Middleweight

Bo Nickal

9-1

Age
30
Height
6'1"
Reach
6'4"
Stance
Southpaw
Camp
American Top Team
Out of
USA
Style
hybrid
Fight IQ
B+ · 80
Finish rate
44%
Win rate
90%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
4
Dec
5

FightMetric

SLpM

3.36

SApM

3.42

Str Acc

68%

Str Def

61%

TD Avg

3.12

TD Acc

58%

TD Def

73%

Sub Avg

2.27

Tape read

Hybrid who can change levels — southpaw

Fight IQ

80B+

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 10 career fights for Bo Nickal. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

B+

Ground

B+

Defense

C+

Counter

B

Reaction

proxy

B

Agility

proxy

B

TD react

C+

Chin

B+

What they do well

  • Ground game

    Chain wrestling and submissions are a primary weapon. 4 tapouts and 3.1 TD/15 put opponents on the fence or the mat.

  • Fight IQ

    Knows the assignment. Game plans hold up for 15 minutes; the adjustments are incremental, not chaotic.

  • Durability

    Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

Where they leak

No glaring hole — the résumé is even.

Scouting report

Bo Nickal is a 30-year-old Southpaw middleweight out of USA, camped at American Top Team. The tape read: hybrid who can change levels — southpaw. Career mark 9-1-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission, 5 by decision. Fight IQ grades B+ (80).

What works. Ground game is the standout at 80 (B+). Chain wrestling and submissions are a primary weapon. 4 tapouts and 3.1 TD/15 put opponents on the fence or the mat. Ground game B+ on 3.12 TD/15 and 2.27 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 61% / 3.42 SApM. Counter punching B; punching agility B (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 73% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Striking defense is the soft spot (64, C+). Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power. Opponents who draw them into the pocket and throw with bad intentions have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Nickal yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

80 B+

Chain wrestling and submissions are a primary weapon. 4 tapouts and 3.1 TD/15 put opponents on the fence or the mat.

  • 3.12 takedowns / 15 at 58% accuracy
  • 2.27 submission attempts / 15 · 4 career sub wins

Striking defense

64 C+

Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.

  • 61% striking defense · 3.42 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 1 defeats

Counter punching

69 B

Can punish a reaching opponent. Not a pure counter artist, but the return shot is live.

  • 68% accuracy on 3.36 SLpM
  • 0.84 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

68 B

Average-plus reactions. Gets touched, but rarely frozen in place when the shot or the shot-to-takedown comes.

  • Str def 61% · TD def 73% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.42 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

70 B

Enough snap to score and to threaten. Not a blur, but the volume is organized.

  • 3.36 SLpM at 68% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.42 SApM

Takedown reaction

64 C+

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 73% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

79 B+

Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 1 losses
  • 5 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.