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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Dustin Poirier won · U-DEC R3
Elo1494
Elo1490

Dustin PoiriervsJason YoungUFC Prediction Result

UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin · Saturday, June 11, 2011Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Official fight result

Dustin Poirier won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupDustin Poirier: Submission grapplervsJason Young: Well-rounded

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

Model Prediction: Dustin Poirier wins(76.5%)

Actual result: Dustin Poirier wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Dustin Poirier at -335 American odds

+$30 profit

$130 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
Jason Young
Blue Corner
-335
(77%)
Vegas Odds
+275
(27%)
1494
Elo
1490
37
Age
40
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'9"
182.88 cm
Reach
185.42 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
Jason Young
oldest →
L
vs Michihiro Omigawa · Nov 11
W
vs Eric Wisely · Apr 12
L
KOvs Robert Peralta · Sep 12
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Dustin PoirierMetricJason Young
5.24
Strikes / min
2.97
4.57
Strikes absorbed / min
3.20
52%
Strike defense
50%
1.15
TDs / 15 min
1.98
64%
Takedown defense
55%
1.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.67evenly matched on net striking-0.23

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1516 vs 1500Strikes77.0 vs Takedowns0.0 vs Sub Atts0.00 vs Form1.0 vs 0.0
Dustin PoirierJason Young

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Dustin Poirier(10 fights)Jason Young(4 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 +3.6|Blue -3.6
Recent Form
Red +1.0|Blue -1.0
Striker Score
Red -50.0|Blue +50.0
Grappler Score
Red -50.0|Blue +50.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Dustin PoirierTargetJason Young

By target zone

56
46% acc · 73%
Head
24
20% acc · 42%
6
100% acc · 8%
Body
16
80% acc · 28%
15
88% acc · 19%
Leg
17
85% acc · 30%

By position

70
52% acc · 91%
Distance
44
30% acc · 77%
7
64% acc · 9%
Clinch
8
80% acc · 14%
0
Ground
5
100% acc · 9%

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
Jason Young rounds
Round 1Dustin Poirier edged it
Sig. strikes36
Takedowns1
Control0:47
19Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:43Control
Round 2Dustin Poirier edged it
Sig. strikes33
Takedowns1
Control0:25
25Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Dustin Poirier edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns3
Control3:28
13Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:08Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
77 / 146
Sig Strikes
57 / 161
51.7%
Sig Str %
36.3%
84 / 154
Total Strikes
102 / 208
5 / 9
TDs
0 / 0
80.7%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
4:40
Ctrl Time
0:51

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jason Young19 / 5727 / 660 / 00
1Dustin Poirier36 / 6840 / 721 / 10
2Jason Young25 / 7425 / 740 / 00
2Dustin Poirier33 / 6235 / 641 / 10
3Jason Young13 / 3050 / 680 / 00
3Dustin Poirier8 / 169 / 183 / 70

Dustin Poirier

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights31

Jason Young

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights4