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Middleweight · “The Spartan”

Alex Nicholson

18-14-0 (1 NC) UFC 1-3-0
6'4"Height
77"Reach
OrthodoxStance
36Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
7:06Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 50.3 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 42.1 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 22.3 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 26.6 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 7.6 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 26.5 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 36.0 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 13.4 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking Average 50
  2. Accuracy Below avg 42
  3. Grappling Below avg 36
  4. Durability Below avg 27
  5. TD Defense Below avg 26
  6. Striking D Weak 22
  7. Control Weak 13
  8. Wrestling Weak 8

Built on 28 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.12
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.65
Striking accuracy43.7%
Striking defense47.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.53
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy—
Takedown defense50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.53
Control time0.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
February 6, 2016 vs Misha Cirkunov — 2.47/min (L) Feb '16 July 13, 2016 vs Devin Clark — 3.64/min (W) — only 5.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '16 November 5, 2016 vs Sam Alvey — 5.47/min (L) Nov '16 May 28, 2017 vs Jack Hermansson — 0.5/min (L) — only 2.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '17

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Jack Hermansson 14-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:00 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira · May 28, 2017
1/4Sig. strikes
23/29Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Sam Alvey 28-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson · November 5, 2016
82/182Sig. strikes
63/138Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Devin Clark 6-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:57 — UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker · July 13, 2016
18/31Sig. strikes
14/20Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Misha Cirkunov 10-2 walk-in Submission · R2 1:28 — UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson · February 6, 2016
16/51Sig. strikes
32/63Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
18-14-0 (1 NC)Pro record
American Top Team Orlando, UFC Gym Winter SpringsGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 15
Submission 3
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 8
Submission 2
Decision 4
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 6
PFL 6
Island Fights 5
UFC 4
XFC 3
Titan FC 2
Top Alliance Combat 2
AFC 1

+ 4 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 33 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Yoel Romero TKO (submission to punches) Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 10
May 1, 2026
 Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 1 1:11
L Darion Abbey TKO (punches) XFC 52
March 28, 2025
 XFC 1 1:17
L Frank Tate KO (punches) Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 8
November 15, 2024
 Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 1 0:56
W Zac Pauga TKO (elbows and punches) XFC 51
September 27, 2024
 XFC 2 1:16
NC Carl Seumanutafa NC (overturned) XFC: Detroit Grand Prix 2
May 31, 2024
 XFC 1 4:09
L Chase Sherman KO (punch) Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 7
March 2, 2024
 Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 1 3:57
W Prince McLean KO (punches) Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 6
November 10, 2023
 Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 1 0:19
L Valter Walker TKO (retirement) Titan FC 82 / SBC 47
June 2, 2023
 Titan FC 4 0:50
W Oscar Sosa Submission (anaconda choke) Titan FC 78
July 29, 2022
 Titan FC 1 3:47
W Tony Lopez KO (knee) Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 3
December 17, 2021
 Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 1 1:48
W Johnathan Ivey TKO (knees and elbows) Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 2
October 1, 2021
 Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 1 1:56
L Francimar Barroso Decision (unanimous) PFL 9 (2019)
October 31, 2019
 PFL 2 5:00
W Zeke Tuinei-Wily TKO (punches) PFL 6 (2019)
August 8, 2019
 PFL 1 3:07
L Francimar Barroso Decision (split) PFL 3 (2019)
June 6, 2019
 PFL 3 5:00
L Josh Copeland KO (punch) PFL 8 (2018)
October 5, 2018
 PFL 1 1:27
L Philipe Lins TKO (punches) PFL 4 (2018)
July 19, 2018
 PFL 2 3:39
W Jake Heun KO (flying knee) PFL 1 (2018)
June 7, 2018
 PFL 2 0:58
W Ricco Rodriguez TKO (submission to punches) AFC 24: CamSoda Legends
April 26, 2018
 AFC 1 —
L Ryan Spann KO (punches) LFA 32
January 26, 2018
 LFA 1 4:24
W Daniel Madrid TKO (punches) Iron Boy MMA 9
November 18, 2017
 Iron Boy MMA 1 1:42
W Chris Barnett KO (elbow) Island Fights 42
October 14, 2017
 Island Fights 1 0:40
W Demoreo Dennis KO (elbow) Next Level Fight Club 8
September 16, 2017
 Next Level Fight Club 1 1:06
L Jack Hermansson TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira
May 28, 2017
 UFC 1 2:00
L Sam Alvey Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
November 5, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
W Devin Clark KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker
July 13, 2016
 UFC 1 4:57
L Misha Cirkunov Submission (neck crank) UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson
February 6, 2016
 UFC 2 1:28
W Chaz Morgan TKO Island Fights 34
August 1, 2015
 Island Fights 1 4:03
W Dillon Cleckler KO (spinning back fist) Island Fights 33
March 28, 2015
 Island Fights 2 1:34
W Ronnie Phillips TKO (head kick and punches) Florida Championship Fighting
January 30, 2015
 Florida Championship Fighting 1 4:08
W Chase Sherman TKO (spinning back fist) Island Fights 31
December 5, 2014
 Island Fights 1 —
W Derrick Brown Submission (neck crank) Top Alliance Combat 3
September 6, 2014
 Top Alliance Combat 1 4:56
L Mark Inge Decision (unanimous) Top Alliance Combat 1
April 12, 2014
 Top Alliance Combat 3 5:00
W Baraq Hunter KO Island Fights 27
February 8, 2014
 Island Fights 1 0:37

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Alex Nicholson (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 167 qualified Middleweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 4.1 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 4.7 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 43.7% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 47.2% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.6
Takedown defense 50.0% avg 61.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.5 avg 0.7
Control time 0.1% avg 21.7%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 60.7%