Nick Meck vs Dilano Taylor

DateOct 2, 2026

DivisionWelterweight

StatusScheduled

VenueMinot Air Force Base

BroadcastUFC Fight Pass

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Friday, October 2, 2026 — watch on UFC Fight Pass.

US East (ET): Fri 6:15 PM
US West (PT): Fri 3:15 PM
United Kingdom: Fri 11:15 PM
Central Europe: Sat 12:15 AM
Australia (Sydney): Sat 8:15 AM
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Nick MeckKing Black Cat |10-3-0Nick Meck vs Dilano TaylorDilano TaylorThe Postman |14-5-0

Nick MeckKing Black Cat10-3-0

Fight Overview

Round5

Time5:00

10-3-0Record14-5-0

31Age29

5'11"Height6'3"

74"Reach77"

170 lbsWeight171 lbs

WelterweightWeight ClassWelterweight

Dilano TaylorThe Postman14-5-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Dilano Taylor owns a 90-point Elo edge (good). Tracked UFC stat edges are limited for this matchup. 1 shared opponent give extra context.

Compare Nick Meck and Dilano Taylor across their careers →

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.

Nick MeckDilano Taylor

Recent form

Nick MeckW L W W L · -11 Elo last 5

WLWWL

Dilano TaylorW W W W L · +45 Elo last 5

WWWWL

Elo edge

Nick Meck1600+10 last move

Dilano Taylor1690+9 last move

Fight intelligence

Model forecast and your pick

Inspect the model’s probability and Elo baseline, then make your own call before the card starts.

Combat Edge Model

Fight forecast

Frozen pre-fight · v0.7-2026-08-28

20%Nick Meck80%Dilano Taylor

Model favoriteDilano Taylor

Elo baseline63% for Dilano Taylor

Matchup adjustment+17 pts vs Elo

Win probability computed before the fight from point-in-time Elo, records, and matchup data. The baseline shows what Elo alone expected; the adjustment is not a certainty. Analytics, not betting advice.

See all predictions →Back Dilano TaylorStake

Forecast context

What separates the fighters

Model + Elo agree

Dilano Taylor leads the full model at 80%. Elo agrees, and the complete matchup model strengthens that lean by 18 points.

Current Elo ratings1600 · 1690Dilano Taylor leads by 90 rating points.

Recent opponent quality1489 · 1650Dilano Taylor faced the stronger recent schedule (10 vs 10 sampled fights).

Elo record depth13 · 19 fightsDilano Taylor has the deeper counted Elo history.

Largest tracked stat edgesNot enough comparable dataNo advantage is inferred when the underlying records are incomplete.

Stat advantages

Nick MeckvsDilano Taylor

No tracked UFC stat edge yet.

Finishing profile

Nick Meckdecision leads 50% of wins

Dilano Taylordecision leads 43% of wins

Common opponents

Handesson FerreiraNick Meck: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Aug 8, 2026Dilano Taylor: win · Submission (Neck Crank) · Sep 27, 2024

Tale of the tape

Nick MeckDilano Taylor

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

Not availableSig. strikes landed per minNot available

UFC welterweight average : 3.67

Not availableSig. strike accuracyNot available

UFC welterweight average : 46%

Not availableSig. strikes absorbed per minNot available

UFC welterweight average : 3.83

Not availableSig. strike defenseNot available

UFC welterweight average : 53%

Not availableTakedown averageNot available

UFC welterweight average : 1.33

Not availableTakedown accuracyNot available

UFC welterweight average : 31%

Not availableTakedown defenseNot available

UFC welterweight average : 59%

Not availableSubmission averageNot available

UFC welterweight average : 0.54

1Wins by knockout4

4Wins by submission4

5Wins by decision6

1Losses by knockout4

0Losses by submission0

2Losses by decision1

Nick Meck vs Dilano Taylor is a scheduled Welterweight fight on FURY FC 125 : FIGHT FORCE. Nick Meck enters with a 10-3-0 record and Dilano Taylor enters with a 14-5-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.