https://oldschool.runescape.wiki/w/Dragonfireunfortunately wiki says the damage he does without the pot is "unknown" but if I were you I'd go up to the checkpoint of the fight and give it a try. But make sure you're fully healed, otherwise i think you have to pay something like 100k gp for death (not sure). If you give it a go then consider editing the wiki with some info on the damage.
Also "rather bad gear" doesn't really say much, if you're too lazy to say combat stats or some gear, then I'm too lazy to reply to that