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UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas
Dustin Poirier
Dustin Poirier
16-4 · USA
VS
Diego Ferreira
Diego Ferreira
11-1 · BRA
April 4, 2015 · Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Dustin Poirier def. Diego Ferreira by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:45
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:45
Poirier24/500/020:46
Ferreira20/560/200:58
Total
Poirier24/500/020:46
Ferreira20/560/200:58

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 probabilityFerreira
68.0%32.0%
KO / TKO
73%
Submission
10%
Decision
17%
Expected fight time: 7.0 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 Ferreira. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Poirier68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO50%74%
Submission7%10%
Decision11%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (3172)act 24
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Ferreira32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%70%
Submission4%12%
Decision6%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2354)act 20
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~97 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R140%
R239%
R34%
Distance17%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Poirier
62.0%-168
Ferreira
+16836.9%
Most takedownstie 60.9%
Poirier
24.8%-173
Ferreira
+17314.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Poirier
Expected: 55.0
55
Over 55
41.9%
+136
Exactly 55
1.2%
push
Under 55
56.8%
-136
069138
Ferreira
Expected: 41.9
42
Over 42
41.5%
+137
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.9%
-137
053105
Takedowns — over/under
Poirier
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
28.0%
+257
Under 0.5
72.0%
-257
035
Ferreira
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.0%
Exactly 0
82.0%
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 7.0 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
Poirier68.0%58.0%+10.0-150
Ferreira32.0%42.0%−10.0+130

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
72.4Striking60.8
Poirier +11.7
53.3Grappling64.9
Ferreira +11.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PoirierFerreira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1591
Pound-for-pound
1543
1523
Divisional
1543
1520
Striking offense
1493
1499
Striking defense
1507
1520
Grappling offense
1538
1508
Grappling defense
1531
Physical
26 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.72
Strikes landed / min
2.35
49%
Strike accuracy
32%
3.28
Strikes absorbed / min
2.31
59%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.61
Takedowns / 15 min
0.67
31%
Takedown accuracy
50%
59%
Takedown defense
50%
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.0
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
67%
63%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dustin Poirier
  • LConor McGregorKO/TKO R1
    Close +2406mo before
  • WAkira CorassaniKO/TKO R2
    Close -10501y before
  • WDiego BrandaoKO/TKO R1
    opp missedClose -2401y 3mo before
  • WErik KochU-DEC R3
    Close +1851y 7mo before
  • LCub SwansonU-DEC R3
    Close -1102y 2mo before
Diego Ferreira
  • LBeneil DariushU-DEC R3
    Close -2455mo before
  • WRamsey NijemKO/TKO R2
    Close -1857mo before
  • WColton SmithSUB R1
    Close -1859mo before
Poirier — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
44% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
19% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (38%)Submission(33%) 1
3 (38%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Ferreira — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Poirier
Ferreira
11
UFC fights
3
102.7 min · 9.3 avg
Octagon time
22.5 min · 7.5 avg
17y 2m
Career length
15y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Poirier
Ferreira
138W–33L · 80.7%
Overall
20W–8L · 71.4%
93W–23L · 80.2%
Wins
12W–7L · 63.2%
45W–10L · 81.8%
Losses
8W–1L · 88.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Poirier
Ferreira
40W–12L · 76.9%
Overall
98W–41L · 70.5%
32W–9L · 78.0%
Wins
98W–41L · 70.5%
8W–3L · 72.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Poirier
Ferreira
7.27
Landed / min
3.39
44.5%
Accuracy
23.5%
63.6%
Defense
65.8%
0.58
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.67
42.6%
Time at distance
41.9%
Grappling & control
Poirier
Ferreira
1.61
Takedowns / 15 min
0.67
31.4%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
59.1%
Takedown defense
50.0%
1.17
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.00
68.3%
Control share
13.7%
Strike target map
Poirier
  • Head71%(343)div 63%
  • Body10%(50)div 20%
  • Legs19%(91)div 17%
Ferreira
  • Head60%(32)div 63%
  • Body32%(17)div 20%
  • Legs8%(4)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.

Diego Ferreira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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