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UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till
Nicolas Dalby
Nicolas Dalby
18-3-1 · DNK
VS
Jesse Ronson
Jesse Ronson
21-10 · CAN
July 25, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
No contest
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:48
Dalby20/500/000:26
Ronson30/450/010:21
Total
Dalby20/500/000:26
Ronson30/450/010:21

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 probabilityRonson
57.5%42.5%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
22%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 10.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dalby57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%31%
Submission11%19%
Decision28%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2559)act 20
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 0
Ronson43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%42%
Submission11%26%
Decision14%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2353)act 30
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~86 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R213%
R317%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Dalby
54.8%-125
Ronson
+12544.0%
Most takedownstie 48.1%
Dalby
38.9%-299
Ronson
+29913.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dalby
Expected: 45.4
45.5
Over 45.5
42.3%
+136
Under 45.5
57.7%
-136
057114
Ronson
Expected: 40.4
40.5
Over 40.5
42.3%
+137
Under 40.5
57.7%
-137
051101
Takedowns — over/under
Dalby
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
28.1%
+202
Exactly 1
15.3%
push
Under 1
56.6%
-202
035
Ronson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.4%
Exactly 0
80.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 10.1 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
Dalby57.5%68.9%−11.4-265
Ronson42.5%31.1%+11.4+205

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
62.1Striking67.6
Ronson +5.5
45.8Grappling42.7
Dalby +3.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DalbyRonson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
Pound-for-pound
Divisional
1487
Striking offense
1502
1502
Striking defense
1523
1490
Grappling offense
1483
1506
Grappling defense
1495
Physical
35 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
74"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.03
Strikes landed / min
3.09
38%
Strike accuracy
46%
2.91
Strikes absorbed / min
2.73
56%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.80
Takedowns / 15 min
0.67
45%
Takedown accuracy
40%
59%
Takedown defense
61%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
0%
+1
Win/loss streak
-3
40%
Last-5 win rate
0%
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
301
Days since last fight
2211
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nicolas Dalby
  • WAlex OliveiraU-DEC R3
    Close +13510mo before
  • LPeter SobottaU-DEC R3
    Close -2003y 11mo before
  • LZak CummingsU-DEC R3
    Close -1054y 3mo before
  • DDarren TillM-DEC R3
    Close -1454y 9mo before
  • WElizeu Zaleski dos SantosS-DEC R3
    Close -2705y 2mo before
Jesse Ronson
  • LKevin LeeS-DEC R3
    Close +2006y 1mo before
  • LFrancisco TrinaldoS-DEC R3
    Close +1456y 5mo before
  • LMichel PrazeresS-DEC R3
    Close -1156y 10mo before
Dalby — win / loss by method
Record: 18-3-1, 1 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
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 3 losses
W
44% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
16win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (38%)Decision(100%) 1
Ronson — win / loss by method
Record: 21-10-0

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
10 wins, 2 losses
W
48% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
10% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 7 losses
W
19% of wins
L
70% of losses
UFC
0win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
21win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (48%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
7 (33%)Submission(14%) 1
4 (19%)Decision(57%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Dalby
Ronson
5
UFC fights
3
75.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
16y 5m
Career length
16y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dalby
Ronson
67W–20L · 77.0%
Overall
36W–5L · 87.8%
34W–11L · 75.6%
Wins
0W–0L
33W–9L · 78.6%
Losses
36W–5L · 87.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dalby
Ronson
157W–87L · 64.3%
Overall
266W–99L · 72.9%
148W–86L · 63.2%
Wins
162W–70L · 69.8%
9W–1L · 90.0%
Losses
104W–29L · 78.2%
Distance striking
Dalby
Ronson
3.47
Landed / min
5.10
28.8%
Accuracy
44.0%
60.5%
Defense
65.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
48.5%
Time at distance
51.4%
Grappling & control
Dalby
Ronson
1.80
Takedowns / 15 min
0.67
45.0%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
58.8%
Takedown defense
61.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.33
42.3%
Control share
10.5%
Strike target map
Dalby
  • Head60%(137)div 63%
  • Body17%(39)div 20%
  • Legs22%(51)div 16%
Ronson
  • Head45%(63)div 63%
  • Body27%(37)div 20%
  • Legs28%(39)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.

Jesse Ronson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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