Dalby vs Zaleski

When is Dalby vs Zaleski?

Nicolas Dalby is set to face the challenge of Elizeu Zaleski during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 9th November 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Dalby vs Zaleski stats

Nicolas Dalby steps into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Elizeu Zaleski will make his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This will be Nicolas Dalby's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Elizeu Zaleski will mark his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Nicolas Dalby's UFC record currently stands at 7-4-1, while Elizeu Zaleski's comes in at 10-4-1.

The stats suggest Zaleski has a large advantage in power over Dalby, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Dalby's 30%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Dalby will have a slight advantage over Zaleski, with a 17% submission rate over Zaleski's 13%.

Nicolas Dalby is the older man by 2 years, at 39 years old.

Dalby has a 1-inch reach advantage.

Dalby's experience as a professional fighter is relatively equal to Zaleski's, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 months later than Zaleski, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 13 more professional rounds, 85 to Zaleski's 72.

Dalby vs Zaleski form

Dalby has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight, he lost to Rinat Fakhretdinov at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had won against Gabriel Bonfim at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Muslim Salikhov at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Warlley Alves at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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.

Elizeu Zaleski has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he was beaten by Randy Brown at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had drawn with Rinat Fakhretdinov at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by unanimous decision in the 3rd round at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had won against Abubakar Nurmagomedov at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He had been defeated by Jingliang Li at UFC on ESPN+ 15 on 31st August 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen, China.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Nicolas Dalby has been fighting more than Elizeu Zaleski.

Nicolas Dalby last fought 4 months and 9 days ago, while Elizeu Zaleski's last outing was 4 months and 30 days ago.

Dalby's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 8 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Zaleski's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years and 2 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time does Dalby vs Zaleski start?

The fighters are expected to walk out at around 9:50 PM UTC , which is 4:50 PM EST or 1:50 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:50 PM GMT in the UK.

What are the odds on Dalby vs Zaleski?

Elizeu Zaleski is currently 17/20 (-120) to win the contest outright, while you can get 23/25 (-110) on Nicolas Dalby if you fancy the slight upset.

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