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Vinc Pichel
Lightweight · “From Hell”

Vinc Pichel

14-5-0 UFC 7-5-0
Wrestler Durable Taken Down Often
5'10"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
43Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
14.3%Finish rate
12:29Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 · where 138 MMA has read him, his grades and tags set each axis and the stats only nudge inside his band · stats alone where he is silent · the rim is reserved for specialists
Striking — Average, rated 54 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking good · Mar 2025 · stats read 50 → nudged -2 inside the band · claims striking power -1, kicking +1 (-1) Accuracy — Average, rated 54 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Striking D — Average, rated 54 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Durability — Above avg, rated 75 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Wrestling — Above avg, rated 79 of 100 · claims clinch +2 (+2) TD Defense — Weak, rated 5 of 100 · claims td defense -1, getup +2 (+1) Grappling — Average, rated 52 of 100 · 138 MMA: grappling good · Mar 2025 · stats read 42 → nudged -5 inside the band Control — Average, rated 67 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking good
3 analyst reads graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night Moreno vs Erceg Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · March 23, 2025 watch ↗
  • good UFC 301 Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · May 1, 2024 watch ↗
  • good UFC Sao Paulo Full Card Breakdown, Prediction, & Analysis (UFC Fight Night Almeida vs Lewis) · October 31, 2023 watch ↗
grappling good
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night Moreno vs Erceg Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · March 23, 2025 watch ↗
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking good 3 reads
grappling good 1 read
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

138 MMA anchors Striking, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Wrestling, TD Defense · stats alone on Accuracy, Striking D, Durability, Control.

Wrestler above avg wrestling — rates 79 of 100 · claims clinch +2 (+2)
Durable above avg durability — rates 75 of 100 among UFC veterans
Taken Down Often put on his back 26 times · 2.6 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.78
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.17
Striking accuracy46.1%
Striking defense54.8%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.1
Takedowns / 15 min2.5
Takedown accuracy51.0%
Takedown defense31.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.2
Control time24.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents4-2

Insider info

3 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
vs Rafa Garcia coinflip UFC Fight Night Moreno vs Erceg Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · March 23, 2025
strikinggood grapplinggood

winner named with a stated mechanism: Garcia to dictate location and win more of the fight's minutes, closing with 'we're taking Garcia.'; he describes this one as a 'tough time making a pick' and later calls it 'tricky' -- a direct qualifier on the win itself, not just on method or margin.

Good striker with sound shot selection and a steady leg-kick accumulation plan. Real knockout power on his résumé, though it has not shown up as much lately -- possibly a function of facing tougher opposition. Good grappler: solid scrambles, cage pressure, clinch elbows, and a real knack for reversing position or sweeping off the bottom. His layoff/inactivity is a concern.

Strengthshot selection
Strengthleg kick to accumulation
Strengthscrambles
Strengthsweeps/position reversal from the bottom
Weaknessrecent power output has dropped
Weaknessinactivity/layoff
competition quality · tested
vs Ismael Bonfim clear UFC 301 Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · May 1, 2024 · 1 read since
strikinggood

States the pick is 'pretty clear' and reaffirms it at the close despite laying out Pichel's one route to a decision win; no hedge on the outcome itself.

Pichel's hands retain some snap, though the analyst suspects that owes more to a shifted, grappling-first game plan than lost power these days; he is selective and efficient with his shot choice. He leans on a strong cage-push attack with elbows, good scrambles, and sweeps/reversals even on the way down, despite shaky takedown defense. At 41 he rarely competes, which the analyst reads as a crafty but limited veteran rather than a live finishing threat.

Strengthdecent power
Strengthpicks his shots well
Strengthcage-push control with elbows
Strengthgood scrambles
Strengthsweeps and reversals en route to the mat
Weaknesstakedown defense isn't the best
Weaknessextreme inactivity / long layoffs between fights
ko power · decent
vs Ismael Bonfim clear UFC Sao Paulo Full Card Breakdown, Prediction, & Analysis (UFC Fight Night Almeida vs Lewis) · October 31, 2023 · 2 reads since
strikinggood

no wager caution, no root-beer idiom; a clean, unhedged close naming Bonfim as the easy winner after a one-sided breakdown

Vinc Pichel, nearly 41 and fighting about once a year, is called a grizzled veteran with good striking: real power (8 KOs) that the analyst says is deceptive since most of it came earlier in his career and he hasn't finished anyone that way lately, plus a leg kick he calls awkward-looking but effective. His grappling is good too -- he's relatively easy to put on the mat, but reverses or sweeps the moment it gets there, with great scrambles and damaging elbows if he gets an opponent to the cage.

Strengthgood striking, real power, effective leg kick
Strengthreverses position/sweeps as soon as taken down
Strengthgreat scrambles
Strengthdamaging elbows from the cage
Weaknesseasy to take down
Weaknesshasn't scored a finishing knockout recently; most of his power history is early-career

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
January 27, 2018 vs Joaquim Silva — 4.0/min (W) Jan '18 June 1, 2018 vs Gregor Gillespie — 0.77/min (L) Jun '18 June 29, 2019 vs Roosevelt Roberts — 4.0/min (W) Jun '19 August 15, 2020 vs Jim Miller — 2.73/min (W) Aug '20 August 21, 2021 vs Austin Hubbard — 4.73/min (W) Aug '21 April 9, 2022 vs Mark Madsen — 4.53/min (L) Apr '22 May 4, 2024 vs Ismael Bonfim — 4.07/min (L) May '24 March 29, 2025 vs Rafa Garcia — 5.27/min (L) Mar '25

Fight history

12 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Rafa Garcia 15-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg · March 29, 2025
79/182Sig. strikes
64/120Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ismael Bonfim 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg · May 4, 2024
61/142Sig. strikes
111/216Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:29Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Mark Madsen 11-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie · April 9, 2022
68/123Sig. strikes
39/87Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:48Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Austin Hubbard 13-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum · August 21, 2021
71/160Sig. strikes
56/152Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
2:29Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jim Miller 32-14 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · August 15, 2020
41/78Sig. strikes
14/39Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
6:34Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Roosevelt Roberts 8-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos · June 29, 2019
60/101Sig. strikes
31/87Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
5:59Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Gregor Gillespie 11-0 walk-in Submission · R2 4:06 — UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes · June 1, 2018
7/22Sig. strikes
13/26Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Joaquim Silva 10-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2 · January 27, 2018
60/186Sig. strikes
45/100Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
0:48Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Damien Brown 17-9 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:37 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt · June 10, 2017
19/38Sig. strikes
21/56Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Anthony Njokuani 16-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw · May 24, 2014
57/113Sig. strikes
24/77Absorbed
8/11Takedowns
8:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Garett Whiteley 7-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou · January 15, 2014
44/81Sig. strikes
44/72Absorbed
8/12Takedowns
10:55Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Rustam Khabilov 14-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:15 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale · December 15, 2012
0/4Sig. strikes
13/19Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
14-5-0Pro record
Big John McCarthy's Ultimate Training Academy (2007–2012), Alliance MMA (2012), Sugarfoot Training CenterGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 8
Submission 0
Decision 6
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 1
Decision 3
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 12
Fight Club OC 1
All Stars Promotions MMA 1
Respect the Cage 1
All Star Promotions 1
Santa Ynez MMA 1
National Fight Alliance MMA 1
Hitman Fighting Productions 1
Full career — 19 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Rafa García Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Erceg
March 29, 2025
UFC 3 5:00
L Ismael Bonfim Decision (unanimous) UFC 301
May 4, 2024
UFC 3 5:00
L Mark Madsen Decision (unanimous) UFC 273
April 9, 2022
UFC 3 5:00
W Austin Hubbard Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
August 21, 2021
UFC 3 5:00
W Jim Miller Decision (unanimous) UFC 252
August 15, 2020
UFC 3 5:00
W Roosevelt Roberts Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos
June 29, 2019
UFC 3 5:00
L Gregor Gillespie Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes
June 1, 2018
UFC 2 4:06
W Joaquim Silva Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2
January 27, 2018
UFC 3 5:00
W Damien Brown KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
June 11, 2017
UFC 1 3:37
W Anthony Njokuani Decision (unanimous) UFC 173
May 24, 2014
UFC 3 5:00
W Garett Whiteley Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou
January 15, 2014
UFC 3 5:00
L Rustam Khabilov KO (suplex and punches) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale
December 15, 2012
UFC 1 2:15
W David Gardner TKO (punches) Fight Club OC
August 18, 2011
Fight Club OC 2 1:47
W Matt Bahntge KO (punch) All Stars Promotions MMA
March 25, 2011
All Stars Promotions MMA 2 0:32
W Emilio Chavez TKO (punches) Respect the Cage
January 15, 2011
Respect the Cage 2 2:52
W Rodney Rhoden TKO (punches) All Star Promotions: Civic Disobedience 4
December 4, 2010
All Star Promotions 2 1:56
W Anthony McDavitt TKO (punches) Santa Ynez MMA
June 4, 2010
Santa Ynez MMA 2 0:23
W Miles Howard TKO (punches) National Fight Alliance MMA: Resurrection
December 18, 2009
National Fight Alliance MMA 2 1:05
W Franky Childs KO (punches) Hitman Fighting Productions
August 15, 2009
Hitman Fighting Productions 1 2:15

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Vinc Pichel) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 195 qualified Lightweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.8 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 3.2 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 46.1% avg 44.0%
Striking defense 54.8% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 2.5 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 51.0% avg 38.1%
Takedown defense 31.6% avg 61.1%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.2 avg 0.6
Control time 24.4% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 14.3% avg 50.7%

Headshot of Vinc Pichel by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized