Alden Coria vs Stewart NicollFlyweight at UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman

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Alden Coria
12-3, 1 NCW2
Stance
Orthodox
vs
Stewart Nicoll
8-3L3
Stance
Orthodox
CoriaNicoll-1000Moneyline+675MMA Index model
Weight class
Flyweight
Rounds
3 × 5 min
Venue
Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Matchup read

Where each fighter holds an edge — offense against the opponent's defense.

Striking
◂ Coria

Coria out-strikes Nicoll (thin sample)

Effective offense
A
79th
2.1
+30
C
49th
1.4
Defense
A+
92nd
69%
+78
F
14th
49%
KO power
D
5 KO
0.0 KD
Even
C
4 KO
0.0 KD
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Wrestling
Not enough data

Not enough data

Takedowns landed
C
57th
1.7
Even
C
55th
1.6
Takedown accuracy
50%
12%
Takedown defense
71%
29%
Control time
B
61st
2.9 min
+15
C
46th
2.0 min
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Submission
Even

Little submission threat either way (thin sample)

Submission attempts
F
14th
0.0
Even
F
14th
0.0
Sub win rate
B
66th
33%
4 subs
Even
B
66th
38%
3 subs
Submission defense
C
42nd
7%
Even
D
39th
9%
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Finishing
Even

Both are heavy finishers — Coria by KO (9 of 12 wins), Nicoll by KO (7 of 8).

Finish rate (of wins)
75% (9/12)
88% (7/8)
By KO/TKO
5
4
By submission
4
3
Avg finish round
R1.9 avg finish
R1.4 avg finish
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Pace
Nicoll ▸

Nicoll pushes the higher work rate over the fight

Work rate / min — full fight
6.5
7.5
Work rate / min — rounds 1–2
5.4
7.5
Pace trend+31%/rd
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Form
◂ Coria

Coria is in better recent form than Nicoll (thin sample)

Win rate (career)
100%
0%
After a win100%
Last 5
100%
40%
Win streakW3L3
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Schedule
Even

Comparable level of opposition (thin sample)

Schedule strength
13%
15%
Win quality
62%
35%
Ranked opponents
0
Even
0
Title-holder bouts
0
Even
0
Common opp (1)1-00-1
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Activity
Even

Similar activity going in

Last bout
5mo
3mo
Bouts, last 12 mo
2
Even
2
Bouts, last 24 mo
2
3
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Tale of the tape
◂ Coria

Coria 2" reach · Coria 8 cm · Closed-stance matchup

28
Age
3y
younger
31
5'8"
173cm
Height
3"
taller
5'5"
165cm
67"
170cm
Reach
2"
reach
66"
166cm
Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor
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Core metrics

Each fighter's career rates as a division percentile.

Alden CoriaStewart Nicoll
StrikingAccuracyDefenseTakedownsTD defenseSubmissions
Percentile
Striking/min4.693.63
Accuracy%44%39%
Defense%69%49%
Takedowns/151.81.6
TD defense%71%28%
Submissions/150.00.0

Career rate as a percentile within the flyweight (172 fighters) — further right is better. Descriptive research, not a prediction.