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UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier
Nicolas Dalby
Nicolas Dalby
21-4-1 · DNK
VS
Muslim Salikhov
Muslim Salikhov
20-3 · RUS
June 17, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Nicolas Dalby def. Muslim Salikhov by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dalby21/440/000:07
Salikhov27/451/100:18
R2
Dalby17/271/303:21
Salikhov10/141/100:27
R3
Dalby48/691/203:08
Salikhov20/290/000:10
Total
Dalby86/1402/506:36
Salikhov57/882/200:55

Scorecards

Dalby vs Salikhov

RdDerek ClearyMichael BellSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-99-1010-99.2-9.8
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2729-2830-2729.2-27.8

Media (12 cards) · avg 29.327.7 · 12 Dalby · 0 Salikhov

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Dalby-Salikhov.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
DalbyWin probabilitySalikhov
34.3%65.7%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
10%
Decision
65%
Expected fight time: 12.5 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Dalby, blue toward Salikhov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Dalby34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%12%
Submission4%12%
Decision26%76%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (1961)act 86
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 2
Salikhov66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%30%
Submission6%10%
Decision40%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2169)act 57
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 2
Combined totals~96 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R29%
R313%
Distance66%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Dalby
45.4%+118
Salikhov
-11853.6%
Most takedownstie 46.1%
Dalby
22.7%+137
Salikhov
-13731.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dalby
Expected: 45.3
45.5
Over 45.5
39.6%
+153
Under 45.5
60.4%
-153
057114
Salikhov
Expected: 51.0
51
Over 51
39.3%
+152
Exactly 51
1.0%
push
Under 51
59.7%
-152
064128
Takedowns — over/under
Dalby
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
30.6%
+227
Under 0.5
69.4%
-227
035
Salikhov
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
38.5%
+160
Under 0.5
61.5%
-160
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 12.5 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Dalby34.3%37.0%−2.7+160
Salikhov65.7%63.0%+2.7-190

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
63.4Striking73.1
Salikhov +9.7
38.9Grappling43.5
Salikhov +4.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DalbySalikhov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1579
Pound-for-pound
1607
1576
Divisional
1602
1500
Striking offense
1510
1494
Striking defense
1525
1479
Grappling offense
1484
1508
Grappling defense
1526
Physical
38 yrs
Age
39 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
74"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.74
Strikes landed / min
3.30
41%
Strike accuracy
49%
3.35
Strikes absorbed / min
2.43
54%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.09
Takedowns / 15 min
1.20
30%
Takedown accuracy
35%
66%
Takedown defense
78%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
56%
UFC win rate
75%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
0%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
210
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nicolas Dalby
  • WWarlley AlvesS-DEC R3
    Close +1105mo before
  • WClaudio SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -21811mo before
  • LTim MeansU-DEC R3
    Close +1342y before
  • WDaniel RodriguezU-DEC R3
    Close +2502y 7mo before
  • WAlex OliveiraU-DEC R3
    Close +1353y 9mo before
Muslim Salikhov
  • WAndre FialhoKO/TKO R3
    Close -1127mo before
  • LLi JingliangKO/TKO R2
    Close -16011mo before
  • WFrancisco TrinaldoU-DEC R3
    Close -2382y before
  • WElizeu Zaleski dos SantosS-DEC R3
    Close -1342y 11mo before
  • WLaureano StaropoliU-DEC R3
    Close -1653y 8mo before
Dalby — win / loss by method
Record: 21-4-1, 2 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
6 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
19% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 4 losses
W
52% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win3loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (100%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
16win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (38%)Decision(100%) 1
Salikhov — win / loss by method
Record: 20-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
14 wins, 1 loss
W
70% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
14win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (79%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (14%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (7%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Dalby
Salikhov
10
UFC fights
8
137.8 min · 13.8 avg
Octagon time
87.7 min · 11.0 avg
16y 5m
Career length
15y 0m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Dalby
Salikhov
139W–41L · 77.2%
Overall
133W–40L · 76.9%
75W–20L · 78.9%
Wins
101W–29L · 77.7%
64W–21L · 75.3%
Losses
32W–11L · 74.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dalby
Salikhov
157W–87L · 64.3%
Overall
117W–52L · 69.2%
148W–86L · 63.2%
Wins
115W–52L · 68.9%
9W–1L · 90.0%
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Dalby
Salikhov
5.08
Landed / min
3.30
34.0%
Accuracy
46.6%
57.4%
Defense
69.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.51
47.8%
Time at distance
80.3%
Grappling & control
Dalby
Salikhov
1.09
Takedowns / 15 min
1.20
30.3%
Takedown accuracy
35.0%
65.8%
Takedown defense
77.8%
0.11
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
40.6%
Control share
56.6%
Strike target map
Dalby
  • Head61%(315)div 63%
  • Body22%(111)div 20%
  • Legs17%(89)div 16%
Salikhov
  • Head57%(164)div 63%
  • Body27%(79)div 20%
  • Legs16%(46)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Nicolas Dalby
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Muslim Salikhov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.