Welterweight · Men

Nicolò Solli

“The Monkey King”
Italy Aurora Mixed Martial Arts debut 2016
Held by Stephen Costello
Form W L W W L
Elo 1,249 peak 1,394 · 12 Oct 2019 145 below it
Tapology Sherdog
6-3 (1)pro record
1L current streak
1,332best win, Elo
1,195average opponent
-- born 29 Oct 1997
74.0" / 71.5" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at welterweight, ages 27–36

Record

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Rating by method KO1,103 Sub1,153 Dec1,147

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of welterweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,423 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 10 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 10 bouts (2026): 1,249 Elo, 6-3, aged 28, average opponent 1,264.

  1. Craig Fruth then 1,263, 6-4, aged 29 3-2 after peaked 1,416 ▲
  2. Nikita Solonin then 1,254, 6-4, aged 28 3-6 after peaked 1,228 ▼
  3. Gunther Kalunda Ngunza then 1,296, 6-4, aged 29 2-2 after peaked 1,312
  4. Diego Morillo then 1,213, 6-4, aged 29 2-1 after peaked 1,339 ▲
  5. Sean Huffman then 1,280, 6-4, aged 27 16-35 after peaked 1,376 ▲
  6. Szymon Dusza then 1,307, 6-4, aged 28 5-4 after peaked 1,506 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Bourama Camara Decision R3 · 29 Oct 2022 · Bellator MMA 1,332
  2. Daniel Cassell Submission R1 · 12 Oct 2019 · Bellator MMA 1,248
  3. Daniel Karlsson Decision R3 · 4 Oct 2025 · Cage Warriors 1,224
  4. Sulo Hilaj Submission R1 · 31 May 2025 · Cage Warriors 1,222
  5. Simon Ridgway KO/TKO R2 · 4 May 2019 · Bellator MMA 1,208

Losses

Newest first
  1. Andrea Kabali Decision R3 · 11 Apr 2026 · Cage Warriors 1,196
  2. Romain Debienne KO/TKO R1 · 23 Sep 2023 · Bellator MMA 1,470
  3. George Hardwick Decision R3 · 26 Sep 2020 · Bellator MMA 1,415

Fight history

14 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
14 11 Apr 202628.4 yrs L6-3 (1) Andrea Kabali 3-0 Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.00* 1,379→1,249 -130 1,196 -300→-350 Cage Warriors 204: Rome Cage Warriors
13 4 Oct 202527.9 yrs W6-2 (1) Daniel Karlsson 4-2 · 33.0 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.72* 1,376→1,379 +3 1,224 -115→-275 Cage Warriors 195: Rome Cage Warriors
12 31 May 202527.6 yrs W5-2 (1) Sulo Hilaj 5-2 · 24.3 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R14:12 1.00 1,310→1,376 +66 1,222 -200→-285 Cage Warriors 189: Rome Cage Warriors
11 23 Sep 202325.9 yrs L4-2 (1) Romain Debienne 9-4 Welterweight KO/TKOCombination Punching R10:39 0.00 1,389→1,321 -67 1,470 -175→+110 Bellator 299: Eblen vs. Edwards Bellator MMA
10 29 Oct 202225.0 yrs W4-1 (1) Bourama Camara 5-1 · 25.1 yrs Welterweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.62* 1,380→1,389 +9 1,332 +130→-120 Bellator 287: Piccolotti vs. Barnaoui Bellator MMA
9 5 Nov 202124.0 yrs NC3-1 (1) Bobby Pallett 5-0 · 30.1 yrs Welterweight Decision R315:00 0.77* 1,310→1,380 +70 1,399 +300→+232 Bellator 270: Pitbull vs. Queally 2 Bellator MMA
8 26 Sep 202022.9 yrs L3-1 George Hardwick 5-1 · 23.8 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.00* 1,394→1,312 -82 1,415 -240→-240 Bellator Euro Series 8: Edwards vs. Van Steenis Bellator MMA
7 12 Oct 201922.0 yrs W3-0 Daniel Cassell 4-3-1 · 28.5 yrs Lightweight SubTriangle Choke R13:15 1.00 1,326→1,394 +68 1,248 -497→-497 Bellator 230: Milan Bellator MMA
6 4 May 201921.5 yrs W2-0 Simon Ridgway debut Welterweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R29:32 1.00 1,248→1,326 +77 1,208 – Bellator Birmingham: Primus vs. Wilde Bellator MMA
5 9 Mar 201921.4 yrs W1-0 Alessio Tuppini debut · 22.5 yrs Lightweight SubArmbar R12:30 1.00 1,221→1,248 +27 926 – Venator FC 5: Belluardo vs Neves Venator FC
4 9 Jun 201820.6 yrs W4-0 Alessandro Lupieri debut Lightweight KO/TKOStrikes R11:19 1.00 1,167→1,221 +55 1,108 – The Golden Cage 2 The Golden Cage am
3 16 Dec 201720.1 yrs W3-0 Martin Obermair 0-1 · 27.3 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R24:06 1.00 1,135→1,167 +32 937 – Venator FC: Kingdom 2 Venator FC am
2 13 May 201719.5 yrs W2-0 Lorenzo Bianchi debut Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:59 1.00 1,076→1,135 +59 1,043 – The Golden Cage 1 The Golden Cage am
1 16 Oct 201619.0 yrs W1-0 Cristian Pastore debut Lightweight SubArmbar R2 1.00 1,010→1,076 +66 1,010 – Fight1 / MMA Italy - MMA and Grappling MMA Italy am