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Tom Nolan

“Big Train”
Country
Australia
Record
12-1
Weight class
Lightweight
Height
6'3"
Reach
73"
Age
26
Stance
Southpaw
Career stats
Finish rate58%
7 of 12 wins inside the distance · 36th percentile
Durability92%
Stopped in 8% of bouts — 1 of 13 · 75th percentile
Activity4
Bouts in the last 24 months · 88th percentile
7:52
Avg bout length
6W
Streak
0
Title fights
5
Main events
Percentiles vs 626 lightweights
Strikes & grappling
Sig. strikes landed / min4.82
304 landed from 614 attempts — 50% accuracy · 59th percentile
Takedowns / 15 min1.19
5 landed from 16 attempts — 31% accuracy · 46th percentile
Knockdowns / 15 min0.71
3 in 7 statted bouts · 74th percentile
Control time19%
12m of 1h 3m fought · 56th percentile
Strikes by target
Head 58%
Body 27%
Leg 15%
Of 304 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 39 lightweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 7 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 1h 3m of fight time, of the 13 bouts on record

Tom Nolan, “Big Train”, is a Lightweight from Australia with an official record of 11-1. The 11 wins came 5 by knockout, 1 by submission and 5 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision win over Farés Ziam at UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim on 6 June 2026, the fifth win in a row.

DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Oct 31, 2026Renato MoicanoWINKOElbowsR3 · 1:28UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Nolan
Jun 6, 2026Farés ZiamWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim
Sep 27, 2025Charlie CampbellWINSUBRear Naked ChokeR1 · 4:08UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes
Feb 8, 2025Viacheslav BorshchevWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
Aug 17, 2024Alex ReyesWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
May 18, 2024Victor MartinezWINKOKO/TKOR1Road to UFC: Season 3, Episode 1
Jan 13, 2024Nikolas MottaLOSSKOPunchesR1 · 1:03UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
Aug 8, 2023Bogdan GradWINKOPunchR1 · 1:23Dana White's Contender Series: Season 7, Week 1
Mar 18, 2023Aidan AguileraWINKOKO/TKOR1 · 2:22Eternal MMA 74
Dec 2, 2022Adam CookWINKOKO/TKOR2 · -Eternal MMA 72
Jul 16, 2022Niam StephenWINKOKO/TKOR1 · 3:54Eternal MMA 67
Nov 20, 2021Trevor SinclairWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3Eternal MMA 63
Dec 12, 2020Sam FlintWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00XFC 46: State of Origin
KOElbowsR3 · 1:28
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Sep 27, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes
WIN
SUBRear Naked ChokeR1 · 4:08
Feb 8, 2025 · UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Alex Reyes
Aug 17, 2024 · UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
May 18, 2024 · Road to UFC: Season 3, Episode 1
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1
Jan 13, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
LOSS
KOPunchesR1 · 1:03
Aug 8, 2023 · Dana White's Contender Series: Season 7, Week 1
WIN
KOPunchR1 · 1:23
Aidan Aguilera
Mar 18, 2023 · Eternal MMA 74
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1 · 2:22
Adam Cook
Dec 2, 2022 · Eternal MMA 72
WIN
KOKO/TKOR2 · -
Niam Stephen
Jul 16, 2022 · Eternal MMA 67
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1 · 3:54
Trevor Sinclair
Nov 20, 2021 · Eternal MMA 63
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Sam Flint
Dec 12, 2020 · XFC 46: State of Origin
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00

Tom Nolan’s record, in numbers

Tom Nolan’s record is 11-1, and MMA Hub holds a full result for all 12 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.

The 11 wins break down as 5 by knockout, 1 by submission and 5 by decision — 6 of 11 inside the distance, a finish rate of 55%. Across the 11 of 12 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 7 minutes 32 seconds.

Tom Nolan has been stopped once in the 12 bouts on file, by knockout — 8% of them. The last 5 bouts on file are all wins.

Of the 12 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 4 were the main event of the card. Four of them have come since July 2024.

Set against the 613 Lightweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Tom Nolan has a finish rate above 29% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 72% of them and a two-year bout count above 89% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.

Tom Nolan is listed at 6ft 3in with a reach of 73in, fights southpaw and is 26, born 7 March 2000.

These figures are recomputed from Tom Nolan’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.