Nicolas Dalby vs.
Muslim Salikhov
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Nicolas Dalby
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 5 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.14 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Muslim Salikhov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.21 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Nicolas Dalby
Distance 76.7% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 18.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 5.0% (norm 8.1%)
Muslim Salikhov
Distance 88.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.9% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nicolas Dalby
Head 74.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 9.4% (norm 8.4%)
Muslim Salikhov
Head 70.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 9.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Dalby L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Salikhov L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 477 / 1360 | 35.1% | 38.6% | 358 / 759 | 47.2% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 236 / 326 | 72.4% | 67.8% | 28 / 42 | 66.7% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 59 / 88 | 67.0% | 67.2% | 41 / 59 | 69.5% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 458 / 1316 | 34.8% | 37.2% | 226 / 602 | 37.5% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 188 / 292 | 64.4% | 70.7% | 125 / 176 | 71.0% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 126 / 166 | 75.9% | 82.9% | 76 / 82 | 92.7% | 82.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Dalby L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Salikhov L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 557 / 1253 | 44.5% | 39.0% | 291 / 881 | 33.0% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 91 / 123 | 74.0% | 68.9% | 61 / 85 | 71.8% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 51 / 87 | 58.6% | 68.0% | 23 / 31 | 74.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 450 / 1143 | 39.4% | 35.6% | 201 / 731 | 27.5% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 150 / 210 | 71.4% | 69.6% | 108 / 172 | 62.8% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 99 / 110 | 90.0% | 82.1% | 66 / 94 | 70.2% | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Dalby has more cage time on record.