Dustin Poirier is officially teh second fighter to score a knockdown against Max Holloway.
Holloway, renowned for his resilience, had never been officially knocked down until last year. Ilia Topuria changed that at UFC 308, stunning Holloway with strikes and securing a finish with a left hook.UFC statistics confirm this as Holloway’s first recorded knockdown.
Poirier’s knockdown of Holloway occurred in the second round of their BMF title bout. Following the knockdown, poirier attempted a guillotine submission.
There has been discussion regarding Justin Gaethje’s performance at UFC 300, where he dropped Holloway with a punch in the fourth round. However, this was not officially recorded as a knockdown in UFC statistics, despite Holloway’s own assertion that it was.