Vinc Pichel
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Striking, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Wrestling, TD Defense · stats alone on Accuracy, Striking D, Durability, Control.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
vs Rafa Garcia coinflip UFC Fight Night Moreno vs Erceg Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · March 23, 2025
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.
vs Ismael Bonfim clear UFC 301 Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · May 1, 2024 · 1 read since
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.
vs Ismael Bonfim clear UFC Sao Paulo Full Card Breakdown, Prediction, & Analysis (UFC Fight Night Almeida vs Lewis) · October 31, 2023 · 2 reads since
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.
Striking trend
Fight history
L Rafa Garcia 15-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg · March 29, 2025
L Ismael Bonfim 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg · May 4, 2024
L Mark Madsen 11-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie · April 9, 2022
W Austin Hubbard 13-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum · August 21, 2021
W Jim Miller 32-14 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · August 15, 2020
W Roosevelt Roberts 8-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos · June 29, 2019
L Gregor Gillespie 11-0 walk-in Submission · R2 4:06 — UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes · June 1, 2018
W Joaquim Silva 10-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2 · January 27, 2018
W Damien Brown 17-9 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:37 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt · June 10, 2017
W Anthony Njokuani 16-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw · May 24, 2014
W Garett Whiteley 7-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou · January 15, 2014
L Rustam Khabilov 14-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:15 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale · December 15, 2012
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
Wins by method
Losses by method
Fights by organization
Full career — 19 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Headshot of Vinc Pichel by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized