Nickal vs Brundage

Who won Nickal vs Brundage?

Bo Nickal beat Cody Brundage by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 300, on Saturday 13th April 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Nickal vs Brundage stats

Bo Nickal stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Cody Brundage made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Bo Nickal's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Cody Brundage marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Bo Nickal's UFC record stood at 3-0-0, while Cody Brundage's came in at 4-5-0.

The stats suggested Brundage had a slight advantage in power over Nickal, with a 50% knock out percentage over Nickal's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nickal had a large advantage over Brundage, boasting a 60% submission rate over Brundage's 30%.

Bo Nickal was the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Nickal had 4-inch reach advantage.

Nickal was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 3 years and 1 month later than Brundage, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 7 to Brundage's 29.

Nickal vs Brundage form

Brundage had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Zachary Reese at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jacob Malkoun at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Sedriques Dumas at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, he had been beaten by Rodolfo Vieira at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Nickal's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Brundage's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Nickal vs Brundage?

Bo Nickal was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Cody Brundage made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.