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Mike Nickels

Fighter profile

Mike Nickels

LHW9-5-0
Form
 
 
 
 
 
78
Overall
SoS 59
Skill ratings
Striking
70
Boxing
62
Kicking
52
Clinch
75
Striking def.
72
Wrestling off.
84
Wrestling def.
71
Ground game
85
Submissions
85
Grappling def.
70
Profile
Age54
Height6'4"
Reach—
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2004
UFC record1-1-0
Last fight2011-06-18
Octagon time5.4 min
Avg fight2.7 min
Career length21y 10m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the LHW division (205 fighters).

Striking offense1495
32nd
LHW avg 1501
Striking defense1501
64th
LHW avg 1499
Grappling offense1512
89th
LHW avg 1497
Grappling defense1500
52nd
LHW avg 1504
Momentum26
72nd
LHW avg 20
Win / loss by method
Record: 9-5-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
3 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 4 losses
W
67% of wins
L
80% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
5 (63%)Submission(75%) 3
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes24
Sig. accuracy52%
Sig. attempted46
Total strikes44
Total attempted66
Knockdowns0
Head13
Body10
Leg1
Distance3
Clinch8
Ground13

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed6
Sig. defense65%
KDs absorbed0
Head abs.4
Body abs.0
Leg abs.2
Distance abs.4
Clinch abs.2
Ground abs.0

Grappling · offense

Takedowns4
TD accuracy80%
TD attempted5
Sub att.1
Reversals0
Control time3:15

Grappling · defense

TD defense—
TDs absorbed0
TD att. faced0
Sub att. faced2
Controlled time1:06

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 2 UFC fights · 5:24 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Peers
3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Mike has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
22W–4Lwin 84.6%div #12/150pct 93rd
WinsElite
12W–0Lwin 100.0%div #1/135pct 100th
LossesSoft
10W–4Lwin 71.4%div #140/147pct 5th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
1533 elodiv #87/150pct 43rd
WinsStrong
1545 elodiv #44/137pct 69th
LossesSoft
1521 elodiv #129/147pct 13th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall46W–23L66.7%
Wins26W–13L66.7%
Losses20W–10L66.7%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

1 of Mike's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Market profile

How the betting market priced Mike, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+3.00u+150.0% ROI

over 2 close-line bets

Average odds
+374

21% implied

As favorite
—

ROI —

Avg —

As underdog
1W–1L

ROI +150.0%

Avg +374

Based on 2 of 2 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.