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 14th 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 7-5-1.

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 older man by 1 year, at 41 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 44 less professional rounds, 43 to Dalby's 87.

Salikhov vs Dalby form

Nicolas Dalby had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Warlley Alves at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had lost to 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.

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

His fight against Ross Houston at Cage Warriors 106 on 29th June 2019 ended in a no contest.

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Dalby's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 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.