When is Chiesa vs Nickal?
Michael Chiesa could potentially fight Bo Nickal, in Summer 2024.
The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit would be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).
Chiesa vs Nickal stats
Michael Chiesa would step into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws and 10 by submission.
Bo Nickal would make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.
The stats suggest Nickal would have a massive power advantage over Chiesa, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Chiesa's 0%.
If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Nickal would have a slight advantage over Chiesa, with a 67% submission rate over Chiesa's 63%.
Michael Chiesa is the older man by 8 years, at 36 years old.
Chiesa is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 13 years and 9 months earlier than Nickal, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He has fought 40 more professional rounds, 47 to Nickal's 7.
Chiesa vs Nickal form
Michael Chiesa has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he lost to Kevin Holland at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Sean Brady at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Vicente Luque at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Toyota Center, Houston.
Before that, he had won against Neil Magny at UFC Fight Island 8 on 20th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
He had beaten Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on ESPN+ 24 on 25th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at PNC Arena, Raleigh, United States.
Activity check
Chiesa's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.
Nickal's last 3 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.3 rounds on average.
What are the odds on Chiesa vs Nickal?
Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Chiesa vs Nickal yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.
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