Ridder vs Nickal

Who won Ridder vs Nickal?

Reinier de Ridder beat Bo Nickal by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd May 2025 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Ridder vs Nickal stats

Reinier de Ridder stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 13 by submission.

Bo Nickal made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 7 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Reinier de Ridder's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Bo Nickal marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Reinier de Ridder's UFC record stood at 3-0-0, while Bo Nickal's came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Nickal had a slight advantage in power over Ridder, with a 29% knock out percentage over Ridder's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ridder had an advantage over Nickal, with a 68% submission rate over Nickal's 57%.

Reinier de Ridder was the older man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Ridder had a height advantage of 3 inches over Nickal.

Ridder was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 9 years earlier than Nickal, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 28 more professional rounds, 40 to Nickal's 12.

Ridder vs Nickal form

Reinier de Ridder had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kevin Holland at UFC 311 on 18th January 2025 by submission in the 1st round at Intuit Dome, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates on 9th November 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Anatoly Malykhin at ONE 166 on 1st March 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round in their ONE Light Heavyweight championship fight at Lusail Sports Arena, Lusail, Qatar.

Before that, he had been beaten by Tye Ruotolo at ONE on Prime Video 10 on 5th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 1 round contest at 1stBank Center, Broomfield, United States.

He had been defeated by Anatoly Malykhin at ONE on Prime Video 5 on 2nd December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round in their ONE Heavyweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Activity check

Ridder's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Nickal's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What time did Ridder vs Nickal start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:10 AM UTC , which was 12:10 AM EST or 9:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ridder vs Nickal?

Reinier de Ridder was a 5/2 (+250) underdog going into the contest, while Bo Nickal made his way into the ring at 3/10 (-330) with oddsmakers.