Nigel Crosswell
UFC DebutNickname“The Black Lion”
Record
Streak
L1
- Fighting out of
- Hamilton, Ontario
- Born
- Canada
- Camp
- Crosswell MMA
- Weight class
- Flyweight
Before the UFC
Nigel Crosswell 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
21-13
.618 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 of 5
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
6
5 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 6 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 1 KOAFP 101 · BTC 20 · PFC 15 · FLA 6 · TKO 47 +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Alex Poinar6-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:21 | AFP 101 | Feb 22, 2025 |
| W | Antonio Hernandez Gonzalez | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R1 | 1:59 | BTC 20 | Jun 17, 2023 |
| L | Anton Potocki4-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:33 | PFC 15 | Mar 5, 2023 |
| L | Jake Kelly6-0 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | FLA 6 | Nov 19, 2022 |
| L | Pierre Thivierge2-0 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:18 | TKO 47 | Apr 11, 2019 |
| L | Karolis Buslys3-8 | Submission | — | R2 | 1:57 | KOTC | May 19, 2018 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
3-6across 9 amateur bouts · 7 promotionsKOTC · Prospect Amateur Fighting Championships · Full Contact Promotions · Wreck MMA · New Breed Fight Series +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Charles O'Brien2-11-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:34 | KOTC | Sep 15, 2018 |
| L | Joe Pimentel0-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:43 | KOTC | Feb 17, 2018 |
| L | Xi Lau2-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:28 | Full Contact Promotions | Aug 26, 2017 |
| W | Matt Szep | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 2:18 | Wreck MMA | Jun 17, 2017 |
| W | Wes Wood3-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | New Breed Fight Series | May 13, 2017 |
| L | Shane Monaghan1-0 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 2:29 | Prospect Amateur Fighting Championships | Dec 4, 2016 |
| L | Vinny Dias | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:17 | SOV 2 | Sep 19, 2016 |
| L | Nathan Ledger1-5 | Submission | — | R0 | 0:00 | Prospect Amateur Fighting Championships | Aug 13, 2016 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:12 | EFL 10 | Aug 31, 2013 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.