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Bo Dean Nickal (born January 14, 1996) is an American professional mixed martial artist, freestyle wrestler, and graduated folkstyle wrestler who currently competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He also competes in the light heavyweight division of Real American Freestyle (RAF), where he was the inaugural RAF Light Heavyweight Champion. As of September 12, 2026, he is #12 in the Meta UFC middleweight rankings.
In freestyle wrestling, he claimed the 2019 U23 World Championship and the US Open national championship, and was a finalist at the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials and a Final X contestant in 2019. As a collegiate wrestler, Nickal was a three-time NCAA Division I national champion (finalist in 2016) and a three-time Big Ten Conference champion out of Pennsylvania State University.
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United StatesRifle, United States| Result | Date | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | 14 Jun 2026 | Kyle Daukaus Middleweight | TKO · R1 4:34 punches and elbows | UFC Freedom 250 |
| W | 15 Nov 2025 | Rodolfo Vieira Middleweight | KO · R3 2:24 head kick | UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev |
| L | 3 May 2025 |  Reinier de RidderMiddleweight | TKO · R2 1:53 knee to the body | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo |
| W | 16 Nov 2024 | Paul Craig Middleweight | UD · R3 5:00 | UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic |
| W | 13 Apr 2024 | Cody Brundage Middleweight | SUB · R2 3:38 rear-naked choke | UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill |
| W | 8 Jul 2023 | Val Woodburn Middleweight | KO · R1 0:38 punches | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez |
| W | 4 Mar 2023 | Jamie Pickett Middleweight | SUB · R1 2:54 arm-triangle choke | UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane |
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