UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman  18 Jul 2026 · Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US

Alden Coria defeats Stewart Nicoll by unanimous decision

Win Alden Coria 13-3-0
Loss Stewart Nicoll 8-4-0
Unanimous decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Coria vs Nicoll — Flyweight · UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman

Predictions summary

What happened

The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.

Coria took the striking exchanges clearly in round one while defending Nicoll's wrestling.

Every Nicoll grappling attempt ended with Coria escaping and countering with significant strikes.

Coria kept control of the scrambles through all three rounds to cruise to the decision.

Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in

Case for Coria

Coria is the cleaner, more defensively sound fighter and trending up — 4-0 in his last five (one no-contest), with a debut win over Alessandro Costa, the same man who stopped Nicoll. His 70% striking defense and boxing should keep him out of the wild exchanges Nicoll needs.

Case for Nicoll

Nicoll's only path is chaos and finishing — 88% of his wins come inside the distance, and if he can turn this into a scramble he is live. But he is 0-3 in the UFC and coming off a stoppage, so he must find the finish before Coria's craft banks the rounds.

What We Were Watching For

  • Shared Costa read: Coria beat Alessandro Costa; Nicoll was stopped by him — the clearest form line on the card.
  • Coria's defense against Nicoll's finishing bursts: can Nicoll drag him into the mud, or does Coria box from range?
  • Nicoll's UFC skid: 0-3 in the Octagon — is the regional finishing game still there against better competition?
  • Rounds vs stoppage: Coria wants a clean decision, Nicoll needs an early finish — the pace tells you who is winning.
Records & career stats
Coria vs Nicoll
Coria Nicoll
  1. OutputSig. strikes landed / min 4.05 3.01
  2. Striking def.Striking defense 70% 54%
  3. DurabilitySig. strikes absorbed / min 2.21 4.81
  4. Takedown def.Takedown defense 56% 33%
  5. FinishingFinish rate 69% 88%
12-3-0
Record
8-3-0
Source pending
Recent formRecent formWin–loss record over the fighter’s last five bouts, newest first, as carried in their UFC/FightMetric career stats.
2-3 last 5
United States
Nationality
Australia
28
Age
31
172.72 cm
Height — Coria leads
1.65 m
170.18 cm
Reach — Coria leads
166 cm
Not published
StanceStanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
Orthodox
69%
Finish rateFinish % — Nicoll leadsFinish rateThe share of a fighter’s wins that ended inside the distance — by KO/TKO or submission — rather than going to the judges’ scorecards. Higher means more finishes.
88%
5
Wins by KO/TKOKO wins — Coria leads
4
4
Wins by submissionSub wins — Coria leads
3
4.05
Sig. strikes landed / minStr / min — Coria leadsSignificant strikes landed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter lands for every minute of fight time — a read on striking output and pace. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
3.01
2.21
Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbs / min — Coria leadsSignificant strikes absorbed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter takes for every minute of fight time. Lower is better — it means they get hit less often. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
4.81
70%
Striking defenseStrike def. — Coria leadsStriking defenseThe percentage of opponents’ significant strikes that do not land — strikes slipped, blocked or evaded. Higher is better. Not the same as striking accuracy, which counts your own strikes that land. From UFC/FightMetric.
54%
56%
Takedown defenseTD def. — Coria leadsTakedown defenseThe percentage of opponents’ takedown attempts that are stuffed. Higher means harder to put on the mat. From UFC/FightMetric.
33%
13:36
Avg. fight timeAvg. timeAverage fight timeThe mean length of the fighter’s bouts (minutes:seconds) — a rough read on whether they tend to finish early or go the distance. From UFC/FightMetric.
10:39
4oz Fight Club, Aztlan Boxing
Team
Team Compton Training Centre

Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Record is as of fight night; career stats, recent form and win totals are the latest on file and may include this fight. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.

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After the fight

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Who Called It?

How the analysts' picks held up once the cage door closed.

AJ Devito
Hear it — 14:39

Current pick evidence

Picked: Alden Coria · KO/TKO

Fight result: Alden Coria · Decision

Calls Coria by knockout, expecting his straight shots to break through against Nicoll.

“out yet. I will say all in Cora by KO is going to be like my official read”

Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology

  • Winner Accuracy 69.6% 165 72
  • Method Accuracy 58.4% 59 42
  • Round Accuracy 75.0% 6 2
  • Underdog Accuracy 46.2% 12 14
View full track record (237 calls)
The MMA Guru
Hear it — 8:58

Current pick evidence

Picked: Alden Coria · KO/TKO

Fight result: Alden Coria · Decision

Picks the bigger, more proven Coria, expecting his finishing ability to produce a TKO without a single-round call.

“I'm going to go with Alden Corriea. I reckon he wins this one by TKO”

Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology

  • Winner Accuracy 65.9% 203 105
  • Method Accuracy 52.8% 57 51
  • Round Accuracy 32.4% 12 25
  • Underdog Accuracy 47.2% 17 19
View full track record (308 calls)
JakeGerberMMA
Hear it — 9:40

Current pick evidence

Picked: Alden Coria

Fight result: Alden Coria · Decision

Takes Coria's better boxing and body work to separate him from Nicoll.

“two KO. If not, outscores him easily. 30-27 decision.”

Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology

  • Winner Accuracy 65.4% 83 44
  • Method Accuracy 60.4% 29 19
  • Round Accuracy 44.4% 4 5
  • Underdog Accuracy 30.0% 3 7
View full track record (127 calls)
DFS By The Numbers
Hear it — 9:43

Current pick evidence

Picked: Alden Coria

Fight result: Alden Coria · Decision

Rates Coria as a clear level above Nicoll in pressure, output and wrestling resistance.

“Olden Korea here. I think it's a pretty easy match up for him. It's his easiest”

Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology

  • Winner Accuracy 64.4% 94 52
  • Method Accuracy 58.5% 48 34
  • Round Accuracy 35.9% 14 25
  • Underdog Accuracy 35.0% 7 13
View full track record (146 calls)
Half The Battle
Hear it — 38:20

Current pick evidence

Picked: Alden Coria

Fight result: Alden Coria · Decision

Takes Coria to dominate Nicoll, citing Coria's clear standing in the matchup and Nicoll's lack of UFC success.

“why Korea's minus 1,000 in this spot. I think Alden Korea's going to come out”

Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology

  • Winner Accuracy 56.1% 55 43
  • Method Accuracy 71.4% 10 4
  • Round Accuracy 50.0% 1 1
  • Underdog Accuracy 26.1% 6 17
View full track record (98 calls)

Analyst picks: AJ Devito Hit; The MMA Guru Hit; JakeGerberMMA Hit; DFS By The Numbers Hit; Half The Battle Hit.

Analyst prediction scorecards
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AJ Devito237 resolved calls
AJ Devito
Hear it — 14:39

Current pick evidence

Picked: Alden Coria · KO/TKO

Fight result: Alden Coria · Decision

Calls Coria by knockout, expecting his straight shots to break through against Nicoll.

“out yet. I will say all in Cora by KO is going to be like my official read”

Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology

  • Winner Accuracy 69.6% 165 72
  • Method Accuracy 58.4% 59 42
  • Round Accuracy 75.0% 6 2
  • Underdog Accuracy 46.2% 12 14
View full track record (237 calls)
Historic market Favourite call, market price 88.5%. Coria · KO/TKOCoria · Dec R3HitMissNot called
The MMA Guru308 resolved calls
The MMA Guru
Hear it — 8:58

Current pick evidence

Picked: Alden Coria · KO/TKO

Fight result: Alden Coria · Decision

Picks the bigger, more proven Coria, expecting his finishing ability to produce a TKO without a single-round call.

“I'm going to go with Alden Corriea. I reckon he wins this one by TKO”

Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology

  • Winner Accuracy 65.9% 203 105
  • Method Accuracy 52.8% 57 51
  • Round Accuracy 32.4% 12 25
  • Underdog Accuracy 47.2% 17 19
View full track record (308 calls)
Historic market Favourite call, market price 88.5%. Coria · KO/TKOCoria · Dec R3HitMissNot called
JakeGerberMMA127 resolved calls
JakeGerberMMA
Hear it — 9:40

Current pick evidence

Picked: Alden Coria

Fight result: Alden Coria · Decision

Takes Coria's better boxing and body work to separate him from Nicoll.

“two KO. If not, outscores him easily. 30-27 decision.”

Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology

  • Winner Accuracy 65.4% 83 44
  • Method Accuracy 60.4% 29 19
  • Round Accuracy 44.4% 4 5
  • Underdog Accuracy 30.0% 3 7
View full track record (127 calls)
Historic market Favourite call, market price 88.5%. Coria · to winCoria · Dec R3HitNot calledNot called
DFS By The Numbers146 resolved calls
DFS By The Numbers
Hear it — 9:43

Current pick evidence

Picked: Alden Coria

Fight result: Alden Coria · Decision

Rates Coria as a clear level above Nicoll in pressure, output and wrestling resistance.

“Olden Korea here. I think it's a pretty easy match up for him. It's his easiest”

Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology

  • Winner Accuracy 64.4% 94 52
  • Method Accuracy 58.5% 48 34
  • Round Accuracy 35.9% 14 25
  • Underdog Accuracy 35.0% 7 13
View full track record (146 calls)
Historic market Favourite call, market price 88.5%. Coria · to winCoria · Dec R3HitNot calledNot called
Half The Battle98 resolved calls
Half The Battle
Hear it — 38:20

Current pick evidence

Picked: Alden Coria

Fight result: Alden Coria · Decision

Takes Coria to dominate Nicoll, citing Coria's clear standing in the matchup and Nicoll's lack of UFC success.

“why Korea's minus 1,000 in this spot. I think Alden Korea's going to come out”

Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology

  • Winner Accuracy 56.1% 55 43
  • Method Accuracy 71.4% 10 4
  • Round Accuracy 50.0% 1 1
  • Underdog Accuracy 26.1% 6 17
View full track record (98 calls)
Historic market Favourite call, market price 88.5%. Coria · to winCoria · Dec R3HitNot calledNot called

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