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Light Heavyweight

Mike Nickels

1-1-0
6'4"Height
Reach
OrthodoxStance
1971-12-13Born
0KO wins
1Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
2:42Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min4.44
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.11
Striking accuracy52.2%
Striking defense64.7%
Takedowns / 15 min11.11
Takedown accuracy80.0%
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min2.78
Control time60.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

2 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Stephan Bonnar 3-3 walk-in Submission · R1 2:14 — UFC 73: Stacked · 2007-07-07
2/9Sig. strikes
2/5Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:41Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Wes Combs 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 3:10 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale · 2006-06-24
22/37Sig. strikes
4/12Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
2:34Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts

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

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

1-1-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 1
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 1
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 2

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Light Heavyweight average, over 97 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 4.4 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 1.1 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 52.2% avg 46.8%
Striking defense 64.7% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 11.1 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 80.0% avg 38.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 2.8 avg 0.5
Control time 60.2% avg 20.8%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 64.1%