Heavyweight · Men

Karl Nickel

Germany debut 2011
Held by Nezar Alkhabbaz
Form W W W L L
Elo 1,148 peak 1,333 · 24 Nov 2019 185 below it
Sherdog
4-2pro record
2L current streak
1,190best win, Elo
1,109average opponent
-- age unknown
-- / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,053 Sub1,084 Dec1,046

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of heavyweight fighters with five pro bouts (2,827 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 5 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 5 bouts (2020): 1,212 Elo, 4-1, average opponent 1,087.

  1. Dominic Richard then 1,210, 4-1 2-2 after peaked 1,285 ▲
  2. Evgeniy Golub then 1,217, 4-1, aged 26 10-10 after peaked 1,356 ▲
  3. Łukasz Brzeski then 1,215, 4-1, aged 26 5-6 after peaked 1,637 ▲
  4. Ralph Kelly then 1,213, 4-1 1-9 after peaked 1,163 ▼
  5. Igor Pokrajac then 1,200, 4-1, aged 25 25-14 after peaked 1,665 ▲
  6. José Luiz then 1,226, 4-1, aged 27 3-0 after peaked 1,487 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Daniel Lacour Submission R1 · 18 May 2019 · We Love MMA 1,190
  2. Soufyan Aarab Submission R2 · 24 Nov 2019 · Fight Club Den Haag 1,181
  3. Shendrit Hotnjani Submission R1 · 28 Sep 2019 · We Love MMA 974
  4. Stanislav Romanov KO/TKO R1 · 2 Dec 2018 · Fight Club Den Haag 898

Losses

Newest first
  1. Nezar Alkhabbaz Decision R3 · 2 Mar 2024 · German MMA Championship 1,293
  2. Sebastian Herzberg Submission R1 · 29 Feb 2020 · We Love MMA 1,193

Fight history

8 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
8 2 Mar 2024 L4-2 Nezar Alkhabbaz 3-0 Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,180→1,148 -32 1,293 – German MMA Championship 37 German MMA Championship
7 29 Feb 2020 L4-1 Sebastian Herzberg 2-0 Heavyweighttitle SubSide Choke R11:12 0.00 1,333→1,212 -121 1,193 – WLMMA - We Love MMA 53 We Love MMA
6 24 Nov 2019 W4-0 Soufyan Aarab 3-2 Open Weight SubChoke R25:00 1.00 1,267→1,333 +66 1,181 – Fight Club Den Haag: Oldskool Heroes 3.0 Fight Club Den Haag
5 28 Sep 2019 W3-0 Shendrit Hotnjani debut Heavyweight SubAchilles Lock R11:03 1.00 1,235→1,267 +32 974 – WLMMA - We Love MMA 49 We Love MMA
4 18 May 2019 W2-0 Daniel Lacour 1-0 Heavyweight SubRear-Naked Choke R12:16 1.00 1,134→1,235 +102 1,190 – WLMMA - We Love MMA 48 We Love MMA
3 2 Dec 2018 W1-0 Stanislav Romanov 0-3 · 31.7 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R1 1.00 1,090→1,134 +43 898 – Fight Club Den Haag: Oldskool Heroes Fight Club Den Haag
2 9 Dec 2017 W1-1 Manuel Fischer debut Heavyweight SubGuillotine Choke R11:05 1.00 1,018→1,090 +72 1,051 – Outsider Cup 45 Outsider Cup am
1 19 Nov 2011 L0-1 Ynnes Akasby debut – KO/TKOKnees R10:50 0.00 1,090→1,025 -66 1,090 – Outsider Cup 27 Outsider Cup am