Bo Nickal vs Jamie Pickett

Mar 5, 2023 · ESPN+

DateMar 5, 2023

DivisionMiddleweight

StatusScheduled

VenueT-Mobile Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Sunday, March 5, 2023 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sun 9:00 PM
US West (PT): Sun 6:00 PM
United Kingdom: Mon 2:00 AM
Central Europe: Mon 3:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Mon 1:00 PM
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Bo Nickal9-1-0Bo Nickal vs Jamie PickettJamie PickettThe Nightwolf |13-11-0

Bo Nickal9-1-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

9-1-0Record13-11-0

30Age38

6'1"Height6'1"

76"Reach 80"

185 lbsWeight185 lbs

MiddleweightWeight ClassMiddleweight

Jamie PickettThe Nightwolf13-11-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Bo Nickal owns a 190-point Elo edge (good). Bo Nickal shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 1 shared opponent give extra context.

Compare Bo Nickal and Jamie Pickett across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Bo NickalJamie Pickett

Recent form

Bo NickalW W L W W · +56 Elo last 5

WWLWW

Jamie PickettL L L L L · -84 Elo last 5

LLLLL

Elo edge

Bo Nickal1745+20 last move

Jamie Pickett1555-13 last move

Why they are ranked here

Bo Nickal#21 of 254 active Middleweight fighters · 1745 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Donovan Beard (rated 1627 at the time): +32.
Costliest loss: Lost to Reinier de Ridder (rated 1761 at the time): -27.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +56 Elo in total.
Next places: 7 points behind #20 Costello van Steenis, 2 ahead of #22 Ali Bagov.

Jamie PickettNot on the active ladder · 1555 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Jhonoven Pati (rated 1592 at the time): +18.
Costliest loss: Lost to Denis Tiuliulin (rated 1567 at the time): -22.
Last 5 fights: 0 wins, 5 losses, -84 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1515, not 1555: 40 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Bo NickalNow 1745 · #21 Middleweight

Wins by decision+8→ 1753

Loses by decision-24→ 1721

Jamie PickettNow 1555

Wins by decision+24→ 1579

Loses by decision-8→ 1547

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Bo NickalvsJamie Pickett

Submission average

2.27vs0.13

Takedown accuracy

5%vs40%

Takedown average

3.12vs1.26

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

1.93vs3.62

Finishing profile

Bo NickalKO/TKO leads 44% of wins

Jamie PickettKO/TKO leads 69% of wins

Common opponents

Kyle Daukaus Bo Nickal: win · TKO (punches and elbows) · Jun 14, 2026Jamie Pickett: loss · Submission (D'arce Choke) · Feb 19, 2022

Tale of the tape

Bo NickalJamie Pickett

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

3.36Sig. strikes landed per min2.65

UFC middleweight average : 3.94

62Sig. strike accuracy48

UFC middleweight average : 48%

1.93Sig. strikes absorbed per min3.62

UFC middleweight average : 3.82

60Sig. strike defense50

UFC middleweight average : 52%

3.12Takedown average1.26

UFC middleweight average : 1.62

5Takedown accuracy40

UFC middleweight average : 30%

100Takedown defense67

UFC middleweight average : 59%

2.27Submission average0.13

UFC middleweight average : 0.68

4Wins by knockout9

4Wins by submission0

1Wins by decision4

1Losses by knockout2

0Losses by submission4

0Losses by decision5

Bo Nickal vs Jamie Pickett is a scheduled Middleweight fight on UFC 285 : JONES VS GANE. Bo Nickal enters with a 9-1-0 record and Jamie Pickett enters with a 13-11-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.