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UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit
Dustin Poirier
Dustin Poirier
11-1 · USA
VS
Max Holloway
Max Holloway
4-0 · USA
February 4, 2012 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
144.0lb
Dustin Poirier def. Max Holloway by SUB (Triangle Armbar), R1 3:23
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:23
Poirier11/251/301:28
Holloway11/320/000:07
Total
Poirier11/251/301:28
Holloway11/320/000:07

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 probabilityHolloway
26.2%73.8%
KO / TKO
54%
Submission
1%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 10.3 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 Holloway. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Poirier26%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%56%
Submission1%5%
Decision10%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes89 (51116)act 11
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.6)act 1
Holloway74%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO39%53%
Submission0%0%
Decision35%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes107 (62140)act 11
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.6)act 0
Combined totals~197 sig strikes~0.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R227%
R38%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Poirier
41.0%+142
Holloway
-14258.4%
Most takedownstie 71.3%
Poirier
14.7%-105
Holloway
+10514.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Poirier
Expected: 89.2
89
Over 89
42.3%
+135
Exactly 89
0.8%
push
Under 89
57.0%
-135
0112224
Holloway
Expected: 107.3
107.5
Over 107.5
42.4%
+136
Under 107.5
57.6%
-136
0135269
Takedowns — over/under
Poirier
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
16.7%
Exactly 0
83.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Holloway
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
15.9%
Exactly 0
84.1%
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 10.3 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
Poirier26.2%82.0%−55.8-515
Holloway73.8%18.0%+55.8+445

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PoirierHolloway
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1570
Pound-for-pound
1514
1570
Divisional
1514
1490
Striking offense
1500
1506
Striking defense
1500
1546
Grappling offense
1500
1543
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
23 yrs
Age
20 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'11"
72"
Reach
69"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.68
Strikes landed / min
50%
Strike accuracy
2.38
Strikes absorbed / min
63%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.46
Takedowns / 15 min
60%
Takedown accuracy
82%
Takedown defense
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+3
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
33%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
84
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dustin Poirier
  • WPablo GarzaSUB R2
    Close -2253mo before
  • WJason YoungU-DEC R3
    Close -3358mo before
  • WJosh GrispiU-DEC R3
    Close +2501y 1mo before
Max Holloway
No prior UFC fights.
Poirier — 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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Holloway — win / loss by method
Record: 4-0-0

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
25% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
3 (75%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Poirier
Holloway
3
UFC fights
0
36.5 min · 12.2 avg
Octagon time
17y 2m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Poirier
Holloway
33W–5L · 86.8%
Overall
33W–5L · 86.8%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Poirier
Holloway
40W–12L · 76.9%
Overall
48W–46L · 51.1%
32W–9L · 78.0%
Wins
48W–46L · 51.1%
8W–3L · 72.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Poirier
Holloway
7.66
Landed / min
50.0%
Accuracy
66.7%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
38.6%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Poirier
Holloway
2.46
Takedowns / 15 min
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
81.8%
Takedown defense
0.41
Sub attempts / 15 min
81.3%
Control share
Strike target map
Poirier
  • Head73%(125)div 61%
  • Body11%(18)div 20%
  • Legs16%(28)div 18%
Holloway
  • Head0%(0)div 61%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.

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.

Max Holloway

No UFC fights on record.

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