Nicolas Dalby (23-6-1, 10) was born in Sønderborg, Denmark on November 16, 1984. At the age of 25 years on March 6, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Laurens-Jan Thijssen, winning the fight via 3rd-round submission.
On May 30, 2015, 30-year old Nicolas Dalby made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves against a 28-year old Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
Dalby's last fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to Randy Brown at UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates at age 40 on April 26, 2025. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 14 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins, 5 losses, 1 draw and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Nicolas Dalby's best fights have been against Gabriel Bonfim, Alex Oliveira, Daniel Rodriguez, Cláudio Silva, Muslim Salikhov, Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos and Warlley Alves.
Dalby has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32  | Apr 26, 2025 40 years, 5 months 23-6-1 (10) | 34 years, 9 months 19-6 (12) | UFC | WL | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch |
31  | Jun 22, 2024 39 years, 7 months 23-5-1 (10) | 32 years, 8 months 21-1-1 (16) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
30 | Nov 4, 2023 38 years, 11 months 23-4-1 (10) | Gabriel Bonfim | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches |
29  | Jun 17, 2023 38 years, 7 months 22-4-1 (9) | 39 years 19-3 (15) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
28  | Jan 21, 2023 38 years, 2 months 21-4-1 (9) | 32 years 14-5 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
27  | Jul 23, 2022 37 years, 8 months 20-4-1 (9) | 39 years, 10 months 14-3 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
26  | Jun 26, 2021 36 years, 7 months 19-4-1 (9) | 37 years, 4 months 31-12-1 (24) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
25  | Nov 21, 2020 36 years 19-3-1 (9) | 33 years, 10 months 13-1 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
24  | Jul 26, 2020 35 years, 8 months 18-3-1 (9) | 34 years, 7 months 21-10 (17) | UFC | WL | 1 | NC | NC Overturned |
23  | Sep 28, 2019 34 years, 10 months 18-3-1 (9) | 31 years, 7 months 20-7-1 (17) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
22 | Jun 29, 2019 34 years, 7 months 17-3-1 (9) | Ross Houston | CW | WL | 3 | NC | NC Surface deemed unsafe For Cage Warriors welterweight title |
21 | Mar 9, 2019 34 years, 3 months 17-3-1 (9) | Alex Lohore | CW | WL | 4 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Cage Warriors welterweight title Interim |
20 | Dec 8, 2018 34 years 16-3-1 (8) | Philip Mulpeter | CW | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
19 | Sep 1, 2018 33 years, 9 months 15-3-1 (7) | Roberto Allegretti | CW | WL | 2 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke |
18  | Apr 28, 2018 33 years, 5 months 14-3-1 (7) | 24 years, 10 months 9-1 (7) | CW | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
17  | Sep 3, 2016 31 years, 9 months 14-2-1 (7) | 29 years, 7 months 15-5-1 (14) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
16  | Apr 10, 2016 31 years, 4 months 14-1-1 (7) | 31 years, 8 months 18-4 (14) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15  | Oct 24, 2015 30 years, 11 months 14-0-1 (7) | 22 years, 10 months 13-0 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | DRAW Majority |
14  | May 30, 2015 30 years, 6 months 14-0 (7) | 28 years, 6 months 14-4 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
13 | Nov 15, 2014 29 years, 11 months 13-0 (7) | Mohsen Bahari | CW | WL | 5 | UD | WIN Defended Cage Warriors welterweight title |
12 | Mar 22, 2014 29 years, 4 months 12-0 (7) | Sergei Churilov | CW | WL | 4 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches Won Cage Warriors welterweight title |
11 | Sep 26, 2013 28 years, 10 months 11-0 (6) | Morten Djursaa | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Mar 9, 2013 28 years, 3 months 10-0 (5) | Ivica Trušček | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Aug 31, 2012 27 years, 9 months 9-0 (5) | Ivica Trušček | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8 | May 12, 2012 27 years, 5 months 8-0 (5) | Cristian Brinzan | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
7 | Mar 10, 2012 27 years, 3 months 7-0 (4) | Acoidan Duque | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Nov 19, 2011 27 years 6-0 (4) | Glenn Sparv | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Oct 1, 2011 26 years, 10 months 5-0 (4) | Mindaugas Baranauskas | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
4 | Nov 13, 2010 25 years, 11 months 4-0 (3) | Raymond Jarman | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
3 | Oct 2, 2010 25 years, 10 months 3-0 (2) | Raimondas Sinica | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Apr 17, 2010 25 years, 5 months 2-0 (1) | Jaroslav PoborskĂ˝ | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | Mar 6, 2010 25 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Laurens-Jan Thijssen | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
