Richman vs Rickels Result & Stats: Richman wins by KO R2 · BKFC 23, Fri, Apr 8, 2022

BKFCBKFC 23: Richman vs Rickels

Mike RichmanWIN

“THE MARINE” · 18-8-0

UDMDTKO

RESULT

Knockout

ROUND 2 · 0:31

MiddleweightMain Event5 rounds scheduled

Full card

David Rickels

“The Caveman” · 22-6-0

KOUDUD

Friday, April 8, 2022INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita, United States

Mike Richman defeated David Rickels by Knockout in round 2 (00:31) in the Middleweight main event of BKFC 23: Richman vs Rickels, held Friday, April 8, 2022 at INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita.

The result

Mike RichmanWIN

def. David Rickels

Knockout

Round 2 · 00:31

Referee: Kerry Hatley
Time format: 5 Rnd (2-2-2-2-2)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Mike RichmanDavid Rickels

68%Market · 2 sportsbooks✓ Called it32%

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 2 sportsbooks.

Mike Richman

-255

72% implied win probability · Open: -215

David Rickels

+199

33% implied win probability · Open: +164

Line Movement

Mike RichmanDavid Rickels

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Mike Richman dropped David Rickels 3 times.
Mike Richman landed 63% of significant strikes to David Rickels's 48%.

Tale of the tape

18-8-0

Record

22-6-0

Age

5'8" · 173 cm

Height

5'11" · 180 cm

0" · 0 cm

Reach

72" · 183 cm

Stance

Win Streak

3-2

Last 5

3-1

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Mike RichmanDavid Rickels

Knockdowns

35 / 56

Significant strikes

25 / 52

63%

Sig. strike accuracy

48%

35 / 56

Total strikes

25 / 52

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Mike RichmanDavid Rickels

2983%

Head

2496%

617%

Body

14%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Mike Richman

100%

David Rickels

100%

■ Distance■ Clinch

Betting Odds

Mike Richman

-255

72% implied win probability

Open: -215Best: -225

David Rickels

+199

33% implied win probability

Open: +164Best: +235

Average moneyline across 2 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Mike RichmanDavid Rickels

Sportsbook	Mike Richman	David Rickels	Trend
BetOnline	-295	+235
Betway	-225	+163

Odds are for information only.

Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API

Style & credentials

Mike Richman

No background on record

Camp · The Academy

David Rickels

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

67%

Head

59%

33%

Body

41%

Leg

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Mike Richmanlast 11 fights

97%

David Rickelslast 3 fights

34%66%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

8.91

Strikes landed / min

20.07

11.32

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

9.73

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Mike Richman11 fights · by range and by target

Range

97%Distance · 468

3%Clinch · 15

0%Ground · 0

Target

67%Head · 322

33%Body · 161

0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

David Rickels3 fights · by range and by target

Range

34%Distance · 154

66%Clinch · 298

0%Ground · 0

Target

59%Head · 268

41%Body · 184

0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Mike Richman18 of 27 ended early · 67%9 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

10 early stoppages have no logged time

David Rickels19 of 29 ended early · 66%10 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

4 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Mike Richman3-2

L
John Garbarino
BKFC Liberty Brawl · Jul 3, 2026
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 2:00 · Middleweight
W
Joe Elmore
BKFC Knucklemania Vi · Feb 7, 2026
Majority Decision · R5 · 2:00 · Middleweight
L
Josh Dyer
BKFC 74 Salt Lake City: Richman vs Dyer · May 10, 2025
TKO · R4 · 0:58 · Light Heavyweight
W
Jared Warren
BKFC Hollywood: Warren vs Richman · Dec 21, 2024
Knockout · R1 · 0:44 · Light Heavyweight
W
Erick Lozano
BKFC Fight Night Clearwater · Apr 12, 2024
TKO · R5 · 0:53 · Light Heavyweight

Full record · 13 fights

L
David Mundell
BKFC 47 Lakeland: Mundell vs Richman · Jul 14, 2023
Knockout · R2 · 1:54 · Middleweight
L
Lorenzo Hunt
BKFC Knucklemania III · Feb 17, 2023
Knockout · R1 · 1:50 · Light Heavyweight
W
Isaac Doolittle
BKFC 31 Denver:: Richman vs Doolittle · Oct 15, 2022
Knockout · R3 · 1:35 · Light Heavyweight
W
David Rickels
BKFC 23: Richman vs Rickels · Apr 8, 2022
Knockout · R2 · 0:31 · Middleweight
W
Dakota Cochrane
BKFC 21: Cochrane vs Richman · Sep 10, 2021
Knockout · R2 · 0:37 · Middleweight
W
Marcel Stamps
BKFC 17 Birmingham · Apr 30, 2021
TKO · R1 · 1:11 · Middleweight
NC
JC Llamas
VBK 1: Heavyweight Tournament · Sep 21, 2019
NC · Heavyweight
W
Marcus Gaines
BKB 11: Sweeney vs. Trezise · Jun 9, 2018
TKO

David Rickels3-1

L
Mike Richman
BKFC 23: Richman vs Rickels · Apr 8, 2022
Knockout · R2 · 0:31 · Middleweight
W
Julian Lane
BKFC Wichita · Oct 23, 2021
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 2:00 · Middleweight
W
Clifford Wright
BKFC 13: Beltran vs Stamps · Oct 10, 2020
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 2:00 · Middleweight
W
Cliff Wright
BKFC 13: Beltran vs. Stamps · Oct 10, 2020
Unanimous Decision

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Mike Richman vs David Rickels?

Mike Richman defeated David Rickels by Knockout in round 2 (00:31) in the Middleweight main event of BKFC 23: Richman vs Rickels, held Friday, April 8, 2022 at INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita.