I don’t see the confusion.
https://qz.com/1074185/hurricane-irma-all-the-meteorological-records-the-storm-has-broken-so-far/Irma had sustained winds 185mph over 30 or more hours.
Gusts would have been higher.
The next link is from weather underground re Barbuda.
https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/199-mph-wind-gust-irma-personal-weather-station-record.The recording instrument failed at 199mph, so it could have been higher.
Vortex features in the eye wall would have been much higher.
Eyewall mesovortices tornado like and possibly stronger winds
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