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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Zak Cummings won · U-DEC R3
Elo1508
Nicolas Dalby
Elo1499
Zak Cummings

Nicolas DalbyvsZak CummingsUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos · Sunday, April 10, 2016Zagreb, Croatia

Official fight result

Zak Cummings won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupNicolas Dalby: Well-roundedvsZak Cummings: Well-rounded

Well-rounded vs well-rounded. Usually decided by who imposes their gameplan first.

Model Prediction: Nicolas Dalby wins(54.4%)

Actual result: Zak Cummings wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Nicolas Dalby at -105 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Stance matchup historically favors Zak Cummings (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Nicolas Dalby
Red Corner
VS
Zak Cummings
Blue Corner
-105
(51%)
Vegas Odds
-115
(53%)
1508
Elo
1499
41
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'11"
Height
6'0"
187.96 cm
Reach
190.5 cm

Recent Form

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

Nicolas Dalby
oldest →
W
vs Muslim Salikhov · Jun 23
W
KOvs Gabriel Bonfim · Nov 23
L
vs Rinat Fakhretdinov · Jun 24
L
KOvs Randy Brown · Apr 25
W
vs Saygid Izagakhmaev · Nov 25
latest
Zak CummingsW2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Trevor Smith · Dec 18
W
SUBvs Trevin Giles · May 19
L
vs Omari Akhmedov · Sep 19
W
vs Alessio Di Chirico · Aug 20
W
KOvs Ed Herman · Apr 23
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Nicolas DalbyMetricZak Cummings
3.88
Strikes / min
2.96
3.51
Strikes absorbed / min
2.91
52%
Strike defense
55%
0.90
TDs / 15 min
0.62
59%
Takedown defense
66%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.37evenly matched on net striking+0.05

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1519 vs 1537Strikes62.5 vs 16.3Takedowns4.0 vs 1.3Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.50Form1.0 vs 0.6
Nicolas DalbyZak Cummings

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Nicolas Dalby(10 fights)Zak Cummings(10 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 +8.9|Blue -8.9
Recent Form
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Striker Score
Red -0.7|Blue +0.7
Grappler Score
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Layoff
Red +56.0|Blue -56.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Nicolas DalbyTargetZak Cummings

By target zone

29
28% acc · 51%
Head
38
29% acc · 68%
11
46% acc · 19%
Body
11
58% acc · 20%
17
74% acc · 30%
Leg
7
100% acc · 13%

By position

52
37% acc · 91%
Distance
51
34% acc · 91%
4
44% acc · 7%
Clinch
1
100% acc · 2%
1
50% acc · 2%
Ground
4
57% acc · 7%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Nicolas Dalby rounds
0
even
3
Zak Cummings rounds
Round 1Zak Cummings edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns0
Control0:06
Knockdowns0
13Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:59Control
1Knockdowns
Round 2Zak Cummings edged it
Sig. strikes23
Takedowns0
Control0:00
26Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Zak Cummings edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns0
Control0:01
17Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:32Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
57 / 150
Sig Strikes
56 / 158
38%
Sig Str %
35%
69 / 163
Total Strikes
77 / 183
0 / 1
TDs
1 / 3
0%
TD %
33%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:07
Ctrl Time
3:31

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Zak Cummings13 / 4213 / 430 / 01
1Nicolas Dalby17 / 5317 / 540 / 00
2Zak Cummings26 / 7526 / 750 / 00
2Nicolas Dalby23 / 5723 / 570 / 00
3Zak Cummings17 / 4138 / 651 / 30
3Nicolas Dalby17 / 4029 / 520 / 10

Nicolas Dalby

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights14

Zak Cummings

StanceSouthpaw
Height72.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights14