Dalby vs Oliveira

Who won Dalby vs Oliveira?

Nicolas Dalby beat Alex Oliveira by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest, during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 18, on Saturday 28th September 2019 at Royal Arena in Copenhagen.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of 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).

Dalby vs Oliveira stats

Nicolas Dalby stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Alex Oliveira made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 7 loses and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knock out and 5 by submission.

The stats suggested Oliveira had a large advantage in power over Dalby, boosting at 60% knock out percentage over Dalby's 35%.

Nicolas Dalby was the older man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Oliveira had 2-inch reach advantage.

Dalby was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 less fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Oliveira, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 74 more professional rounds, 74 to Oliveira's 0.

Dalby vs Oliveira form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he Ross Houston at Cage Warriors 106 on 29th June 2019 by in the 5th round in their Cage Warriors Welterweight championship fight at Eventim Apollo, London, England.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had beat 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 won against Roberto Allegretti at Cage Warriors 96 on 1st September 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, England.

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

Oliveira remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Mike Perry at UFC on ESPN+ 8 on 27th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at BB&T Center, Sunrise, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Gunnar Nelson at UFC 231 on 8th December 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had beat Carlo Pedersoli at UFC Fight Night 137 on 22nd September 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Before that, he had defeated Carlos Condit at UFC on FOX 29 on 14th April 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

He had won against Tim Means 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 Alex Oliveira.

Going to this contest, Nicolas Dalby had last fought 3 years, 1 month and 8 days ago, while Alex Oliveira's last outing had been 3 years, 3 months and 10 days ago.

Dalby's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Oliveira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.