Tom Nolan
Skill profile
Built on 54 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 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
Insider info
Fares Ziam favored — picked against Tom Nolan lean UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs Bonfim · May 30, 2026
Picked against, with the analyst favoring the opponent's more technical striking in what's expected to be a standing fight.
A striker who leans on his size well, with a lot of volume and frequent, damaging use of elbows and knees, and good combinations. Decent grappling with some real, specific strengths -- loves attacking submissions on the ground, and has a genuinely good, deceptive upkick, an unusual skill the analyst singles out as rare. The recurring flaw is ending up in submission attempts often in the first place -- he defends them well, but the pattern of getting there is a real, specific concern even though he escapes.
Striking trend
Fight history
W Fares Ziam 18-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim · June 6, 2026
W Charlie Campbell 2-0 walk-in Submission · R1 4:08 — UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes · September 27, 2025
W Viacheslav Borshchev 3-3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 · February 8, 2025
W Alex Reyes 0-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · August 17, 2024
W Victor Martinez 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:50 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy · May 18, 2024
L Nikolas Motta 1-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:03 — UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · January 13, 2024
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
Wins by method
Losses by method
Fights by organization
Full career — 12 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Farès Ziam | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim
June 6, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Charlie Campbell | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes
September 28, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 4:08 |
| W | Viacheslav Borshchev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 312
February 9, 2025 |
UFC | 2 | 4:58 |
| W | Alex Reyes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 305
August 17, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Victor Martinez | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy
May 18, 2024 |
UFC | 1 | 3:50 |
| L | Nikolas Motta | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
January 13, 2024 |
UFC | 1 | 1:03 |
| W | Aidan Aguilera | TKO (knee and punches) | Eternal MMA 74
March 18, 2023 |
Eternal MMA | 1 | 2:22 |
| W | Adam Cook | TKO (punches) | Eternal MMA 72
December 2, 2022 |
Eternal MMA | 2 | 3:58 |
| W | Bogdan Grad | KO (punches) | Dana White's Contender Series 57
August 8, 2022 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 1 | 1:23 |
| W | Niam Stephen | TKO (punches) | Eternal MMA 67
July 16, 2022 |
Eternal MMA | 1 | 3:54 |
| W | Trevor Sinclair | Decision (unanimous) | Eternal MMA 63
November 20, 2021 |
Eternal MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sam Flint | Decision (unanimous) | XFC 46
December 12, 2020 |
XFC | 3 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Tom Nolan (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.