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Nikolas Motta
Last fought: Jun 2025
RECORD
Pro
15-6-0 (1 NC)
UFC
3-3-0
Age
33
Height
5'9"
Weight
155 lbs
Reach
70"
Stance
Orthodox
Career Analytics
| Advanced Metric | Career |
|---|---|
| Fight Shape | |
| Avg Fight Time | 7:18 |
| Fight Completion Rate | 48.7% |
| Avg Rounds per Fight | 1.46 |
| % Fights Inside the Distance | 71.4% |
| Strength of Schedule | |
| Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time) | 29-20 (59.2%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among wins) | 2-3 (40.0%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among losses) | 26-15 (63.4%) |
| Positional Profile | |
| % Time at Distance (approx.) | 83.2% |
| % Time in Control | 4.0% |
| % Time Controlled | 12.8% |
| Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time | 23.7% |
| Distance Striking | |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min | 4.37 |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min | 5.33 |
| Distance Striking Differential / Min | -0.96 |
| Distance Strike Accuracy | 38.2% |
| Distance Strike Defense | 52.3% |
| Power & Pressure | |
| KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed | 2.79 |
| Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed | 1.34 |
| TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min | 0.00 |
| TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min | 2.00 |
| Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min | 0.00 |
| Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace) | — |
All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →
Where the Strikes Land
Share of landed significant strikes by target
Where the Fight Happens
Share of total fight time by position
Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field
Nikolas Motta
League percentile bands (p5–p95)
League median
The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th
percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters
whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →
Career Stats
| Statistic | Nikolas Motta |
|---|---|
| Striking | |
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 41.3% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 4.5 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 5.8 |
| Strike Differential | -1.3/min |
| Grappling | |
| Takedown Accuracy | 0.0% |
| Takedown Defense | 82.4% |
| Takedowns Landed/15min | 0.0 |
| Submission Attempts/15min | 0.0 |
| Control Time/15min | 0:35 |
| Finishing Ability | |
| KO/TKO % of Wins | 66.7% |
| Submission % of Wins | 0.0% |
| Decision % of Wins | 33.3% |
| Avg Fight Time | 7:18 |
| Secondary Stats | |
| Knockdowns/15min | 1.5 |
| Reversals/15min | 0.0 |
Last 5 Averages
| Statistic | Last 5 Fights |
|---|---|
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 40.7% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 4.6 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 5.7 |
| Takedown Accuracy | 0.0% |
| Takedown Defense | 82.4% |
| Control Time/Fight | 0:23 |
Fight History
LOSS
vs. Nazim Sadykhov
UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. • Jun 2025Lightweight
Nikolas Motta66/15742%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:16KD 1
Nazim Sadykhov93/15062%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:29KD 1
WIN
vs. Maheshate
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo • Nov 2024Lightweight
Nikolas Motta78/16647%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:32KD 2
Maheshate56/16933%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
WIN
vs. Tom Nolan
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 • Jan 2024Lightweight
Nikolas Motta21/4052%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09KD 1
Tom Nolan12/2060%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
NC
vs. Trey Ogden
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig • Nov 2023Lightweight
Nikolas Motta14/8018%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Trey Ogden58/8370%TD 3/16Ctrl 4:28
LOSS
vs. Manuel Torres
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier • Jun 2023Lightweight
Nikolas Motta7/1450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Manuel Torres13/1776%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1
WIN
vs. Cameron VanCamp
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song • Sep 2022Lightweight
Nikolas Motta24/4553%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1
Cameron VanCamp15/4038%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
LOSS
vs. Jim Miller
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill • Feb 2022Lightweight
Nikolas Motta21/5737%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Jim Miller48/9252%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:34KD 1
Prior to UFC
DWCS (1 fight)
WIN
vs. Joe Lowry
DWCS 4.9 • Nov 2020
Nikolas Motta42/15327%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Joe Lowry54/16333%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:47