Nicolas Dalby
8W · 6L
Orthodox
Welterweight
13% finish rate40% as favorite63% as underdog
1508
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1508.4Mid-tier→
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#34of 74 active
Age
41
Nov 16, 1984
Height
5'11" (180.34 cm)
Reach
187.96 cm
Win Rate
57.1%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
3.88
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
3.51
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+0.37
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
52%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.90
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
59%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.10
Sub_Avg
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
12.6
Sig. Strikes
1.6
Takedowns
0.1
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO1 (13%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO1 (17%)
Submission1 (17%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
40%
2W – 3L in 5 fights
As Underdog
63%
5W – 3L in 8 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
def. Saygid Izagakhmaev
+11.41508
lost to Randy Brown
-8.61497
lost to Rinat Fakhretdinov
-4.01506
def. Gabriel Bonfim
+4.81510
def. Muslim Salikhov
+2.41505
def. Warlley Alves
+1.71502
def. Claudio Silva
+1.11501
lost to Tim Means
-0.61500
def. Daniel Rodriguez
+0.41500
lost to Jesse Ronson
-0.51500
def. Alex Oliveira
+0.31500
lost to Peter Sobotta
0.01500
lost to Zak Cummings
0.01500
def. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
0.01500
Division ELO Rankings
Welterweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Michael Morales
1552
Carlos Prates
1551
Myktybek Orolbai
1550
Gabriel Bonfim
1548
Jacobe Smith
1547
Michael Page
1547
Islam Makhachev
1545
Uros Medic
1540
Fight History (14 fights)
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · Nov 22, 2025
vs Randy Brown
UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates · Apr 26, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov · Jun 22, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis · Nov 4, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier · Jun 17, 2023
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill · Jan 21, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall · Jul 23, 2022
vs Tim Means
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov · Jun 26, 2021
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez · Nov 21, 2020
vs Jesse Ronson
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till · Jul 25, 2020
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier · Sep 28, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett · Sep 3, 2016
Loss
View Analysis →vs Zak Cummings
UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos · Apr 10, 2016
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves · May 30, 2015