Holloway vs. Poirier · Full Fight
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What happened
The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.
The retiring Poirier and Holloway completed their five-round trilogy fight in New Orleans.
The contest remained competitive as Holloway worked through Poirier's late second-round success.
Holloway earned the unanimous decision, defended the BMF title and recorded his first win in the series.
- Official UFC resultsUFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3 — Main Card Results
Fight breakdown
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0:27Round 1
Holloway started faster and landed the first major swing when he dropped Poirier in the opening round. Poirier recovered and kept punching back, but Holloway's volume, body attacks and cleaner early momentum put the retiring challenger on the back foot.
5:41Round 2
Poirier answered in the second by making the exchanges heavier. Holloway still had stretches of combination work and top-position control, but Poirier's late knockdown changed the feel of the round and reminded Holloway that every open exchange carried real risk.
11:09Round 3
The third settled into the fight's central rhythm: Holloway touching more often, Poirier trying to land the harder punctuation. Holloway's steadier output gave him the cleaner scoring case, while Poirier's counters kept every sequence competitive.
17:20Round 4
Championship-round urgency showed in the fourth. Holloway kept the pace high enough to make Poirier defend in layers, but Poirier continued to fire back with the heavier single shots. It was the kind of round where Holloway's volume mattered because neither man could fully separate.
21:35Round 5
The final round closed Poirier's farewell with one more hard striking round. Holloway stayed disciplined, kept banking touches and finished the fight on his feet rather than giving Poirier a late reversal. The judges rewarded Holloway's broader body of work with the unanimous decision.