Both fighters came out with good technical strikes at the start of the 1st frame, but it was Koch who came closest to a finish when he locked up a tight Triangle choke on Poirier. In his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, Poirier highlighted that the choke was indeed close, and admitted that he almost tapped out.

Dustin Poirier survives early scare, defeats Erik Koch via Unanimous Decision

But Poirier rallied on and almost had a submission victory of his own. After locking in his signature D’arce choke, everything looked to be over for Koch. However, this time it was the 24-year-old who fought through what looked as a close submission attempt as well.

In the end, it was Poirier who did enough to get the judges’ nod.

Check out results for UFC 164 here.

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