Alex Nicholson
USAAlex Nicholson, “The Spartan”, is a Middleweight from the United States with an official record of 17-11. Cage Brothers holds 26 of those bouts: 16 wins and 10 losses, the wins coming 14 by knockout and 2 by submission. The most recent bout on file is a first-round knockout loss to Darion Abbey at XFC 52: The Awakening on 28 March 2025.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2025 | Darion Abbey | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 1:17 | XFC 52: The Awakening |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Zac Pauga | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 1:16 | XFC 51: Evolution |
| May 31, 2024 | Carl Seumanutafa | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 4:09 | XFC: Detroit Grand Prix 2 |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Valter WalkerTitle | LOSS | KOTKO - Retirement | R4 | Titan FC 82 - SBC 47: Bogdanovic vs. Brooks |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Oscar SosaTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (Anaconda Choke) | R1 | Titan FC 78: Nicholson vs. Sosa 2 |
| Oct 31, 2019 | Francimar Barroso | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R2 · 5:00 | PFL Playoffs: Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Zeke Tuinei-Wily | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 3:07 | PFL 6: Regular Season |
| Jun 6, 2019 | Francimar Barroso | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | PFL 3: Regular Season |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Josh Copeland | LOSS | KOKO | R1 · 1:27 | PFL 8: New Orleans |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Jack May | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · 2:03 | PFL 8: New Orleans |
| Jul 19, 2018 | Philipe Lins | LOSS | KOTKO (Punches) | R2 · 3:39 | PFL 4: Long Island |
| Jun 7, 2018 | Jake Heun | WIN | KOKO | R2 · 0:58 | PFL 1: New York |
| Apr 26, 2018 | Ricco Rodriguez | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 · 1:27 | AFC 24: CamSoda Legends |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Ryan SpannTitle | LOSS | KOKO (Punch) | R1 | LFA 32: Allen vs. Hernandez |
| Nov 18, 2017 | Daniel Madrid | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · 1:42 | Iron Boy Promotions: Iron Boy MMA 9 |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Chris Barnett | WIN | KOKO | R1 · 0:40 | Square Ring Promotions: Island Fights 42 |
| Sep 16, 2017 | Demoreo Dennis | WIN | KOKO | R1 · 1:06 | Next Level Fight Club 8 |
| May 29, 2017 | Jack Hermansson | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 2:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira |
| Nov 6, 2016 | Sam Alvey | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson |
| Jul 14, 2016 | Devin Clark | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 4:57 | UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker |
| Feb 7, 2016 | Misha Cirkunov | LOSS | SUBNeck Crank | R2 · 1:28 | UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson |
| Aug 1, 2015 | Chaz Morgan | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 4:03 | Square Ring Promotions: Island Fights 34 |
| Mar 28, 2015 | Dillon Cleckler | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 1:34 | Square Ring Promotions: Island Fights 33 |
| Jan 30, 2015 | Ronnie Phillips | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · 4:08 | FCF: Florida Championship Fighting |
| Sep 6, 2014 | Derrick Brown | WIN | SUBSubmission (Neck Crank) | R1 · 4:56 | TAC: Top Alliance Combat 3 |
| Feb 8, 2014 | Baraq Hunter | WIN | KOKO | R1 · 0:37 | Square Ring Promotions: Island Fights 27 |
Wins, losses and draws are Alex Nicholson’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 26 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Alex Nicholson’s record, in numbers
Alex Nicholson’s official record is 17-11. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 26 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 16 wins, 10 losses — because 2 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 16 wins break down as 14 by knockout and 2 by submission — 16 of 16 inside the distance, a finish rate of 100%. Across all 26 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 4 minutes 52 seconds.
Alex Nicholson has been stopped 7 times in the 26 bouts on file — 6 by knockout and 1 by submission — which is 27% of them.
Of the 26 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 3 were for a title and 4 were the main event of the card. One of them has come since October 2024.
Set against the 395 Middleweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Alex Nicholson has a finish rate above 87% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 26% of them and a two-year bout count above 59% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Alex Nicholson is listed at 6ft 4in with a reach of 78in, fights orthodox and is 36, born 1 May 1990.
These figures are recomputed from Alex Nicholson’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.