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 an unblemished record of 7 wins, 0 losses, 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 29 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 89 more professional rounds, 99 to Nickal's 10.

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.

Activity check

Strickland's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Nickal's last 4 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Strickland vs Nickal?

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