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- Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje
Lightweight · 5 rounds · Card
FinalUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje
Saturday, April 14, 2018 · Glendale · Arizona
Result
Dustin Poirier def. Justin Gaethje
KO/TKO (Punch to Head In Clinch) · Round 4 · 0:33 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Referee · Herb DeanSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R4 · 0:33
Dustin PoirierRound 4Justin Gaethje
18 / 24Sig. strikes2 / 8
75%Accuracy25%
18 / 24Total strikes2 / 8
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub. attempts0
0:01Control0:00
32.7Pace / min3.6
100%Control share0%
Dustin Poirier
Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 89% · clinch 11% · ground 0%
Justin Gaethje
Targethead 50% · body 0% · leg 50%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeDustin Poirier landed 18 significant strikes to 2.Striking edgeDustin Poirier struck at 75% accuracy to 25%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R3
- Pace upDustin Poirier's significant-strike pace moved +331% from R3 to R4, 32.7 against 7.6 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftDustin Poirier's significant-strike accuracy moved +23 pts, 75% against 52%.
- Target shiftDustin Poirier's head share of landed strikes moved +26 pts, to 100% head with 0% body and 0% leg.
- Pace downJustin Gaethje's significant-strike pace moved -45% from R3 to R4, 3.6 against 6.6 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftJustin Gaethje's significant-strike accuracy moved -35 pts, 25% against 60%.
- Control swingJustin Gaethje's control time moved -60s, 0s against 60s.
- Defensive driftJustin Gaethje absorbed significant strikes +331% faster than in R3, 32.7 against 7.6 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.
Justin Gaethje
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
174Dustin Poirier sig. strikes
115Justin Gaethje sig. strikes
4rounds observed
+331%largest pace swing, R3 to R4 (Dustin Poirier)
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.
Fight stats 4 rounds · UFC Stats
174 / 351Sig. strikes115 / 212
50%Accuracy54%
179 / 357Total strikes116 / 213
0Knockdowns0
0 / 5Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub attempts0
0:06Control1:04
142Head56
21Body9
11Leg50
Dustin PoirierJustin Gaethje
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 |
Tale of the tape
30-10-0 (1 NC)Record28-5-0
29Age29
5'9"Height5'11"
72"Reach70"
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
5.24Sig. str./min6.29
1.15TD / 15 min0.30
Dustin Poirier9-6 in archive
5KO/TKO wins
1Sub wins
67%Finish rate
