Pablo Garza vs. Dustin Poirier
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Pablo Garza
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.93 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Pablo Garza
Distance 60.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 29.8% (norm 6.5%)
Dustin Poirier
Distance 81.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Pablo Garza
Head 73.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 10.9% (norm 7.8%)
Dustin Poirier
Head 87.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Garza L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Poirier L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 76 / 218 | 34.9% | 40.9% | 1415 / 3044 | 46.5% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 34 | 52.9% | 70.8% | 280 / 419 | 66.8% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 63 / 107 | 58.9% | 69.2% | 166 / 259 | 64.1% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 86 / 262 | 32.8% | 37.2% | 1490 / 3244 | 45.9% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 42 / 58 | 72.4% | 68.2% | 182 / 249 | 73.1% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 29 / 39 | 74.4% | 80.7% | 189 / 229 | 82.5% | 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 (Featherweight: 126 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 Garza L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Poirier L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 66 / 151 | 43.7% | 39.2% | 1285 / 2951 | 43.5% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 197 / 277 | 71.1% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 51 / 89 | 57.3% | 69.4% | 145 / 184 | 78.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 75 / 183 | 41.0% | 35.9% | 1048 / 2658 | 39.4% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 67.9% | 364 / 491 | 74.1% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 29 / 38 | 76.3% | 81.5% | 215 / 263 | 81.7% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Poirier has more cage time on record.