Alves vs Dalby

Who won Alves vs Dalby?

Nicolas Dalby beat Warlley Alves by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 283, on Saturday 21st January 2023 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

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).

Alves vs Dalby stats

Warlley Alves stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Nicolas Dalby made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Warlley Alves' 16th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Nicolas Dalby marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2015.

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

The stats suggested Dalby had a slight advantage in power over Alves, with a 30% knock out percentage over Alves' 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Alves had a large advantage over Dalby, boasting a 43% submission rate over Dalby's 20%.

Warlley Alves was the younger man by 6 years, at 33 years old.

Dalby had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Alves was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 1 month later than Dalby, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 37 less professional rounds, 48 to Dalby's 85.

Alves vs Dalby form

Dalby had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, his fight against Ross Houston at Cage Warriors 106 on 29th June 2019 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had won against Alex Lohore at Cage Warriors 103 on 9th March 2019 by knockout in the 4th round at K.B Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Philip Mulpeter at Cage Warriors 100 on 8th December 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Viola Arena, Cardiff, Wales.

Before that, he had defeated Roberto Allegretti at Cage Warriors 96 on 1st September 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, England.

He had lost to Carlo Pedersoli at Cage Warriors 93 on 28th April 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Lisebergshallen, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Activity check

Alves' last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Dalby's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 1 day. 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 Alves vs Dalby?

Warlley Alves was a 3/4 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Nicolas Dalby made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.