Welterweight

Nicolas Dalby

Last fought: Nov 2025

RECORD

Pro

24-6-1 (2 NC)

UFC

8-5-1

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

74"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:16
Fight Completion Rate	88.4%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.65
% Fights Inside the Distance	13.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	68-37 (64.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	33-14 (70.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	34-20 (63.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	49.7%
% Time in Control	22.9%
% Time Controlled	27.4%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	45.6%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.83
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.63
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.81
Distance Strike Accuracy	35.1%
Distance Strike Defense	55.5%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.34
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.91
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.28
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.34
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.33
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.80

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Nicolas Dalby League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Nicolas Dalby
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.5
Strike Differential	0.4/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	26.7%
Takedown Defense	59.1%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.9
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	3:26
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	12.5%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	87.5%
Avg Fight Time	13:16
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.9
Takedown Accuracy	16.7%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Control Time/Fight	3:58

Fight History

WIN

vs. Saygid Izagakhmaev

UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker • Nov 2025Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nicolas Dalby26/6341%TD 0/2Ctrl 6:29

Saygid Izagakhmaev20/3459%TD 4/10Ctrl 5:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nicolas Dalby	5/15	33%	0/1	3:06	—
	Saygid Izagakhmaev	7/12	58%	1/2	0:53	—

R2	Nicolas Dalby	3/7	43%	0/1	1:55	—
	Saygid Izagakhmaev	2/4	50%	2/3	2:47	—

R3	Nicolas Dalby	18/41	44%	0/0	1:28	—
	Saygid Izagakhmaev	11/18	61%	1/5	1:38	—

LOSS

vs. Randy Brown

UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates • Apr 2025Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:39

Nicolas Dalby26/7435%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:22KD 1

Randy Brown54/11447%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nicolas Dalby	15/39	38%	0/0	1:22	1
	Randy Brown	22/52	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nicolas Dalby	11/35	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Randy Brown	32/62	52%	0/0	0:03	1

LOSS

vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov • Jun 2024Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nicolas Dalby66/13449%TD 0/4Ctrl 3:57

Rinat Fakhretdinov68/13451%TD 5/11Ctrl 6:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nicolas Dalby	17/41	41%	0/2	1:17	—
	Rinat Fakhretdinov	27/52	52%	1/3	1:36	—

R2	Nicolas Dalby	31/53	58%	0/1	1:57	—
	Rinat Fakhretdinov	24/46	52%	2/2	1:23	—

R3	Nicolas Dalby	18/40	45%	0/1	0:43	—
	Rinat Fakhretdinov	17/36	47%	2/6	3:18	—

WIN

vs. Gabriel Bonfim

UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis • Nov 2023Welterweight

KO/TKO (Knees) • Rd 2, 4:33

Nicolas Dalby53/11347%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:27KD 1

Gabriel Bonfim39/9143%TD 3/5Ctrl 4:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nicolas Dalby	16/47	34%	0/1	0:21	—
	Gabriel Bonfim	30/60	50%	1/1	2:32	—

R2	Nicolas Dalby	37/66	56%	0/0	1:06	1
	Gabriel Bonfim	9/31	29%	2/4	1:47	—

WIN

vs. Muslim Salikhov

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier • Jun 2023Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nicolas Dalby86/14061%TD 2/5Ctrl 6:36

Muslim Salikhov57/8865%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nicolas Dalby	21/44	48%	0/0	0:07	—
	Muslim Salikhov	27/45	60%	1/1	0:18	—

R2	Nicolas Dalby	17/27	63%	1/3	3:21	—
	Muslim Salikhov	10/14	71%	1/1	0:27	—

R3	Nicolas Dalby	48/69	70%	1/2	3:08	—
	Muslim Salikhov	20/29	69%	0/0	0:10	—

WIN

vs. Warlley Alves

UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill • Jan 2023Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nicolas Dalby119/24848%TD 0/1Ctrl 4:02

Warlley Alves66/14446%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nicolas Dalby	35/74	47%	0/0	1:39	—
	Warlley Alves	18/35	51%	0/0	0:34	—

R2	Nicolas Dalby	31/73	42%	0/1	0:53	—
	Warlley Alves	18/37	49%	1/2	1:19	—

R3	Nicolas Dalby	53/101	52%	0/0	1:30	—
	Warlley Alves	30/72	42%	0/1	0:16	—

WIN

vs. Claudio Silva

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall • Jul 2022Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nicolas Dalby45/9448%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:17

Claudio Silva11/2152%TD 4/12Ctrl 7:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nicolas Dalby	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Claudio Silva	0/2	0%	1/4	4:11	—

R2	Nicolas Dalby	31/57	54%	0/0	1:58	—
	Claudio Silva	6/10	60%	2/6	1:50	—

R3	Nicolas Dalby	14/36	39%	1/1	2:19	—
	Claudio Silva	5/9	56%	1/2	1:16	—

LOSS

vs. Tim Means

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov • Jun 2021Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nicolas Dalby54/11647%TD 0/4Ctrl 1:31

Tim Means53/9357%TD 1/4Ctrl 8:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nicolas Dalby	11/20	55%	0/1	0:09	—
	Tim Means	15/26	58%	1/1	3:07	—

R2	Nicolas Dalby	24/60	40%	0/2	0:17	—
	Tim Means	29/49	59%	0/0	1:45	—

R3	Nicolas Dalby	19/36	53%	0/1	1:05	—
	Tim Means	9/18	50%	0/3	3:11	—

WIN

vs. Daniel Rodriguez

UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez • Nov 2020Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nicolas Dalby50/14734%TD 0/7Ctrl 1:28

Daniel Rodriguez83/19942%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nicolas Dalby	17/42	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daniel Rodriguez	31/69	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nicolas Dalby	9/38	24%	0/4	0:55	—
	Daniel Rodriguez	17/48	35%	0/1	0:39	—

R3	Nicolas Dalby	24/67	36%	0/3	0:33	—
	Daniel Rodriguez	35/82	43%	0/1	0:02	—

vs. Jesse Ronson

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till • Jul 2020Welterweight

Overturned (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:48

Nicolas Dalby20/5040%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:26

Jesse Ronson30/4567%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:21KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nicolas Dalby	20/50	40%	0/0	0:26	—
	Jesse Ronson	30/45	67%	0/0	0:21	1

WIN

vs. Alex Oliveira

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier • Sep 2019Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nicolas Dalby31/8437%TD 1/4Ctrl 5:29

Alex Oliveira18/4738%TD 3/4Ctrl 3:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nicolas Dalby	7/29	24%	0/2	0:34	—
	Alex Oliveira	12/32	38%	0/0	1:16	—

R2	Nicolas Dalby	11/29	38%	1/1	2:59	—
	Alex Oliveira	6/13	46%	1/1	0:26	—

R3	Nicolas Dalby	13/26	50%	0/1	1:56	—
	Alex Oliveira	0/2	0%	2/3	2:14	—

LOSS

vs. Peter Sobotta

UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett • Sep 2016Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nicolas Dalby14/5227%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:28

Peter Sobotta38/7650%TD 3/5Ctrl 10:22KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nicolas Dalby	1/8	12%	0/1	0:00	—
	Peter Sobotta	22/38	58%	0/0	4:06	1

R2	Nicolas Dalby	2/9	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Peter Sobotta	5/15	33%	2/2	4:23	—

R3	Nicolas Dalby	11/35	31%	0/0	0:28	—
	Peter Sobotta	11/23	48%	1/3	1:53	—

LOSS

vs. Zak Cummings

UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos • Apr 2016Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nicolas Dalby57/15038%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:07

Zak Cummings56/15835%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:31KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nicolas Dalby	17/53	32%	0/0	0:06	—
	Zak Cummings	13/42	31%	0/0	0:59	1

R2	Nicolas Dalby	23/57	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Zak Cummings	26/75	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Nicolas Dalby	17/40	42%	0/1	0:01	—
	Zak Cummings	17/41	41%	1/3	2:32	—

vs. Darren Till

UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka • Oct 2015Welterweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nicolas Dalby84/17049%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:43

Darren Till49/8856%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:43KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nicolas Dalby	12/33	36%	0/0	0:25	—
	Darren Till	26/40	65%	0/0	0:06	1

R2	Nicolas Dalby	11/37	30%	0/1	0:53	—
	Darren Till	14/28	50%	0/1	0:31	—

R3	Nicolas Dalby	61/100	61%	2/3	2:25	—
	Darren Till	9/20	45%	0/2	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves • May 2015Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nicolas Dalby41/13929%TD 6/10Ctrl 4:15

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos57/13144%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nicolas Dalby	14/32	44%	3/3	1:45	—
	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	11/34	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nicolas Dalby	15/61	25%	2/5	1:13	—
	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	23/56	41%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Nicolas Dalby	12/46	26%	1/2	1:17	—
	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	23/41	56%	0/1	0:36	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com