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UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2
Dustin Poirier
Dustin Poirier
14-3 · USA
VS
Diego Brandao
Diego Brandao
18-8 · BRA
December 28, 2013 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
152.0lbMissed +6.0
Dustin Poirier def. Diego Brandao by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:54
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:54
Poirier44/870/010:33
Brandao16/481/200:13
Total
Poirier44/870/010:33
Brandao16/481/200:13

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 probabilityBrandao
81.1%18.9%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
70%
Decision
5%
Expected fight time: 4.8 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 Brandao. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Poirier81%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%23%
Submission58%72%
Decision4%5%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 44
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Brandao19%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%32%
Submission12%63%
Decision1%5%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes19 (1025)act 16
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 1
Combined totals~52 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R174%
R29%
R312%
Distance5%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Poirier
70.8%-259
Brandao
+25927.3%
Most takedownstie 47.4%
Poirier
17.6%+199
Brandao
-19935.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Poirier
Expected: 32.3
32.5
Over 32.5
42.1%
+137
Under 32.5
57.9%
-137
04181
Brandao
Expected: 19.4
19.5
Over 19.5
42.2%
+137
Under 19.5
57.8%
-137
02549
Takedowns — over/under
Poirier
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
26.0%
Exactly 0
74.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Brandao
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
43.2%
+131
Under 0.5
56.8%
-131
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 4.8 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
Poirier81.1%69.3%+11.8-240
Brandao18.9%30.7%−11.8+220

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
70.3Striking65.2
Poirier +5.2
54.5Grappling72.7
Brandao +18.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PoirierBrandao
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1579
Pound-for-pound
1553
1578
Divisional
1553
1506
Striking offense
1493
1504
Striking defense
1511
1522
Grappling offense
1521
1501
Grappling defense
1507
Physical
24 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'7"
72"
Reach
64"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.26
Strikes landed / min
2.36
48%
Strike accuracy
47%
3.19
Strikes absorbed / min
3.10
58%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.83
Takedowns / 15 min
3.38
32%
Takedown accuracy
80%
58%
Takedown defense
86%
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
80%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
50%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dustin Poirier
  • WErik KochU-DEC R3
    Close +1854mo before
  • LCub SwansonU-DEC R3
    Close -11010mo before
  • WJonathan BrookinsSUB R1
    Close -2701y before
  • LChan Sung JungSUB R4
    Close -3501y 7mo before
  • WMax HollowaySUB R1
    Close -5151y 11mo before
Diego Brandao
  • WDaniel PinedaU-DEC R3
    Close -1784mo before
  • WPablo GarzaSUB R1
    Close -2209mo before
  • WJoey GambinoU-DEC R3
    Close -2501y 2mo before
  • LDarren ElkinsU-DEC R3
    Close -2601y 7mo before
  • WDennis BermudezSUB R1
    Close -3202y 1mo before
Poirier — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
21% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (50%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Brandao — win / loss by method
Record: 18-8-0

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
9 wins, 4 losses
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
28% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
22% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
14win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (64%)KO/TKO(57%) 4
3 (21%)Submission(14%) 1
2 (14%)Decision(29%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Poirier
Brandao
8
UFC fights
5
90.3 min · 11.3 avg
Octagon time
53.3 min · 10.7 avg
17y 2m
Career length
20y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Poirier
Brandao
93W–20L · 82.3%
Overall
59W–17L · 77.6%
63W–12L · 84.0%
Wins
46W–15L · 75.4%
30W–8L · 78.9%
Losses
13W–2L · 86.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Poirier
Brandao
40W–12L · 76.9%
Overall
102W–54L · 65.4%
32W–9L · 78.0%
Wins
59W–41L · 59.0%
8W–3L · 72.7%
Losses
43W–13L · 76.8%
Distance striking
Poirier
Brandao
7.34
Landed / min
3.46
44.6%
Accuracy
43.2%
62.3%
Defense
71.7%
0.33
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.56
38.3%
Time at distance
46.6%
Grappling & control
Poirier
Brandao
1.83
Takedowns / 15 min
3.38
32.4%
Takedown accuracy
80.0%
57.9%
Takedown defense
85.7%
1.16
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.56
68.1%
Control share
59.7%
Strike target map
Poirier
  • Head72%(276)div 64%
  • Body9%(35)div 19%
  • Legs19%(74)div 17%
Brandao
  • Head69%(87)div 64%
  • Body19%(24)div 19%
  • Legs12%(15)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 Brandao
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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