Salikhov vs Dalby

Who won Salikhov vs Dalby?

Nicolas Dalby beat Muslim Salikhov by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier, on Saturday 17th June 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Nicolas Dalby.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Salikhov vs Dalby stats

Muslim Salikhov stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Nicolas Dalby made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Muslim Salikhov's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Nicolas Dalby marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Muslim Salikhov's UFC record stood at 8-4-0, while Nicolas Dalby's came in at 7-4-1.

The stats suggested Salikhov had a massive power advantage over Dalby, boasting a 68% knock out percentage over Dalby's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dalby had a slight advantage over Salikhov, with a 19% submission rate over Salikhov's 11%.

Muslim Salikhov was the same age as Nicolas Dalby, at 40 years old.

Dalby had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Salikhov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 4 months later than Dalby, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 42 less professional rounds, 43 to Dalby's 85.

Salikhov vs Dalby form

Salikhov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Andre Fialho at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak on 19th November 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jingliang Li at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Francisco Trinaldo at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Before that, he had defeated Laureano Staropoli at UFC on ESPN+ 20 on 26th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

He had been beaten by Alex Garcia at UFC Fight Night 122 on 25th November 2017 by submission in the 2nd round at Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai, China.

Dalby had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Claudio Silva at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Tim Means at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Alex Oliveira at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 28th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Before that, his fight against Ross Houston at Cage Warriors 106 on 29th June 2019 ended in a no contest.

He had beaten Alex Lohore at Cage Warriors 103 on 9th March 2019 by knockout in the 4th round at K.B Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Nicolas Dalby had been fighting more than Muslim Salikhov.

Going to this contest, Muslim Salikhov had last fought 2 years, 3 months and 23 days ago, while Nicolas Dalby's last outing had been 2 years, 7 months and 19 days ago.

Salikhov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Dalby's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Salikhov vs Dalby?

Muslim Salikhov was a 57/100 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Nicolas Dalby made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.