Mike Nickels

Mike Nickels
Mike Nickels
Born December 13, 1971 (1971-12-13) (age 39)
Ocala, Florida, United States
Nationality American
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Division Light Heavyweight
Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Rank black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total 14
Wins 9
By knockout 2
By submission 7
Losses 5
By knockout 1
By submission 4

Michael John Nickels is an American Mixed Martial Arts fighter and a Black belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. Along with many other victories in Brazilain Jiu-Jitsu and MMA, Nickels is a 3X Pan American Gold medalist, and a UFC vet. He has also made a splash in MMA fighting for MFC in Canada, as well as Ring of Fire in Colorado.

Mike Nickels is the owner and instructor of Colorado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy-Highlands Ranch in Highlands Ranch, CO. Nickels is also a tattoo artist, which is reflected on his 6' 4" body frame, which is mostly covered by unique artist designs. Nickels owns White Lotus Custom Tattooing & Body Piercing, also located in Highlands Ranch, CO.

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Mixed martial arts career

In 2006, Nickels participated in the third season of The Ultimate Fighter. He lost in his first fight to Matt Hamill by unanimous decision; however, he returned on the undercard for the finale, defeating previously undefeated Wes Combs by rear naked choke in the first round. On October 2, 2009, defeating UFC veteran David Heath at MFC 22 in Canada. He scored both "Fight of The Night", and "Submission of the Night" awards in the match.

Other achievements

In April 2005, Nickels won a gold medal at the Pan American Brazilian jiu-jitsu championships. He went on to win a gold medal at both Grapplers Quest Nevada (November 2005) and at the Shawn Ray 1st Annual Submission Grappling Classic (May 2006).

Other

Nickels has a heavy training schedule, with Machado jiu-jitsu black belt and Helio Gracie trained David Ruiz. David Ruiz has accompanied Nickels to all competitions.

Personal life

Mike and his wife DeVoyn have a son named Esiah. Mike also has a daughter, Rayven from a previous relationship.[1]

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 9-5 United States Robert Drysdale Submission (guillotine choke) AFC 6 02011-06-18 June 18, 2011 1 1:04 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Win 9-4 United States Kyle Seals Submission (armbar) Nemesis Fighting: MMA Global Invasion 02010-12-10 December 10, 2010 1 n/a Punta Cana, La Altagracia, United States
Loss 8-4 Canada Dwayne Lewis TKO (punches) MFC 26 02010-09-10 September 10, 2010 1 1:30 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Loss 8-3 Brazil Vinny Magalhaes Submission (armbar) ROF 36: Demolition 02009-12-03 December 3, 2009 1 1:19 Colorado, United States
Win 8-2 United States David Heath Submission (rear naked choke) MFC 22 02009-10-02 October 2, 2009 3 4:02 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win 7-2 United States James Funny Submission (armlock) ROF 34: Judgment Day 02009-04-11 April 11, 2009 1 1:13 Colorado, United States
Win 6-2 Serbia Vladimir Vuckovic Submission (rear naked choke) ROF 32: Respect 02008-06-13 June 13, 2008 1 2:18 Colorado, United States
Loss 5-2 United States Stephan Bonnar Submission (rear naked choke) UFC 73 02007-07-07 July 7, 2007 1 2:14 California, United States
Win 5-1 United States Carpaccio Owens KO ROF 29: Aftershock 02007-04-28 April 28, 2007 1 0:07 Colorado, United States
Win 4-1 United States Wes Combs Submission (rear naked choke) The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale 02006-06-24 June 24, 2006 1 3:10 Nevada, United States UFC Debut
Win 3-1 United States Noah Inhofer Submission (rear naked choke) ROF 19: Showdown 02005-09-10 September 10, 2005 2 4:06 Colorado, United States
Loss 2-1 United States Craig Zellner Submission (armbar) ROF 15: Inferno 02005-02-12 February 12, 2005 1 1:01 Colorado, United States
Win 2-0 United States James Meyers TKO ROF 14: No Mercy 02004-12-11 December 11, 2004 1 2:33 Colorado, United States
Win 1-0 United States Chris Valle Submission (choke) ROF 13: Ring of Fire 13 02004-09-24 September 24, 2004 2 1:10 Colorado, United States MMA Debut

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