Nickal vs Woodburn

Who won Nickal vs Woodburn?

Bo Nickal beat Valentine Woodburn by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 290, on Saturday 8th July 2023 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 Woodburn stats

Bo Nickal stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Valentine Woodburn made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 7 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Bo Nickal's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Bo Nickal's UFC record stood at 3-0-0, while Valentine Woodburn's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Woodburn had a massive power advantage over Nickal, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Nickal's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nickal had a massive advantage over Woodburn, boasting a 75% submission rate over Woodburn's 0%.

Bo Nickal was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Nickal had a height advantage of 5 inches over Woodburn.

Nickal was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 2 years and 3 months later than Woodburn, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 7 to Woodburn's 17.

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What were the odds on Nickal vs Woodburn?

Bo Nickal was a 1/18 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Valentine Woodburn made his way into the ring at 19/2 (+950) with oddsmakers.