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Lightweight
5 Rounds
Dustin Poirier won · KO/TKO R3
Elo1494
Elo1493

Dustin PoiriervsAnthony PettisUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis · Saturday, November 11, 2017Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Official fight result

Dustin Poirier won

KO/TKO · Round 3 · 2:08

Style matchupDustin Poirier: Submission grapplervsAnthony Pettis: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.

Model Prediction: Dustin Poirier wins(58.5%)

Actual result: Dustin Poirier wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

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Dustin Poirier at -110 American odds

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$191 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Stance matchup historically favors Dustin Poirier (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Dustin Poirier
Red Corner
VS
Anthony Pettis
Blue Corner
-110
(52%)
Vegas Odds
-110
(52%)
1494
Elo
1493
37
Age
39
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'10"
182.88 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Dustin PoirierL2 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Michael Chandler · Nov 22
L
KOvs Justin Gaethje · Jul 23
W
KOvs Benoit Saint Denis · Mar 24
L
SUBvs Islam Makhachev · Jun 24
L
vs Max Holloway · Jul 25
latest
Anthony PettisW2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Stephen Thompson · Mar 19
L
vs Nate Diaz · Aug 19
L
SUBvs Diego Ferreira · Jan 20
W
vs Donald Cerrone · May 20
W
vs Alex Morono · Dec 20
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Dustin PoirierMetricAnthony Pettis
5.24
Strikes / min
3.05
4.57
Strikes absorbed / min
3.44
52%
Strike defense
54%
1.15
TDs / 15 min
0.61
64%
Takedown defense
60%
1.20
Sub atts / 15 min
1.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.67Δ 1.06 — meaningful gap-0.39

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1623 vs 1556Strikes45.5 vs 37.1Takedowns1.1 vs 0.6Sub Atts0.61 vs 0.33Form0.5 vs 0.2
Dustin PoirierAnthony Pettis

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Dustin Poirier(10 fights)Anthony Pettis(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +0.7|Blue -0.7
Recent Form
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Striker Score
Red +1.7|Blue -1.7
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +147.0|Blue -147.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Dustin PoirierTargetAnthony Pettis

By target zone

47
51% acc · 89%
Head
29
64% acc · 85%
5
83% acc · 9%
Body
3
43% acc · 9%
1
50% acc · 2%
Leg
2
100% acc · 6%

By position

25
40% acc · 47%
Distance
23
53% acc · 68%
8
80% acc · 15%
Clinch
1
100% acc · 3%
20
71% acc · 38%
Ground
10
100% acc · 29%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

3
Dustin Poirier rounds
0
even
0
Anthony Pettis rounds
Round 1Dustin Poirier edged it
Sig. strikes33
Takedowns1
Control1:50
18Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:34Control
Round 2Dustin Poirier edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns3
Control3:23
15Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:01Control
Round 3Dustin Poirier edged it
Sig. strikes1
Takedowns1
Control1:36
1Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
53 / 100
Sig Strikes
34 / 54
43%
Sig Str %
59.3%
71 / 119
Total Strikes
46 / 66
5 / 6
TDs
1 / 1
83.3%
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
4
0
Rev
2
6:49
Ctrl Time
1:35

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Anthony Pettis18 / 3021 / 330 / 01
1Dustin Poirier33 / 6339 / 701 / 20
2Anthony Pettis15 / 2223 / 301 / 12
2Dustin Poirier19 / 3129 / 413 / 30
3Anthony Pettis1 / 22 / 30 / 01
3Dustin Poirier1 / 63 / 81 / 10

Dustin Poirier

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights31

Anthony Pettis

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights20