Strickland vs Nickal

When is Strickland vs Nickal?

Sean Strickland could potentially fight Bo Nickal, in Autumn/Fall 2025.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Strickland vs Nickal stats

Sean Strickland would step into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Bo Nickal would make his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

The stats suggest Strickland would have a slight advantage in power over Nickal, with a 38% knock out percentage over Nickal's 29%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Nickal would have a massive advantage over Strickland, boasting a 57% submission rate over Strickland's 14%.

Sean Strickland is the older man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Strickland is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 28 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 14 years and 2 months earlier than Nickal, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He has fought 87 more professional rounds, 99 to Nickal's 12.

Strickland vs Nickal form

Strickland has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 312 on 8th February 2025 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he had won against Paulo Costa at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Before that, he had beaten Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

He had defeated Abusupiyan Magomedov at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Nickal has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he was defeated by Reinier de Ridder at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo on 3rd May 2025 by knockout in the 2nd round at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Paul Craig at UFC 309 on 16th November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had won against Cody Brundage at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Valentine Woodburn at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Jamie Pickett at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Sean Strickland has been fighting more than Bo Nickal.

Sean Strickland last fought 4 months and 6 days ago, while Bo Nickal's last outing was 1 month and 11 days ago.

Strickland's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Nickal's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Strickland vs Nickal?

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