 in the Men’s Pound-for-Pound rankings. In this article, we will take a look at Dustin Poirier’s net worth in 2021.
| Net Worth | $6 million |
| Age | 32 |
| Salary | $382,000 million (latest fight vs Charles Oliviera) |
| Sponsors | Reebok, Robert Graham, Celsius Energy Drink |
| Profession | MMA Fighter |
Dustin Poirier’s Net Worth in 2021 (estimate): $6 million
Dustin Poirier’s net worth in 2021 is $6 million. This is according to multiple outlets such as Celebrity Net Worth.
Dustin Poirier was born in Lafayette, Louisiana where he attended Northside High School before dropping out in the 9th grade as he was repeatedly getting into trouble and street fights.
In 2009, Poirier made his professional MMA debut against Aaron Suarez at USA MMA 7: River City Rampage. He won the fight via KO in the 1st round.
He won his first seven MMA fights across different promotions such as USA MMA, Cajun FC, Bang FC, and Ringside MMA.
He then signed with World Extreme Cagefighting where he made his debut match in 2010 against Danny Castillo at WEC 50. Unfortunately, Castillo broke Poirier’s seven-match winning streak as he lost via unanimous decision. Poirier next faced Zach Micklewright at WEC 52 where he won via TKO in the 1st round.
In October 2010, the World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and its fighters were transferred to the UFC. His first match in the UFC was against Josh Gripsi at UFC 125. He won via unanimous decision.
At UFC 143, Poirier won his first Submission of the Night honors during his match against Max Holloway. He secured an armbar in the 1st round that forced Holloway to tap out and give Poirier the victory.
Dustin Poirier’s next fight was against Chan Sung Jung as they headlined the event titled UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier. The fight turned out to be an entertaining one. Unfortunately, Poirier failed to get the win as lost via submission after Chan Sung Jung’s chokehold in the fourth round.
Despite that, their match earned the Fight of the Night honors and was awarded as the 2012 Fight of the Year by multiple publications.
On September 27, 2014, Dustin Poirier faced Conor McGregor at UFC 178. McGregor was dominant as he finished off Poirier in the 1st round as he won via TKO. This was the first time in Poirier’s career that he lost via TKO.
After the loss, Poirier decided to return to the lightweight division.
“The cut made me hate the process of getting ready for a fight. I was focused on how to make weight instead of how to beat my opponent.” Poirier said.
In his first two matches back at lightweight, Dustin Poirier won convincingly as he finished both his opponents in the 1st round. And in both matches, he won a Performance of the Night award.
His fight against Eddie Alvarez at UFC 211 was declared a no-contest after threw illegal knees to Poirier’s head while he was down.
Dustin Poirier faced Anthony Pettis at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis. He won via submission after he secured a body triangle that made Pettis, who was also suffering a broken rib, tap out.
After the fight, Poirier signed a new contract with the UFC. He then headlined his next fight, this time against Justin Gaethje at UFC on Fox: Poirier vs Gaethje.
Poirier won the fight via TKO in the 4th round. The match was awarded the Fight of the Night award.
A rematch was set between Dustin Poirier and Eddie Alvarez as the main event at UFC on Fox 30. This time around, Poirier dominated as he won via TKO in the 2nd round. He also earned his third Performance of the Night award.
On April 13, 2019, he fought Max Holloway again, this time for the Interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. He won the back-and-forth match via unanimous decision to become the interim champion. He also broke Holloway’s 13-match win streak.
Poirier then faced Khabib Nurmagomedov for the unification of the UFC Lightweight Championship. Unfortunately, he lost the fight via submission in the 3rd round.
On January 24, 2021, the most awaited rematch between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor took place at UFC 257. He then proceeded to defeat McGregor via TKO in the 2nd round, making him the first person to defeat the Irish man by knockout.
A third fight between the two was scheduled for UFC 264. Poirier won this fight, but it was via a doctor stoppage after McGregor broke his leg at the end of the 1st round.
Conor McGregor took to social media claiming that Poirier’s win was illegitimate.
According to The Sports Daily, Dustin Poirier’s career earnings is now at $5,055,700, with his highest payout coming from his second bout with Conor McGregor where he took home $1,070,000.
Aside from his career earnings, Dustin Poirier also had multiple endorsement deals with brands such as Reebok, Robert Graham, and Celsius Energy Drink.
He also has a business venture with Canadian company Heartbeat Hot Sauce Co. where he released his own hot sauce called Poirier’s Louisiana Style hot sauce. In July 2021, they released a new hot sauce named Heatonist K.O. Edition.
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Poirier also started a CBD company called REAP CBD because he claimed that he used CBD during training camp.
Poirier and his wife started a foundation called The Good Fight Foundation where they auctioned off Poirier’s memorabilia from his UFC career. The money gained will be used to help underserved communities in Louisiana, giving support from food insecurity to health care and environmental disaster relief.
As of this writing, Dustin Poirier is slated to face Charles Oliviera for the UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 269 on December 11, 2021.
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