Dustin Poirier vs. Charles Oliveira
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Dustin Poirier
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 22 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.44 · 22 tier-1/2 wins · 23 finish wins over 41 documented bouts
In the UFC: 15-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.0 wins over .500
Charles Oliveira
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 25 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.52 · 25 tier-1/2 wins · 28 finish wins over 45 documented bouts
In the UFC: 19-11 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Dustin Poirier
Distance 81.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 8.0%)
Charles Oliveira
Distance 69.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 13.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 16.6% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Dustin Poirier
Head 87.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.9%)
Charles Oliveira
Head 68.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Poirier L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Oliveira L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1415 / 3044 | 46.5% | 37.9% | 560 / 1199 | 46.7% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 280 / 419 | 66.8% | 67.3% | 173 / 231 | 74.9% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 166 / 259 | 64.1% | 69.1% | 221 / 285 | 77.5% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1490 / 3244 | 45.9% | 35.0% | 565 / 1182 | 47.8% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 182 / 249 | 73.1% | 69.1% | 246 / 357 | 68.9% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 189 / 229 | 82.5% | 81.9% | 143 / 176 | 81.2% | 81.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Poirier L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Oliveira L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1285 / 2951 | 43.5% | 38.9% | 615 / 1341 | 45.9% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 197 / 277 | 71.1% | 68.6% | 72 / 105 | 68.6% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 145 / 184 | 78.8% | 68.0% | 213 / 317 | 67.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1048 / 2658 | 39.4% | 35.1% | 658 / 1421 | 46.3% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 364 / 491 | 74.1% | 68.1% | 168 / 240 | 70.0% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 215 / 263 | 81.7% | 81.5% | 74 / 102 | 72.5% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Oliveira has more cage time on record.