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This is a wild grappling matchup that nobody saw coming. Bo Nickal, the wrestling phenom everyone's been hyping since his 38 second knockout of Val Woodburn, is coming off a tough loss to Reinier de Ridder where he got caught with a body knee. That was his first UFC loss, and now he's bouncing back against Kyle Daukaus, who just pulled off back to back first round finishes. Daukaus choked out Gerald Meerschaert in 50 seconds with a D'Arce, then elbowed Michel Pereira into oblivion 43 seconds into their fight. The dude is on fire right now.
If this gets out of round one, someone made a huge defensive adjustment, because both guys have been ending fights early all year.
Here's the thing though. Nickal's wrestling credentials are insane, but Daukaus has that sneaky submission game that's caught plenty of guys off guard. That D'Arce choke is his money move, he hit it on Jamie Pickett too back in 2022. Nickal showed he can get back to his wrestling roots when he needed to, taking down Rodolfo Vieira and finishing him with a head kick in round three last November. But Daukaus has been finishing fights before they even get started lately.
Both guys are southpaws, both hunt for finishes, and both have had their moments of getting caught. Daukaus got starched by Roman Dolidze and Eryk Anders when the striking got heavy. Nickal's still figuring out the striking defense at this level. This feels like whoever gets their game going first is gonna end it early.
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This is a wild grappling matchup that nobody saw coming. Bo Nickal, the wrestling phenom everyone's been hyping since his 38 second knockout of Val Woodburn, is coming off a tough loss to Reinier de Ridder where he got caught with a body knee. That was his first UFC loss, and now he's bouncing back against Kyle Daukaus, who just pulled off back to back first round finishes. Daukaus choked out Gerald Meerschaert in 50 seconds with a D'Arce, then elbowed Michel Pereira into oblivion 43 seconds into their fight. The dude is on fire right now.
If this gets out of round one, someone made a huge defensive adjustment, because both guys have been ending fights early all year.
Here's the thing though. Nickal's wrestling credentials are insane, but Daukaus has that sneaky submission game that's caught plenty of guys off guard. That D'Arce choke is his money move, he hit it on Jamie Pickett too back in 2022. Nickal showed he can get back to his wrestling roots when he needed to, taking down Rodolfo Vieira and finishing him with a head kick in round three last November. But Daukaus has been finishing fights before they even get started lately.
Both guys are southpaws, both hunt for finishes, and both have had their moments of getting caught. Daukaus got starched by Roman Dolidze and Eryk Anders when the striking got heavy. Nickal's still figuring out the striking defense at this level. This feels like whoever gets their game going first is gonna end it early.
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Pace delta
+0.9 significant strikes/min
Kyle Daukaus averages 3.3 significant strikes per minute while Bo Nickal sits at 2.4.
AI confidence
81%
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