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Nicolas Dalby
Nicolas Dalby
17-3-1 · DNK
VS
Alex Oliveira
Alex Oliveira
20-7-1 · BRA
September 28, 2019 · Copenhagen, Denmark
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Nicolas Dalby def. Alex Oliveira by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dalby7/290/200:34
Oliveira12/320/001:16
R2
Dalby11/291/102:59
Oliveira6/131/100:26
R3
Dalby13/260/101:56
Oliveira0/22/302:14
Total
Dalby31/841/405:29
Oliveira18/473/403:56

Scorecards

Dalby vs Oliveira

RdAndy RobertsCezary WojciechowskiNicolaj BulowCommunity
R19-109-109-109.2-9.8
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-99.8-9.2
Total29-2829-2829-2829-28

Media (14 cards) · avg 29.227.7 · 14 Dalby · 0 Oliveira

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

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 probabilityOliveira
56.5%43.5%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
23%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.5 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 Oliveira. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Dalby56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%23%
Submission11%21%
Decision32%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 31
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 1
Oliveira44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%36%
Submission11%26%
Decision17%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2250)act 18
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 3
Combined totals~75 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R215%
R312%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Dalby
45.8%+115
Oliveira
-11552.7%
Most takedownstie 51.9%
Dalby
25.7%-115
Oliveira
+11522.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dalby
Expected: 36.0
36
Over 36
41.5%
+136
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.6%
-136
04590
Oliveira
Expected: 38.7
38.5
Over 38.5
42.9%
+133
Under 38.5
57.1%
-133
04997
Takedowns — over/under
Dalby
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
31.1%
+221
Under 0.5
68.9%
-221
035
Oliveira
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.5%
+250
Under 0.5
71.5%
-250
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 10.5 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
Dalby56.5%41.2%+15.3+135
Oliveira43.5%58.8%−15.3-155

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
61.1Striking65.8
Oliveira +4.7
52.0Grappling57.1
Oliveira +5.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DalbyOliveira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1524
Pound-for-pound
1585
1524
Divisional
1566
1491
Striking offense
1504
1498
Striking defense
1549
1491
Grappling offense
1527
1507
Grappling defense
1474
Physical
34 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
74"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.27
Strikes landed / min
3.09
38%
Strike accuracy
51%
3.33
Strikes absorbed / min
2.27
56%
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.84
50%
Takedown accuracy
37%
69%
Takedown defense
59%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
60%
-2
Win/loss streak
-2
25%
Last-5 win rate
40%
0%
Finish rate
78%
Recent opp. quality
1120
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nicolas Dalby
  • LPeter SobottaU-DEC R3
    Close -2003y 1mo before
  • LZak CummingsU-DEC R3
    Close -1053y 6mo before
  • DDarren TillM-DEC R3
    Close -1453y 11mo before
  • WElizeu Zaleski dos SantosS-DEC R3
    Close -2704y 4mo before
Alex Oliveira
  • LMike PerryU-DEC R3
    Close -1655mo before
  • LGunnar NelsonSUB R2
    Close +13510mo before
  • WCarlo Pedersoli Jr.KO/TKO R1
    Close -5001y before
  • WCarlos ConditSUB R2
    Close -1751y 5mo before
  • LYancy MedeirosKO/TKO R3
    Close -3901y 10mo before
Dalby — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-1, 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
35% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
24% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
41% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
16win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (38%)Decision(100%) 1
Oliveira — win / loss by method
Record: 20-7-1, 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
12 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 4 losses
W
25% of wins
L
57% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
9win5loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
3 (33%)Submission(60%) 3
2 (22%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
11win2loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (18%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (9%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Dalby
Oliveira
4
UFC fights
15
60.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
137.3 min · 9.2 avg
16y 5m
Career length
14y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dalby
Oliveira
47W–13L · 78.3%
Overall
220W–53L · 80.6%
14W–4L · 77.8%
Wins
141W–35L · 80.1%
33W–9L · 78.6%
Losses
79W–18L · 81.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dalby
Oliveira
157W–87L · 64.3%
Overall
60W–45L · 57.1%
148W–86L · 63.2%
Wins
41W–37L · 52.6%
9W–1L · 90.0%
Losses
19W–8L · 70.4%
Distance striking
Dalby
Oliveira
3.70
Landed / min
5.44
29.8%
Accuracy
40.2%
60.2%
Defense
58.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.55
52.7%
Time at distance
27.1%
Grappling & control
Dalby
Oliveira
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.84
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
37.1%
69.2%
Takedown defense
59.4%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.77
36.0%
Control share
62.3%
Strike target map
Dalby
  • Head60%(118)div 63%
  • Body17%(34)div 20%
  • Legs22%(44)div 16%
Oliveira
  • Head62%(261)div 63%
  • Body24%(103)div 20%
  • Legs14%(60)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.

Alex Oliveira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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