Lightweight

Vinc

"From Hell"

Pichel

L UD
Pichel
VS
OPPONENT
Rafa Garcia
U-DEC
March 29, 2025
L UD
Pichel
VS
OPPONENT
Ismael Bonfim
U-DEC
May 04, 2024
L UD
Pichel
VS
OPPONENT
Mark Madsen
U-DEC
April 09, 2022
W UD
Pichel
VS
OPPONENT
Austin Hubbard
U-DEC
August 21, 2021
W UD
Pichel
VS
OPPONENT
Jim Miller
U-DEC
August 15, 2020
14
WINS
5
LOSSES
0
DRAWS
AGE
43
HEIGHT
178 cm
WEIGHT
70.3 kg
REACH
183 cm
LEG REACH
40.5 cm
COUNTRY
United States

UFC HISTORY & CAREER

• UFC Fight Night(3/29/25) Pichel lost a three round unanimous decision to Rafa Garcia
• UFC 301(5/4/24) Pichel lost a three round unanimous decision to Ismael Bonfim
• UFC 273(4/9/22) Pichel lost a three round unanimous decision to Mark Madsen
• UFC on ESPN(8/21/21) Pichel won a three round unanimous decision over Austin Hubbard
• UFC 252(8/15/20) Pichel won a three round unanimous decision over Jim Miller
• UFC on ESPN(6/29/19) Pichel won a three round unanimous decision over Roosevelt Roberts
• UFC Fight Night(6/1/18) Pichel was submitted by Gregor Gillespie via arm triangle at 4:06 of the second round
• UFC on FOX(1/27/18) Pichel won a three round unanimous decision over Joaquim Silva
• UFC Fight Night(6/11/17) Pichel knocked out Damien Brown at 3:37 of the first round
• UFC 173(5/24/14) Pichel won a three round unanimous decision over Anthony Njokuani
• UFC Fight Night(1/15/14) Pichel won a three round unanimous decision over Garett Whiteley
• TUF 16 Finale(12/15/12) Pichel was knocked out by Rustam Khabilov at 2:15 of the first round
• The Ultimate Fighter, Season 15
• On episode 12 (semifinals), Pichel lost a two round unanimous decision to Al Iaquinta
• On episode 11 (quarterfinals), Pichel won a two round majority decision over Chris Saunders
• On episode seven, Pichel submitted John Cofer via arm triangle at :44 of the third round
• On episode one, Pichel submitted Cody Pfister via rear naked choke at 3:39 of the first round

IMPORTANT FACTS

Team Cruz member on TUF 15
Pro since 2009
Has finished eight of 14 victories by knockout
Has won seven of his last 11
Was given nickname by his mother

Q & A

Q: When and why did you start training for fighting?
ANSWER: I started training around 2007, because of Mark “The Bear” Smith. I was a punk kid getting into fights in the street, and he challenged me to train and to see how tough I was fighting someone that actually knew what they were doing. So I went to the gym and have been training ever since.
Q: Training:
ANSWER: There is no such thing as a typical day for me. My training days and life in general is chaos and all over the place at times, but that's why I love it.Do you have any heroes?Someone that has all odds against him but still comes out on topWhat does it mean for you to fight in the UFC?Everything. It’s a dream, a goal, it’s the whole reason why I worked so hard in fighting – to get in the UFC and to test myself and see how good I am. That’s the best of the best and that’s where I want to be.What was your job before you started fighting?I sold batteries for AAARanks in any martial arts styles:Black belt in jiu-jitsuFavorite grappling technique:It depends on what kind of mood I’m inFavorite Striking technique:Hellbow

STRIKING ANALYSIS

STRIKING ACCURACY46%
STRIKING DEFENSE54%
LANDED/MIN
3.78
STRIKES PER MINUTE
ABSORBED/MIN
3.17
STRIKES ABSORBED PER MINUTE

GRAPPLING & WRESTLING

TAKEDOWN ACCURACY51%
TAKEDOWN DEFENSE31%
TAKEDOWNS/FIGHT
2.5
15 MIN AVERAGE
SUBMISSIONS/FIGHT
0.2
15 MIN AVERAGE

GENERAL ANALYSIS

UFC RECORD
7 W - 5 L
ACTIVE STREAK
-3 Losses
WIN BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)1
Submission0
Decision6
LOSS BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)1
Submission1
Decision3
FIGHTING STYLE Freestyle
STANCE Orthodox
UFC DEBUT Dec. 16, 2012