Adesanya vs Nickal

When is Adesanya vs Nickal?

Israel Adesanya could potentially square off against Bo Nickal, in Late 2023.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Adesanya vs Nickal stats

Israel Adesanya would step into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Bo Nickal would make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 4 wins and 0 draws, with 1 of those by knock out and 3 by submission.

The stats suggest Adesanya would have a massive power advantage over Nickal, boasting at 65% knock out percentage over Nickal's 25%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Nickal would have a massive advantage over Adesanya, boosting at 75% submission rate over Adesanya's 0%.

Israel Adesanya is the older man by 6 years, at 33 years old.

Adesanya has a height advantage of 3 inches over Nickal. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Adesanya is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 10 years and 2 months earlier than Nickal, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He has fought 65 more professional rounds, 69 to Nickal's 4.

Adesanya vs Nickal form

Israel Adesanya has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Alex Pereira at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beat Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, he had defeated Marvin Vettori at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

He had been beaten by Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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Adesanya's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Adesanya vs Nickal?

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