Mike Nickels
UFC DebutNickname“Big”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Denver, Colorado
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'4" · 193 cm
Before the UFC
Mike Nickels makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
80-50
.615 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
12
10 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 12 bouts · 12 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 5 subAFC 6 · Nemesis Fighting · MFC 26 · ROF 36 · MFC 22 +7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:04 | AFC 6 | Jun 18, 2011 | |
| W | Kyle Seals6-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | — | Nemesis Fighting | Dec 11, 2010 |
| L | Dwayne Lewis15-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:30 | MFC 26 | Sep 10, 2010 |
| L | Vinny Magalhaes19-12 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:19 | ROF 36 | Dec 4, 2009 |
| W | David Heath18-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 4:02 | MFC 22 | Oct 2, 2009 |
| W | James Funny | Submission | Straight Armbar | R1 | 1:13 | ROF 34 | Apr 11, 2009 |
| W | Vladimir Vuckovic7-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:18 | ROF 32 | Jun 13, 2008 |
| W | Carpaccio Owens | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:07 | ROF 29 | Apr 28, 2007 |
| W | Noah Inhofer4-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:06 | ROF 19 | Sep 10, 2005 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:01 | ROF 15 | Feb 12, 2005 | |
| W | James Meyers0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:33 | ROF 14 | Dec 11, 2004 |
| W | Chris Valle0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:10 | ROF 13 | Sep 24, 2004 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.