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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Nicolas Dalby won · S-DEC R3
Elo1508
Nicolas Dalby
Elo1460
Saygid Izagakhmaev

Nicolas DalbyvsSaygid IzagakhmaevUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · Saturday, November 22, 2025Doha, Qatar

Official fight result

Nicolas Dalby won

S-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupNicolas Dalby: Well-roundedvsSaygid Izagakhmaev: Wrestler

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Nicolas Dalby wins(78.7%)

Actual result: Nicolas Dalby wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Nicolas Dalby at +270 American odds

+$270 profit

$370 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Saygid Izagakhmaev has 41pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Nicolas Dalby
Red Corner
VS
Saygid Izagakhmaev
Blue Corner
+270
(27%)
Vegas Odds
-335
(77%)
1508
Elo
1460
41
Age
31
Orthodox
Stance
N/A
5'11"
Height
6'0"
187.96 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Nicolas DalbyL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Warlley Alves · Jan 23
W
vs Muslim Salikhov · Jun 23
W
KOvs Gabriel Bonfim · Nov 23
L
vs Rinat Fakhretdinov · Jun 24
L
KOvs Randy Brown · Apr 25
latest
Saygid Izagakhmaev
oldest →
L
DECvs Abubakar Vagaev · Jul 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Nicolas DalbyMetricSaygid Izagakhmaev
3.88
Strikes / min
1.33
3.51
Strikes absorbed / min
1.73
52%
Strike defense
58%
0.90
TDs / 15 min
4.00
59%
Takedown defense
100%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.37evenly matched on net striking-0.40

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1536 vs 1500Strikes3.9 vs 1.3Takedowns0.9 vs 4.0Sub Atts0.10 vs 0.00Form-0.4 vs 0.0
Nicolas DalbySaygid Izagakhmaev

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14501468148515031520← oldermost recent →
Nicolas Dalby(10 fights)Saygid Izagakhmaev(2 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +48.0|Blue -48.0
Recent Form
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Striker Score
Red -49.1|Blue +49.1
Grappler Score
Red -49.7|Blue +49.7
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Nicolas DalbyTargetSaygid Izagakhmaev

By target zone

13
32% acc · 50%
Head
11
48% acc · 55%
8
50% acc · 31%
Body
9
90% acc · 45%
5
83% acc · 19%
Leg
0
0% acc

By position

11
28% acc · 42%
Distance
8
42% acc · 40%
13
62% acc · 50%
Clinch
10
83% acc · 50%
2
100% acc · 8%
Ground
2
67% acc · 10%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Nicolas Dalby rounds
1
even
1
Saygid Izagakhmaev rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes5
Takedowns0
Control3:06
7Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:53Control
Round 2Saygid Izagakhmaev edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns0
Control1:55
2Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
2:47Control
Round 3Nicolas Dalby edged it
Sig. strikes18
Takedowns0
Control1:28
11Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:38Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
26 / 63
Sig Strikes
20 / 34
39.3%
Sig Str %
56.3%
87 / 140
Total Strikes
65 / 88
0 / 2
TDs
4 / 10
0%
TD %
45.3%
0
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
0
6:29
Ctrl Time
5:18

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Saygid Izagakhmaev7 / 1242 / 521 / 20
1Nicolas Dalby5 / 1528 / 470 / 10
2Saygid Izagakhmaev2 / 48 / 142 / 30
2Nicolas Dalby3 / 725 / 350 / 10
3Saygid Izagakhmaev11 / 1815 / 221 / 50
3Nicolas Dalby18 / 4134 / 580 / 00

Nicolas Dalby

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights14

Saygid Izagakhmaev

Stance
Height72.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights2