Middleweight · “The Spartan”
Alex Nicholson
18-14-0 (1 NC) UFC 1-3-0
6'4"Height
77"Reach
OrthodoxStance
36Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
7:06Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min4.12
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.65
Striking accuracy43.7%
Striking defense47.2%
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy—
Takedown defense50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.53
Control time0.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2
Striking trend
Fight history
L Jack Hermansson 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:00 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira · May 28, 2017
1/4Sig. strikes
23/29Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Sam Alvey 5-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson · November 5, 2016
82/182Sig. strikes
63/138Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Devin Clark 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:57 — UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker · July 13, 2016
18/31Sig. strikes
14/20Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Misha Cirkunov 1-0 walk-in Submission · R2 1:28 — UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson · February 6, 2016
16/51Sig. strikes
32/63Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
15
Submission
3
Decision
0
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
8
Submission
2
Decision
4
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA
6
PFL
6
Island Fights
5
UFC
4
XFC
3
Titan FC
2
Top Alliance Combat
2
AFC
1
+ 4 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 33 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Yoel Romero | TKO (submission to punches) | Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 10
May 1, 2026 |
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA | 1 | 1:11 |
| L | Darion Abbey | TKO (punches) | XFC 52
March 28, 2025 |
XFC | 1 | 1:17 |
| L | Frank Tate | KO (punches) | Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 8
November 15, 2024 |
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA | 1 | 0:56 |
| W | Zac Pauga | TKO (elbows and punches) | XFC 51
September 27, 2024 |
XFC | 2 | 1:16 |
| NC | Carl Seumanutafa | NC (overturned) | XFC: Detroit Grand Prix 2
May 31, 2024 |
XFC | 1 | 4:09 |
| L | Chase Sherman | KO (punch) | Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 7
March 2, 2024 |
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA | 1 | 3:57 |
| W | Prince McLean | KO (punches) | Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 6
November 10, 2023 |
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA | 1 | 0:19 |
| L | Valter Walker | TKO (retirement) | Titan FC 82 / SBC 47
June 2, 2023 |
Titan FC | 4 | 0:50 |
| W | Oscar Sosa | Submission (anaconda choke) | Titan FC 78
July 29, 2022 |
Titan FC | 1 | 3:47 |
| W | Tony Lopez | KO (knee) | Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 3
December 17, 2021 |
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA | 1 | 1:48 |
| W | Johnathan Ivey | TKO (knees and elbows) | Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 2
October 1, 2021 |
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA | 1 | 1:56 |
| L | Francimar Barroso | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 9 (2019)
October 31, 2019 |
PFL | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Zeke Tuinei-Wily | TKO (punches) | PFL 6 (2019)
August 8, 2019 |
PFL | 1 | 3:07 |
| L | Francimar Barroso | Decision (split) | PFL 3 (2019)
June 6, 2019 |
PFL | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Josh Copeland | KO (punch) | PFL 8 (2018)
October 5, 2018 |
PFL | 1 | 1:27 |
| L | Philipe Lins | TKO (punches) | PFL 4 (2018)
July 19, 2018 |
PFL | 2 | 3:39 |
| W | Jake Heun | KO (flying knee) | PFL 1 (2018)
June 7, 2018 |
PFL | 2 | 0:58 |
| W | Ricco Rodriguez | TKO (submission to punches) | AFC 24: CamSoda Legends
April 26, 2018 |
AFC | 1 | — |
| L | Ryan Spann | KO (punches) | LFA 32
January 26, 2018 |
LFA | 1 | 4:24 |
| W | Daniel Madrid | TKO (punches) | Iron Boy MMA 9
November 18, 2017 |
Iron Boy MMA | 1 | 1:42 |
| W | Chris Barnett | KO (elbow) | Island Fights 42
October 14, 2017 |
Island Fights | 1 | 0:40 |
| W | Demoreo Dennis | KO (elbow) | Next Level Fight Club 8
September 16, 2017 |
Next Level Fight Club | 1 | 1:06 |
| L | Jack Hermansson | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira
May 28, 2017 |
UFC | 1 | 2:00 |
| L | Sam Alvey | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
November 5, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Devin Clark | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker
July 13, 2016 |
UFC | 1 | 4:57 |
| L | Misha Cirkunov | Submission (neck crank) | UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson
February 6, 2016 |
UFC | 2 | 1:28 |
| W | Chaz Morgan | TKO | Island Fights 34
August 1, 2015 |
Island Fights | 1 | 4:03 |
| W | Dillon Cleckler | KO (spinning back fist) | Island Fights 33
March 28, 2015 |
Island Fights | 2 | 1:34 |
| W | Ronnie Phillips | TKO (head kick and punches) | Florida Championship Fighting
January 30, 2015 |
Florida Championship Fighting | 1 | 4:08 |
| W | Chase Sherman | TKO (spinning back fist) | Island Fights 31
December 5, 2014 |
Island Fights | 1 | — |
| W | Derrick Brown | Submission (neck crank) | Top Alliance Combat 3
September 6, 2014 |
Top Alliance Combat | 1 | 4:56 |
| L | Mark Inge | Decision (unanimous) | Top Alliance Combat 1
April 12, 2014 |
Top Alliance Combat | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Baraq Hunter | KO | Island Fights 27
February 8, 2014 |
Island Fights | 1 | 0:37 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Alex Nicholson (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.