Danny Barlow vs Nikolay Veretennikov

Aug 10, 2024 · ESPN

DateAug 10, 2024

DivisionWelterweight

StatusScheduled

VenueUFC APEX

BroadcastESPN

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, August 10, 2024 — watch on ESPN.

US East (ET): Sat 7:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 4:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sun 12:00 AM
Central Europe: Sun 1:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 9:00 AM
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Danny BarlowLeft Hand 2 God |9-2-0Danny Barlow vs Nikolay VeretennikovNikolay VeretennikovGladiator |14-8-0

Danny BarlowLeft Hand 2 God9-2-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

9-2-0Record14-8-0

31Age36

6'2"Height6'0"

79"Reach 75"

170 lbsWeight170 lbs

WelterweightWeight ClassWelterweight

Nikolay VeretennikovGladiator14-8-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Nikolay Veretennikov owns a 2-point Elo edge (good). Nikolay Veretennikov shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Danny BarlowNikolay Veretennikov

Recent form

Danny BarlowL L W W W · +23 Elo last 5

LLWWW

Nikolay VeretennikovL W L W L · -16 Elo last 5

LWLWL

Elo edge

Danny Barlow1651-19 last move

Nikolay Veretennikov1653-17 last move

Why they are ranked here

Danny Barlow#104 of 275 active Middleweight fighters · 1651 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Josh Quinlan (rated 1625 at the time): +27.
Costliest loss: Lost to Sam Patterson (rated 1705 at the time): -28.
Last 5 fights: 3 wins, 2 losses, +23 Elo in total.
Next places: 1 point behind #103 Jackson McVey, 0 ahead of #105 Ilian Bouafia.

Nikolay Veretennikov#132 of 356 active Welterweight fighters · 1653 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Niko Price (rated 1648 at the time): +19.
Costliest loss: Lost to Michael Morales (rated 1711 at the time): -21.
Last 5 fights: 2 wins, 3 losses, -16 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #131 Bojan Veličković, 1 ahead of #133 Yohan Lainesse.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Danny BarlowNow 1651 · #104 Middleweight

Wins by decision+16→ 1667

Loses by decision-16→ 1635

Nikolay VeretennikovNow 1653 · #132 Welterweight

Wins by decision+16→ 1669

Loses by decision-16→ 1637

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Danny BarlowvsNikolay Veretennikov

Takedown accuracy

0%vs17%

Sig. strikes landed per min

5.62vs2.69

Takedown average

0vs0.42

Submission average

0vs0.42

Finishing profile

Danny BarlowKO/TKO leads 56% of wins

Nikolay VeretennikovKO/TKO leads 71% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Danny BarlowNikolay Veretennikov

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

5.62Sig. strikes landed per min2.69

UFC welterweight average : 3.66

51Sig. strike accuracy57

UFC welterweight average : 46%

3.70Sig. strikes absorbed per min3.30

UFC welterweight average : 3.84

51Sig. strike defense45

UFC welterweight average : 53%

0Takedown average0.42

UFC welterweight average : 1.41

0Takedown accuracy17

UFC welterweight average : 30%

100Takedown defense63

UFC welterweight average : 59%

0Submission average0.42

UFC welterweight average : 0.54

5Wins by knockout10

1Wins by submission1

3Wins by decision3

1Losses by knockout3

0Losses by submission1

1Losses by decision4

Danny Barlow vs Nikolay Veretennikov is a scheduled Welterweight fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : TYBURA VS SPIVAC. Danny Barlow enters with a 9-2-0 record and Nikolay Veretennikov enters with a 14-8-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.