Dvorak vs Nicolau

Who won Dvorak vs Nicolau?

Matheus Nicolau beat David Dvorak by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night Columbus, on Saturday 26th March 2022 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Matheus Nicolau.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Dvorak vs Nicolau stats

David Dvorak stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Matheus Nicolau made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

David Dvorak's UFC record stood at 3-3-0, while Matheus Nicolau's came in at 7-1-0.

The stats suggested Dvorak had an advantage in power over Nicolau, with a 42% knock out percentage over Nicolau's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dvorak had a slight advantage over Nicolau, with a 37% submission rate over Nicolau's 29%.

David Dvorak was the same age as Matheus Nicolau, at 31 years old.

Nicolau had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dvorak. Despite this, he had 2-inch reach advantage.

Dvorak was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 months earlier than Nicolau, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 50 to Nicolau's 49.

Dvorak vs Nicolau form

Nicolau had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Brandon Royval at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Matt Schnell at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando.

Going into that contest, he had beaten David Dvorak at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

Before that, he had defeated Tim Elliott at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Manel Kape at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Dvorak's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Nicolau's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 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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