1576RATING · 170 LB

Nicolas Dalby

No. 34 at welterweight. 8–5–1 (1 NC) in the UFC since 2015.

Career and every weight

Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.

Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (170 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

170 lb20162018202020222024
8–5–1 (1 NC)UFC record
1 of 8Dominant wins
79Average win score
51stOpposition, percentile
How the wins came1 KO/TKO 0 submission 7 decision
Finish rate12% of wins
Stopped in losses1 of 5
Knockdowns landed2
Average fight time14:00
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min3.7 / 3.4
Sig. strike accuracy43%
Takedowns per 15 min0.8
Control time23% of the fight
Best winAlex Oliveira rated 1635 at 170 lb going in

Figures cover 14 of 15 fights: no contests and catch-weight bouts are not rated.

Against the division

How Nicolas Dalby’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 56 fighters on today’s welterweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every welterweight leaderboard.

Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
0
12%
Average win scoreOut of 100
2
79.0
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
42
51st
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
2
12%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
36
+0.26
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
33
3.69
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
51
3.42
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
40
0.83
ControlShare of fight time in control
69
23%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

1 of 8 wins inside the distance, 0 in round one. Stopped in 1 of 5 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Alex Oliveira, rated 1635 at 170 lb. Dominant in 1 of 8 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

170 lb

No. 34 of 80 active men ranked at welterweight, outside the top 15 board, with a published rating of 1576 across 14 fights at the weight.

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Rating after every fight at 170 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate; the shaded gap between them is still to prove. Tap a point for the fight.
8–5–1Record at 170 lb
1 of 8Dominant wins
79Average win score
1470Avg opponent rating
How the wins came1 KO/TKO 0 submission 7 decision
Finish rate12% of wins
Stopped in losses1 of 5
Knockdowns landed2
Average fight time14:00
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min3.7 / 3.4
Sig. strike accuracy43%
Takedowns per 15 min0.8
Control time23% of the fight
Best winAlex Oliveira rated 1635 going in

Output figures cover 13 of 14 fights; the rest have no round-by-round stats.

Against the division

How Nicolas Dalby’s fights at 170 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 47 fighters on today’s welterweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.

Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
0
12%
Average win scoreOut of 100
0
79.0
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
48
51st
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
1
12%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
41
+0.26
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
33
3.69
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
46
3.42
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
37
0.83
ControlShare of fight time in control
70
23%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 170 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

1 of 8 wins inside the distance, 0 in round one. Stopped in 1 of 5 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Alex Oliveira, rated 1635 at 170 lb. Dominant in 1 of 8 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

15 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
22 Nov 2025Win72–28Saygid Izagakhmaevsplit decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
26 Apr 2025Loss10–90Randy BrownKO/TKOR2 1:39WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates
22 Jun 2024Loss28–72Rinat Fakhretdinovsplit decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
4 Nov 2023Win91–9Gabriel BonfimKO/TKOR2 4:33WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
17 Jun 2023Win84–16Muslim Salikhovunanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier
21 Jan 2023Win77–23Warlley Alvessplit decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill
23 Jul 2022Win81–19Claudio Silvaunanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
26 Jun 2021Loss20–80Tim Meansunanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
21 Nov 2020Win76–24Daniel Rodriguezunanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
25 Jul 2020No contest100–0Jesse RonsonoverturnedR1 2:48WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till
28 Sep 2019Win79–21Alex Oliveiraunanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
3 Sep 2016Loss13–87Peter Sobottaunanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett
10 Apr 2016Loss19–81Zak Cummingsunanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos
24 Oct 2015Draw–Darren Tillmajority decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka
30 May 2015Win72–28Elizeu Zaleski dos Santossplit decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves