Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Dustin Poirier
United StatesDustin Poirier
“The Diamond”
30-10-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Dustin Poirier def. Jonathan Brookins (Submission)

Submission · Round 1 · 4:15
Jonathan Brookins
United StatesJonathan Brookins
16-10-0
Saturday, December 15, 2012

Dustin Poirier defeated Jonathan Brookins by Submission in round 1 (4:15) in the Featherweight bout of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale, held Saturday, December 15, 2012.

Fight stats

Dustin Poirier
Jonathan Brookins
0
Knockdowns
0
35 of 73
Significant strikes
26 of 54
48%
Sig. strike accuracy
48%
38 of 76
Total strikes
26 of 54
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 2
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:09
Control time
0:27
Significant strikes by target
28 of 65
Head
20 of 46
4 of 5
Body
6 of 7
3 of 3
Leg
0 of 1
13 of 34
Distance
12 of 26
22 of 39
Clinch
14 of 28
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
35 of 73
Sig. str.
26 of 54
38 of 76
Total str.
26 of 54
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 2
1
Sub. att
0
1:09
Ctrl
0:27

Frequently asked questions

Who won Dustin Poirier vs Jonathan Brookins?

Dustin Poirier defeated Jonathan Brookins by Submission in round 1 (4:15) in the Featherweight bout of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale, held Saturday, December 15, 2012.

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Dustin Poirier 48%52% Jonathan Brookins

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Dustin Poirier
Striking Technician
9 edges
Jonathan Brookins
Grappling Specialist
2 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

93Power65
94Speed51
96Precision52
92Durability74
91Engine80
88Wrestling98
92Ground83

Biggest edge Dustin Poirier, Kick speed +45

Attribute by attribute

Dustin Poirier is on the left of every row, Jonathan Brookins on the right.
95Punch power80
90Kick power49
95Punch speed54
92Kick speed47
96Accuracy52
88Takedowns98
91Ground striking97
92Submissions69
93Chin70
91Body strength78
91Cardio80

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

30-10-0 (1 NC)
Record
16-10-0
1776
Power Index rating
1787
0
Win Streak
0
37
Age
40
5'9"
175 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
74"
188 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

5.24
SLpM
2.69
50%
Str. Acc.
39%
4.57
SApM
3.63
52%
Str. Def.
56%

Grappling Profile

1.15
TD Avg.
1.94
35%
TD Acc.
17%
64%
TD Def.
80%
1.20
Sub. Avg.
0.30

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Dustin Poirier · 2-3
  • L
    Max Holloway
    UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3 · Jul 19, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Islam Makhachev
    UFC 302: Makhachev vs Poirier · Jun 1, 2024
    Submission · R5 · 2:42 · Lightweight
  • W
    Benoit Saint Denis
    UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2 · Mar 9, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 2:32 · Lightweight
  • L
    Justin Gaethje
    UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2 · Jul 29, 2023
    TKO · R2 · 1:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Michael Chandler
    UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira · Nov 12, 2022
    Submission · R3 · 2:00 · Lightweight
Jonathan Brookins · 1-4
  • L
    Ryan MacDonald
    Art of Scrap 10 · Apr 11, 2025
    TKO · R3 · 2:59 · Catchweight
  • W
    Decky Dalton
    BAMMA 28: Parke Vs. Redmond · Feb 24, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
  • L
    Kyle Nelson
    Fight Night 2 · Oct 28, 2016
    Split Decision · Featherweight
  • L
    Tom Niinimaki
    EuroFC 01: Espoo · Oct 1, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
  • L
    Shintaro Ishiwatari
    Pancrase 279 · Jul 24, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight

Career Averages

Based on 31 fights · 5 fights
57.7
Avg sig. strikes
25.2
0.90
Avg takedowns
1.20
2:16
Avg control time
4:01
178
Career high strikes
32
5
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Dustin Poirier
Strike target
Jonathan Brookins
80%
Head
78%
10%
Body
18%
10%
Leg
4%
Dustin Poirier
Strike position
Jonathan Brookins
76%
Distance
43%
15%
Clinch
32%
9%
Ground
25%