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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R2 · 2:32
Dustin PoirierRound 2Benoît Saint Denis
16 / 21Sig. strikes12 / 25
76%Accuracy48%
16 / 21Total strikes16 / 29
1Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns1 / 3
1Sub. attempts0
0:08Control1:33
6.3Pace / min4.7
8%Control share92%
Dustin Poirier
Targethead 81% · body 19% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 88% · clinch 6% · ground 6%
Benoît Saint Denis
Targethead 33% · body 67% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 33% · clinch 67% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeDustin Poirier landed 16 significant strikes to 12.Control edgeBenoît Saint Denis held 93s of control to 8s.Striking edgeDustin Poirier struck at 76% accuracy to 48%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R1
Pace upDustin Poirier's significant-strike pace moved +163% from R1 to R2, 6.3 against 2.4 per minute.
Accuracy shiftDustin Poirier's significant-strike accuracy moved -16 pts, 76% against 92%.
Pace downBenoît Saint Denis's significant-strike pace moved -38% from R1 to R2, 4.7 against 7.6 per minute.
Accuracy shiftBenoît Saint Denis's significant-strike accuracy moved -30 pts, 48% against 78%.
Target shiftBenoît Saint Denis's head share of landed strikes moved -22 pts, to 33% head with 67% body and 0% leg.
Control swingBenoît Saint Denis's control time moved -107s, 93s against 200s.
Defensive driftBenoît Saint Denis absorbed significant strikes +163% faster than in R1, 6.3 against 2.4 per minute.
Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA
Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.
Dustin Poirier
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Benoît Saint Denis
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Fight summary
28Dustin Poirier sig. strikes
50Benoît Saint Denis sig. strikes
2rounds observed
+163%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Dustin Poirier)
R1
R2
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
