Mike Nickels

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Age 53
Gender Male
Height 6' 4"
Weight Class Light-heavyweight

Mike Nickels is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 9-5-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 8 months, 25 days
Rounds Fought 8.7
Avg. Fights/Year 2.1
Longest Layoff 11 months, 6 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 months, 1 day

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 3 6 0
Losses 1 4 0
Finish Rate 100.0%
Finished Rate 100.0%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 33.3%
Loss by KO Rate 20.0%
Win by SUB Rate 66.7%
Loss by SUB Rate 80.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 07
Fastest KO 07
Fastest SUB 01:13
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 0.8
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 04:03
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 0.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 01:25
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 06/18/2011 L
(9-4-0)
Robert Drysdale
(7-0-0)
LHW Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Armageddon Fighting Championship 6: Conviction
1 01:04
NRB 12/11/2010 W
(8-4-0)
Kyle Seals
(5-3-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Nemesis Fighting: MMA Global Invasion
1 05:00
NRB 09/10/2010 L
(8-3-0)
Dwayne Lewis
(16-9-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Maximum Fighting Championship 26
1 01:30
OFF 12/04/2009 L
(8-2-0)
Vinny Magalhaes
(19-12-0)
LHW
( 204.0 vs. 204.0 )
Submission
RING OF FIRE 36: DEMOLITION
1 01:19
OFF 10/02/2009 W
(7-2-0)
David Heath
(18-7-0)
LHW
( 206.0 vs. 205.5 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Maximum Fighting Championship - MFC 22: Payoff
3 04:02
OFF 04/11/2009 W
(6-2-0)
James Funny
(7-2-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 200.0 )
Submission
RING OF FIRE 34: JUDGMENT DAY
1 01:13
OFF 06/13/2008 W
(5-2-0)
Vladimir Vuckovic
(5-7-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 200.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Ring of Fire 32: Respect
1 02:10
OFF 07/07/2007 L
(5-1-0)
Stephan Bonnar
(14-9-0)
LHW
( 205.5 vs. 204.5 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC 73
1 02:14
OFF 04/28/2007 W
(4-1-0)
Carpaccio Owens
(2-2-0)
LHW
( 204.0 vs. 202.0 )
KO
Ring of Fire 29
1 00:07
OFF 06/24/2006 W
(3-1-0)
Wes Combs. Jr
(20-6-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale
1 03:10
OFF 02/18/2006 L
(3-1-0)
Matt Hamill
(12-8-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 204.5 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Season 3 *
2 05:00
OFF 09/10/2005 W
(2-1-0)
Noah Inhofer
(4-4-0)
LHW
( 203.0 vs. 205.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Ring of Fire 19: Showdown
1 04:10
OFF 02/12/2005 L
(2-0-0)
Craig Zellnar
(4-3-0)
HW
( 224.0 vs. 224.0 )
Submission (Arm Bar)
Ring of Fire 15: Inferno
1 01:01
OFF 12/11/2004 W
(1-0-0)
James Meyers
(0-2-0)
HW
( 218.0 vs. 208.0 )
TKO/RSC
Ring of Fire 14: No Mercy
1 02:33
OFF 09/24/2004 W
(0-0-0)
Chris Valle
(0-1-0)
HW
( 222.0 vs. 234.0 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Ring of Fire 13: Bring the Heat
2 01:10

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class