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Lightweight · “Iron”

Nikolas Motta

3-3-0 (1 NC)
5'9"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1993-02-08Born
2KO wins
0Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
7:18Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min4.52
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.77
Striking accuracy41.3%
Striking defense48.3%
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense82.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time4.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-3
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 7 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2022-02-19 vs Jim Miller — 3.01/min (L) 22-02 2022-09-17 vs Cameron VanCamp — 6.29/min (W) 22-09 2023-06-17 vs Manuel Torres — 3.82/min (L) 23-06 2023-11-18 vs Trey Ogden — 1.06/min (NC) 23-11 2024-01-13 vs Tom Nolan — 20.0/min (W) 24-01 2024-11-23 vs Maheshate — 5.2/min (W) 24-11 2025-06-21 vs Nazim Sadykhov — 7.11/min (L) 25-06
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

7 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Nazim Sadykhov 3-0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:17 — UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. · 2025-06-21
66/157Sig. strikes
93/150Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:16Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Maheshate 2-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo · 2024-11-23
78/166Sig. strikes
56/169Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:32Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tom Nolan 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:03 — UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · 2024-01-13
21/40Sig. strikes
12/20Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:09Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
NC Trey Ogden 1-2 walk-in Overturned · R3 3:11 — UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig · 2023-11-18
14/80Sig. strikes
58/83Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Manuel Torres 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:50 — UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier · 2023-06-17
7/14Sig. strikes
13/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cameron VanCamp 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:49 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song · 2022-09-17
24/45Sig. strikes
15/40Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jim Miller 22-15 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:58 — UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill · 2022-02-19
21/57Sig. strikes
48/92Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

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

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

3-3-0 (1 NC)UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 7

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Lightweight average, over 191 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 4.5 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 5.8 avg 3.5
Striking accuracy 41.3% avg 43.8%
Striking defense 48.3% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.6
Takedown defense 82.4% avg 61.3%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 4.0% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 66.7% avg 50.6%