Dalby vs Means

Who won Dalby vs Means?

Tim Means beat Nicolas Dalby by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Vegas 30, on Saturday 26th June 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Tim Means.

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).

Dalby vs Means stats

Nicolas Dalby stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Tim Means made his way to the cage with a record of 31 wins, 12 losses and 1 draw, 19 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Nicolas Dalby's UFC record stood at 7-3-1, while Tim Means' came in at 15-12-0.

The stats suggested Means had a large advantage in power over Dalby, boasting a 61% knock out percentage over Dalby's 32%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dalby had a slight advantage over Means, with a 21% submission rate over Means' 16%.

Nicolas Dalby was the younger man by 1 year, at 39 years old.

Means had a height advantage of 3 inches over Dalby. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Dalby was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 11 months later than Means, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 82 to Means' 95.

Dalby vs Means form

Dalby 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 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 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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 defeated Alex Lohore at Cage Warriors 103 on 9th March 2019 by knockout in the 4th round at K.B Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Tim Means had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Mike Perry at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Niko Price at UFC on ESPN+ 4 on 9th March 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Belal Muhammad at UFC Fight Night 121 on 18th November 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Before that, he had won against Alex Garcia at UFC Fight Night 112 on 25th June 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, United States.

He had lost to Alex Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 106 on 11th March 2017 by submission in the 2nd round at Olympic Training Center, Fortaleza, Brazil.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Nicolas Dalby had last fought 1 year, 9 months and 5 days ago, while Tim Means' last outing had been 3 years, 5 months and 7 days ago.

Dalby's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Means' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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