Fighter Profile›Middleweight

Bo Nickal

8-16 UFC

Complete Fighter

Form

High Variance

Early Chaos

Output Builds Late

6'1"ht·76"reach·Southpawstance·30age

Last fightWRodolfo Vieira·KO/TKO·R3·6mo ago

Fighter Context

5–1UFC·

2KO

2Sub

1Dec

7.7min/fight

48UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

2–1(3 fights)

50%finish rate

+0.9str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.28

Positive

78%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.593

Strong

87%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

46%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

83%

Dominant

98%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Nickal

Distance Striker

Middleweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.35

Str. Accuracy61%

155UFC landed/254attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.5 vs avg2.07

Str. Defense59%

KD Rate / fight0.33

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.17

CQ KO Power

Elite82%ile1.29

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

63%

Body

20%

Leg

17%

By Position

Distance81%

Clinch8%

Ground11%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 16 rounds	Round 24 rounds	Round 32 rounds
Avg. Landed	10	17	14
Avg. Absorbed	5	14	8
Avg. Net	+5	+4	+6

Grappling

Nickal

Control Wrestler

·112s ctrlActive Control

Middleweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.10

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.84

TD Accuracy55%

7UFC landed/15attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min2.50

2UFC wins/5attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense100%

9UFC defended/9opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

80%

Elite Finisher

div avg 61%

How They Lose

1UFC loss

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 5

Submission2 / 5

Decision1 / 5

KD → Finish

2/2Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 1

Submission0 / 1

Decision0 / 1

Loss Pattern

Stopped by KO/TKO in R2

Fast and versatile. 3 of 4 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

No eligible sequences on record.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 41 more in second half of career

6 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=6

R2n=4

R3n=2

Outputsig strikes / min

2.5

4.5

3.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

1.3

3.5

2.2

Diff

+1.2

+1.0

+1.5

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 6 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Absorbed+86%L3

Last 6 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Nickal — 6 UFC Fights

Result

Method

6 fights

Rodolfo Vieira

KO/TKO R3 · 2:24Nov '25

+53

·77 SS (64%)·24 abs·2/3 td·88s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att

Reinier de Ridder

KO/TKO R2 · 1:53May '25

-14

·8 SS (38%)·22 abs·1/1 td·144s ctrl·1 kd taken

Paul CraigVeteran

U-DEC R3Nov '24

·54 SS (64%)·47 abs

Cody Brundage

SUB R2 · 3:38Apr '24

·8 SS (62%)·4 abs·3/6 td·445s ctrl·2 sub att

Val Woodburn

KO/TKO R1 · 0:38Jul '23

·7 SS (70%)·2 abs·0/1 td·1 kd landed

Jamie Pickett

SUB R1 · 2:54Mar '23

·1 SS (25%)·1 abs·1/4 td·150s ctrl·2 sub att

Nickal — Prior Tracked Fights (2)

WDonovan BeardDWCSSUBR1Oct 2022

WZachary BorregoDWCSSUBR1Aug 2022

All Fighters

Middleweight

Bo Nickal

8-16 UFC

Form

6'1"ht·76"reach·Southpawstance·30age

Last fightWRodolfo Vieira·KO/TKO·6mo ago

Fighter Context

5–1UFC·

2KO

2Sub

1Dec

7.7min/fight

48UFC min

vs. Winning Record2–1

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.28

78%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.593

87%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

46%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

83%

98%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Nickal

Middleweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min3.35

Str. Accuracy61%

155UFC landed/254attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.5 vs avg2.07

Str. Defense59%

KD Rate / Fight0.33

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.17

CQ KO Power

Elite82%ile1.29

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

63%

Body

20%

Leg

17%

By Position

Dist81%

Clinch8%

Ground11%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=6	R2 n=4	R3 n=2
Landed	10	17	14
Absorbed	5	14	8
Net	+5	+4	+6

Grappling

Nickal

Middleweight avg

Control Wrestler

112s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.10

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.84

TD Accuracy55%

7UFC landed/15attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min2.50

2UFC wins/5attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense100%

9UFC defended/9opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

80%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

2KO/TKO

2Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

0Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—No eligible sequences.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=6

R2n=4

R3n=2

Outputsig strikes / min

2.5

4.5

3.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

1.3

3.5

2.2

Diff

+1.2

+1.0

+1.5

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Nickal — UFC Fight Log

Rodolfo Vieira

KO/TKO·R3·Nov '25

77 SS (64%)·24 abs·2/3 td·88s ctrl·1 kd·1 sub

Reinier de Ridder

KO/TKO·R2·May '25

8 SS (38%)·22 abs·1/1 td·144s ctrl·1 kd taken

Paul CraigVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Nov '24

54 SS (64%)·47 abs

Cody Brundage

SUB·R2·Apr '24

8 SS (62%)·4 abs·3/6 td·445s ctrl·2 sub

Val Woodburn

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '23

7 SS (70%)·2 abs·0/1 td·1 kd

Jamie Pickett

SUB·R1·Mar '23

1 SS (25%)·1 abs·1/4 td·150s ctrl·2 sub

Nickal — Prior Tracked Fights (2)

WDonovan BeardDWCSSUBR1Oct 2022

WZachary BorregoDWCSSUBR1Aug 2022

Round 16 rounds

Round 24 rounds

Round 32 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

n=6

n=4

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net