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Cub Swanson
Cub Swanson
18-5 · USA
VS
Dustin Poirier
Dustin Poirier
13-2 · USA
February 16, 2013 · London, England, United Kingdom
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Cub Swanson def. Dustin Poirier by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Swanson22/490/000:00
Poirier18/461/501:38
R2
Swanson17/390/000:00
Poirier23/551/301:47
R3
Swanson19/382/203:01
Poirier17/390/100:36
Total
Swanson58/1262/203:01
Poirier58/1402/904:01

Scorecards

Swanson vs Poirier

RdAndy RobertsChris LeeChris WattsCommunity
R110-910-910-99.8-9.2
R210-99-1010-99.5-9.6
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total30-2729-2830-2729.2-27.9

Media (10 cards) · avg 29.427.6 · 10 Swanson · 0 Poirier

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Swanson-Poirier.

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
SwansonWin probabilityPoirier
18.5%81.5%
KO / TKO
59%
Submission
8%
Decision
34%
Expected fight time: 9.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Swanson19%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%69%
Submission1%3%
Decision5%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes66 (3886)act 58
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 2
Poirier81%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO46%56%
Submission7%9%
Decision28%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes80 (46105)act 58
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 2
Combined totals~147 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R223%
R319%
Distance34%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Swanson
40.6%+145
Poirier
-14558.7%
Most takedownstie 63.8%
Swanson
7.3%+393
Poirier
-39328.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Swanson
Expected: 66.2
66
Over 66
42.2%
+135
Exactly 66
1.0%
push
Under 66
56.8%
-135
083166
Poirier
Expected: 80.3
80.5
Over 80.5
42.4%
+136
Under 80.5
57.6%
-136
0101201
Takedowns — over/under
Swanson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.7%
Exactly 0
90.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Poirier
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
30.6%
+227
Under 0.5
69.4%
-227
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 9.8 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
Swanson18.5%48.8%−30.3+100
Poirier81.5%51.2%+30.3-110

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
73.0Striking71.4
Swanson +1.6
55.5Grappling59.0
Poirier +3.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SwansonPoirier
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1569
Pound-for-pound
1580
1568
Divisional
1580
1521
Striking offense
1501
1514
Striking defense
1502
1495
Grappling offense
1522
1496
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
29 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.30
Strikes landed / min
4.53
49%
Strike accuracy
48%
3.32
Strikes absorbed / min
3.28
65%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.70
Takedowns / 15 min
1.74
75%
Takedown accuracy
37%
54%
Takedown defense
65%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.2
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
83%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
75%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
63
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cub Swanson
  • WCharles OliveiraKO/TKO R1
    Close +2155mo before
  • WRoss PearsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +1958mo before
  • WGeorge RoopKO/TKO R2
    Close +1101y 1mo before
  • LRicardo LamasSUB R2
    Close +1651y 3mo before
Dustin Poirier
  • WJonathan BrookinsSUB R1
    Close -2702mo before
  • LChan Sung JungSUB R4
    Close -3509mo before
  • WMax HollowaySUB R1
    Close -5151y before
  • WPablo GarzaSUB R2
    Close -2251y 3mo before
  • WJason YoungU-DEC R3
    Close -3351y 8mo before
Swanson — win / loss by method
Record: 18-5-0

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
56% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 3 losses
W
22% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (27%)Submission(50%) 2
4 (27%)Decision(25%) 1
Poirier — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0

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
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
46% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (60%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (40%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Swanson
Poirier
4
UFC fights
6
26.5 min · 6.6 avg
Octagon time
60.3 min · 10.0 avg
22y 0m
Career length
17y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Swanson
Poirier
51W–17L · 75.0%
Overall
62W–13L · 82.7%
41W–15L · 73.2%
Wins
50W–10L · 83.3%
10W–2L · 83.3%
Losses
12W–3L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Swanson
Poirier
126W–37L · 77.3%
Overall
40W–12L · 76.9%
84W–28L · 75.0%
Wins
32W–9L · 78.0%
42W–9L · 82.4%
Losses
8W–3L · 72.7%
Distance striking
Swanson
Poirier
5.28
Landed / min
7.65
45.3%
Accuracy
46.3%
70.0%
Defense
61.8%
1.70
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
65.6%
Time at distance
39.7%
Grappling & control
Swanson
Poirier
1.70
Takedowns / 15 min
1.74
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
36.8%
53.8%
Takedown defense
64.7%
0.57
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.24
23.4%
Control share
70.5%
Strike target map
Swanson
  • Head69%(79)div 63%
  • Body13%(15)div 20%
  • Legs18%(20)div 17%
Poirier
  • Head74%(203)div 63%
  • Body8%(23)div 20%
  • Legs17%(47)div 17%

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

Cub Swanson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Dustin Poirier
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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