Nicolau vs Schnell

Who won Nicolau vs Schnell?

Matheus Nicolau beat Matt Schnell by during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd December 2022 at Amway Center in Orlando.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Matheus Nicolau.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Nicolau vs Schnell stats

Matheus Nicolau stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Matt Schnell made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

Matheus Nicolau's UFC record stood at 7-1-0, while Matt Schnell's came in at 6-6-0.

The stats suggested Nicolau had a slight advantage in power over Schnell, with a 22% knock out percentage over Schnell's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Schnell had a large advantage over Nicolau, boasting a 56% submission rate over Nicolau's 28%.

Matheus Nicolau was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Schnell had a height advantage of 2 inches over Nicolau. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Nicolau was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Schnell, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 49 to Schnell's 43.

Nicolau vs Schnell form

Nicolau had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Brandon Royval at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Matt Schnell at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando.

Going into that contest, he had beaten David Dvorak at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

Before that, he had defeated Tim Elliott at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Manel Kape at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Matt Schnell had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Steve Erceg at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Matheus Nicolau at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mudaerji Su at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York.

Before that, he had lost to Brandon Royval at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had been beaten by Rogerio Bontorin at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Matt Schnell had been fighting more than Matheus Nicolau.

Going to this contest, Matheus Nicolau had last fought 1 year and 3 days ago, while Matt Schnell's last outing had been 1 month and 16 days ago.

Nicolau's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Schnell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Nicolau vs Schnell?

Matheus Nicolau was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Matt Schnell made his way into the ring at 61/20 (+310) with oddsmakers.