MatchWiz

Tom Nolan “Big Train”

12-1-0 · MatchWiz rating 1639

Age26Height6'3"Reach73"StanceSouthpawDivisionLightweightCampTeam Compton Training CentreCountryAustralia

Rating trend

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current 1639 · hover or touch the chart to trace each fight

Our Elo-style rating after each UFC fight — 1500 is average; champions live around 1700+ (full leaderboard). This is the backbone of our win probabilities.

Career rates

Where he stands

Tom Nolan is 7-1 across 8 fights on our tape. He's on a 6-fight winning run. Our rating has him at 1639 — it moves with every result and weights who he beat, so a win over a ranked opponent counts for far more than one over a debutant. A record on its own says very little in this sport — two fighters at 12-3 can have faced completely different opposition, which is exactly the gap the rating is built to close.

He's a volume striker

Tom lands 4.9 significant strikes a minute and absorbs 3.1. The gap between what he lands and what he takes is the good kind — output without a matching cost is the most durable striking edge there is. His takedown defense sits at 53% — for a striker that's the number that decides whether he gets to fight his fight at all.

How the model reads him

Tom's number is a matchup output — rating against rating, then style against style, plus age and layoff — graded on the fight board like every other call. Our tape covers UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on, and one punch can settle a fight the better fighter was winning.

The full method is on the fight board, and every published call is graded on the report card.

Tom Nolan — FAQ

What is Tom Nolan's record?

7-1 across 8 fights on our tape, which covers UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 to the present. Our rating has him at 1639 — it weights who he beat, not just how often he won.

What kind of fighter is Tom Nolan?

He lands 4.9 significant strikes a minute and absorbs 3.1, with 1.1 takedowns per 15 minutes and 53% takedown defense. Those rates decide where his fights happen, which decides most of the rest.

Fight history

DateOpponentResultEventΔ rating
Nov 1, 2026Renato MoicanoW · KO/TKO R3UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Nolan+20
Jun 7, 2026Farés ZiamW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim+17
Sep 28, 2025Charlie CampbellW · Submission R1UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes+16
Feb 9, 2025Viacheslav BorshchevW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2+30
Aug 17, 2024Alex ReyesW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya+23
May 18, 2024Victor MartinezW · KO/TKO R1UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy+38
Jan 13, 2024Nikolas MottaL · KO/TKO R1UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2-44
Aug 8, 2023Bogdan GradW · KO/TKO R1Dana White's Contender Series: Season 7, Week 1+38

Record is career MMA (including pre-UFC fights); the history and rating cover UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on. Back to the fight board →