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Lightweight
5 Rounds
Dustin Poirier won · U-DEC R5
Elo1494
Elo1484
Dan Hooker

Dustin PoiriervsDan HookerUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker · Saturday, June 27, 2020Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Dustin Poirier won

U-DEC · Round 5 · 5:00

Style matchupDustin Poirier: Submission grapplervsDan Hooker: Pressure fighter

The pressure fighter risks getting subbed if they over-commit on the ground.

Model Prediction: Dustin Poirier wins(68.0%)

Actual result: Dustin Poirier wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

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Dustin Poirier at -225 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Stance matchup historically favors Dan Hooker (54.1%).

Tale of the Tape

Dustin Poirier
Red Corner
VS
Dan Hooker
Blue Corner
-225
(69%)
Vegas Odds
+180
(36%)
1494
Elo
1484
37
Age
36
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
5'9"
Height
6'0"
182.88 cm
Reach
190.5 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
Dan HookerL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Claudio Puelles · Nov 22
W
vs Jalin Turner · Jul 23
W
vs Mateusz Gamrot · Aug 24
L
SUBvs Arman Tsarukyan · Nov 25
L
KOvs Benoit Saint Denis · Jan 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Dustin PoirierMetricDan Hooker
5.24
Strikes / min
4.82
4.57
Strikes absorbed / min
4.94
52%
Strike defense
49%
1.15
TDs / 15 min
0.68
64%
Takedown defense
77%
1.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.67evenly matched on net striking-0.12

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1665 vs 1614Strikes5.5 vs 4.8Takedowns1.6 vs 0.4Sub Atts1.20 vs 0.30Form0.3 vs 0.8
Dustin PoirierDan Hooker

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701483149515081520← oldermost recent →
Dustin Poirier(10 fights)Dan Hooker(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 +9.7|Blue -9.7
Recent Form
Red -0.6|Blue +0.6
Striker Score
Red +1.1|Blue -1.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red +168.0|Blue -168.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Dustin PoirierTargetDan Hooker

By target zone

131
64% acc · 86%
Head
98
55% acc · 63%
20
83% acc · 13%
Body
36
68% acc · 23%
2
100% acc · 1%
Leg
21
91% acc · 14%

By position

116
62% acc · 76%
Distance
136
59% acc · 88%
20
91% acc · 13%
Clinch
12
75% acc · 8%
17
81% acc · 11%
Ground
7
88% acc · 5%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Dustin Poirier rounds
1
even
2
Dan Hooker rounds
Round 1Dan Hooker edged it
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns0
Control0:12
33Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:09Control
Round 2Dan Hooker edged it
Sig. strikes48
Takedowns0
Control0:52
66Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:18Control
Round 3Even round
Sig. strikes28
Takedowns0
Control0:00
20Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:10Control
Round 4Dustin Poirier edged it
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns1
Control1:02
11Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
2:08Control
Round 5Dustin Poirier edged it
Sig. strikes37
Takedowns0
Control0:43
25Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:17Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
153 / 231
Sig Strikes
155 / 253
67.4%
Sig Str %
63.2%
208 / 289
Total Strikes
182 / 283
1 / 7
TDs
4 / 9
50%
TD %
72%
4
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
2:49
Ctrl Time
6:02

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Dan Hooker33 / 6735 / 690 / 00
1Dustin Poirier20 / 3120 / 310 / 00
2Dan Hooker66 / 9869 / 1010 / 00
2Dustin Poirier48 / 8353 / 880 / 60
3Dan Hooker20 / 3930 / 511 / 10
3Dustin Poirier28 / 4038 / 500 / 01
4Dustin Poirier20 / 2843 / 531 / 13
4Dan Hooker11 / 1423 / 272 / 20
5Dan Hooker25 / 3525 / 351 / 60
5Dustin Poirier37 / 4954 / 670 / 00

Dustin Poirier

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights31

Dan Hooker

StanceSwitch
Height72.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights24