Cameron VanCamp vs.
Nikolas Motta
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Cameron VanCamp
Full career not yet synced for Cameron VanCamp — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Nikolas Motta
Full career not yet synced for Nikolas Motta — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Cameron VanCamp
Distance 100.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)
Nikolas Motta
Distance 87.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.5% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Cameron VanCamp
Head 63.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 22.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.1% (norm 7.9%)
Nikolas Motta
Head 88.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | VanCamp L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Motta L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 34 / 71 | 47.9% | 37.9% | 186 / 487 | 38.2% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 14 / 30 | 46.7% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 31 / 42 | 73.8% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 16 / 45 | 35.6% | 35.0% | 176 / 492 | 35.8% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 8 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 34 / 44 | 77.3% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 10 / 10 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 21 / 23 | too few to rate | 81.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs VanCamp L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Motta L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 31 / 58 | 53.4% | 38.9% | 227 / 476 | 47.7% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 53 / 69 | 76.8% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 15 / 26 | 57.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 34 / 60 | 56.7% | 35.1% | 177 / 434 | 40.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 61 / 74 | 82.4% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 57 / 63 | 90.5% | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Motta has more cage time on record.