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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Dustin Poirier won · M-DEC R3
Elo1494
Elo1516
Jim Miller

Dustin PoiriervsJim MillerUFC Prediction Result

UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie · Saturday, February 11, 2017Brooklyn, New York, USA

Official fight result

Dustin Poirier won

M-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupDustin Poirier: Submission grapplervsJim Miller: Submission grappler

Submission battle — patience and grip-fighting decide it on the mat.

Model Prediction: Dustin Poirier wins(63.1%)

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 -450 American odds

+$22 profit

$122 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Jim Miller threatens submissions; Dustin Poirier has lost 44% of fights by sub.
  • Dustin Poirier has 17pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Dustin Poirier
Red Corner
VS
Jim Miller
Blue Corner
-450
(82%)
Vegas Odds
+360
(22%)
1494
Elo
1516
37
Age
42
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
5'9"
Height
5'8"
182.88 cm
Reach
180.34 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
Jim Miller
oldest →
W
SUBvs Gabriel Benitez · Jan 24
L
vs King Green · Apr 24
W
SUBvs Damon Jackson · Nov 24
L
vs Chase Hooper · Apr 25
W
SUBvs Jared Gordon · May 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Dustin PoirierMetricJim Miller
5.24
Strikes / min
2.92
4.57
Strikes absorbed / min
3.43
52%
Strike defense
56%
1.15
TDs / 15 min
1.49
64%
Takedown defense
47%
1.20
Sub atts / 15 min
1.70
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.67Δ 1.18 — meaningful gap-0.51

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1606 vs 1579Strikes40.6 vs 28.3Takedowns1.0 vs 1.2Sub Atts0.56 vs 1.44Form0.3 vs 0.5
Dustin PoirierJim Miller

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801493150515181530← oldermost recent →
Dustin Poirier(10 fights)Jim Miller(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 -22.4|Blue +22.4
Recent Form
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Striker Score
Red +1.3|Blue -1.3
Grappler Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Layoff
Red +56.0|Blue -56.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Dustin PoirierTargetJim Miller

By target zone

79
42% acc · 81%
Head
36
37% acc · 51%
10
71% acc · 10%
Body
20
100% acc · 28%
8
50% acc · 8%
Leg
15
88% acc · 21%

By position

80
43% acc · 82%
Distance
56
47% acc · 79%
13
62% acc · 13%
Clinch
13
87% acc · 18%
4
40% acc · 4%
Ground
2
100% acc · 3%

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
Jim Miller rounds
Round 1Dustin Poirier edged it
Sig. strikes30
Takedowns0
Control0:31
22Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:34Control
Round 2Dustin Poirier edged it
Sig. strikes51
Takedowns1
Control0:41
33Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:22Control
Round 3Dustin Poirier edged it
Sig. strikes16
Takedowns2
Control2:46
16Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:26Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
97 / 216
Sig Strikes
71 / 135
43.7%
Sig Str %
52.7%
122 / 243
Total Strikes
83 / 150
3 / 3
TDs
1 / 6
100%
TD %
16.7%
0
Sub Att
3
1
Rev
0
3:58
Ctrl Time
1:22

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jim Miller22 / 5424 / 571 / 20
1Dustin Poirier30 / 7034 / 740 / 00
2Jim Miller33 / 5236 / 550 / 20
2Dustin Poirier51 / 10858 / 1151 / 10
3Jim Miller16 / 2923 / 380 / 23
3Dustin Poirier16 / 3830 / 542 / 20

Dustin Poirier

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights31

Jim Miller

StanceSouthpaw
Height68.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights40