Bo Nickal

Bo Nickal
Nickal in 2020
BornBo Dean Nickal
(1996-01-14) January 14, 1996
Rifle, Colorado, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
DivisionMiddleweight (2022–present)
Reach75 in (191 cm)
StyleWrestling
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out ofState College, Pennsylvania, U.S.
TeamAmerican Top Team
RankPurple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
WrestlingNCAA Division I Wrestling
Years active2022–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total9
Wins8
By knockout3
By submission4
By decision1
Losses1
By knockout1
Amateur record
Total2
Wins2
By knockout1
By submission1
Losses0
Other information
UniversityPennsylvania State University
Notable schoolAllen High School (TX)
Websitebonickal.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  United States
U23 World Championships
2019 Budapest 92 kg
US National Championships
2019 Las Vegas 92 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Penn State Nittany Lions
NCAA Division I Championships
2017 St. Louis 184 lb
2018 Cleveland 184 lb
2019 Pittsburgh 197 lb
2016 New York 174 lb
Big Ten Championships
2016 Iowa City 174 lb
2018 East Lansing 184 lb
2019 Minneapolis 197 lb
2017 Bloomington 184 lb

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.

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.

Considered one of the most accomplished Nittany Lions of all time, Nickal earned the 2019 Dan Hodge Trophy as the nation's most outstanding collegiate wrestler, was a two-time Schalles Award winner as the nation's best pinner and was also named the 2019 Big Ten Athlete of the Year.