Welterweight
3 Rounds
Nicolas Dalby won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, July 23, 2022·London, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Style matchupClaudio Silva: WrestlervsNicolas Dalby: Well-rounded
Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.
Model Prediction: Claudio Silva wins(62.9%)
Actual result: Nicolas Dalby wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Nicolas Dalby has 15pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Claudio Silva (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
Claudio Silva
Red Corner
VS
Nicolas Dalby
Blue Corner
+185
(35%)
Vegas Odds
-215
(68%)
43
Age
41
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
5'11"
180.34 cm
Reach
187.96 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Claudio SilvaL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
SUBvs Nordine Taleb · May 18W
SUBvs Danny Roberts · Mar 19W
SUBvs Cole Williams · Aug 19L
vs James Krause · Oct 20L
vs Court McGee · May 21Nicolas Dalby
oldest →latest
W
vs Muslim Salikhov · Jun 23W
KOvs Gabriel Bonfim · Nov 23L
vs Rinat Fakhretdinov · Jun 24L
KOvs Randy Brown · Apr 25W
vs Saygid Izagakhmaev · Nov 25Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Claudio SilvaMetricNicolas Dalby
2.48
Strikes / min
3.88
3.00
Strikes absorbed / min
3.51
46%
Strike defense
52%
2.85
TDs / 15 min
0.90
44%
Takedown defense
59%
1.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.52evenly matched on net striking+0.37
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Claudio SilvaNicolas Dalby
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Claudio Silva(8 fights)Nicolas Dalby(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+56.1-56.1
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+35.0-35.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.30.3
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-0.20.2
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.2-0.2
Claudio Silva
StanceSouthpaw
Height71.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights8
Nicolas Dalby
StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights14