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UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis
Dustin Poirier
Dustin Poirier
21-5 · USA
VS
Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis
20-6 · USA
November 11, 2017 · Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Lightweight · 5 rounds · Main event
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Dustin Poirier def. Anthony Pettis by KO/TKO (to Injury), R3 2:08
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Poirier33/631/201:50
Pettis18/300/000:34
R2
Poirier19/313/303:23
Pettis15/221/101:01
R3 · 2:08
Poirier1/61/101:36
Pettis1/20/000:00
Total
Poirier53/1005/606:49
Pettis34/541/101:35

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
PoirierWin probabilityPettis
49.7%50.3%
KO / TKO
64%
Submission
24%
Decision
12%
Expected fight time: 9.6 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Poirier, blue toward Pettis. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Poirier50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%64%
Submission11%22%
Decision7%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes73 (4295)act 53
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 5
Pettis50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%64%
Submission13%25%
Decision5%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (3170)act 34
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 1
Combined totals~127 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R141%
R227%
R310%
R46%
R54%
Distance12%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Poirier
63.4%-178
Pettis
+17835.7%
Most takedownstie 63.4%
Poirier
25.6%-234
Pettis
+23410.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Poirier
Expected: 73.2
73
Over 73
42.2%
+135
Exactly 73
0.9%
push
Under 73
56.8%
-135
092184
Pettis
Expected: 54.1
54
Over 54
42.0%
+135
Exactly 54
1.2%
push
Under 54
56.7%
-135
068136
Takedowns — over/under
Poirier
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.0%
+257
Under 0.5
72.0%
-257
035
Pettis
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.8%
Exactly 0
86.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 9.6 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Poirier49.7%50.0%−0.3-110
Pettis50.3%50.0%+0.3-110

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
74.0Striking63.6
Poirier +10.4
60.0Grappling43.0
Poirier +17.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PoirierPettis
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1642
Pound-for-pound
1594
1590
Divisional
1588
1546
Striking offense
1523
1486
Striking defense
1507
1529
Grappling offense
1490
1521
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
28 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.37
Strikes landed / min
3.13
50%
Strike accuracy
45%
3.57
Strikes absorbed / min
3.28
59%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.87
Takedowns / 15 min
0.74
40%
Takedown accuracy
41%
68%
Takedown defense
55%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
72%
UFC win rate
58%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
62%
Finish rate
71%
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dustin Poirier
  • WJim MillerM-DEC R3
    Close -4509mo before
  • LMichael JohnsonKO/TKO R1
    Close -1651y 2mo before
  • WKing GreenKO/TKO R1
    Close -1751y 5mo before
  • WJoe DuffyU-DEC R3
    Close +1301y 10mo before
  • WYancy MedeirosKO/TKO R1
    opp missedClose -2502y 5mo before
Anthony Pettis
  • WJim MillerU-DEC R3
    Close -2354mo before
  • LMax HollowayKO/TKO R3
    missedClose +25011mo before
  • WCharles OliveiraSUB R3
    Close -1651y 2mo before
  • LEdson BarbozaU-DEC R3
    Close -1901y 7mo before
  • LEddie AlvarezS-DEC R3
    Close -3601y 10mo before
Poirier — win / loss by method
Record: 21-5-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
10 wins, 2 losses
W
48% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
13win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
5 (38%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
3 (23%)Submission(25%) 1
5 (38%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Pettis — win / loss by method
Record: 20-6-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
10 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 5 losses
W
20% of wins
L
83% of losses
UFC
7win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
3 (43%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(80%) 4
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (23%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Poirier
Pettis
18
UFC fights
12
152.5 min · 8.5 avg
Octagon time
142.2 min · 11.8 avg
17y 2m
Career length
19y 6m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Poirier
Pettis
241W–61L · 79.8%
Overall
259W–64L · 80.2%
180W–41L · 81.4%
Wins
150W–35L · 81.1%
61W–20L · 75.3%
Losses
109W–29L · 79.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Poirier
Pettis
40W–12L · 76.9%
Overall
116W–70L · 62.4%
32W–9L · 78.0%
Wins
84W–57L · 59.6%
8W–3L · 72.7%
Losses
32W–13L · 71.1%
Distance striking
Poirier
Pettis
7.83
Landed / min
5.57
45.4%
Accuracy
43.4%
63.2%
Defense
60.2%
0.98
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.21
46.2%
Time at distance
48.9%
Grappling & control
Poirier
Pettis
1.87
Takedowns / 15 min
0.74
40.4%
Takedown accuracy
41.2%
67.6%
Takedown defense
55.1%
1.08
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.42
69.7%
Control share
24.8%
Strike target map
Poirier
  • Head76%(621)div 63%
  • Body9%(77)div 20%
  • Legs15%(121)div 17%
Pettis
  • Head66%(292)div 63%
  • Body22%(99)div 20%
  • Legs12%(54)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Dustin Poirier
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Anthony Pettis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.