Nikolas Motta vs.
Nazim Sadykhov
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.
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
Nazim Sadykhov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.22 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 15 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 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)
Nikolas Motta
Distance 87.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.5% (norm 8.0%)
Nazim Sadykhov
Distance 84.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 10.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 5.0% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nikolas Motta
Head 88.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 7.9%)
Nazim Sadykhov
Head 78.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Motta L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Sadykhov L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 186 / 487 | 38.2% | 37.9% | 200 / 491 | 40.7% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 30 | 46.7% | 67.3% | 49 / 62 | 79.0% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 31 / 42 | 73.8% | 69.1% | 24 / 29 | 82.8% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 176 / 492 | 35.8% | 35.0% | 179 / 456 | 39.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 34 / 44 | 77.3% | 69.1% | 65 / 82 | 79.3% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 21 / 23 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 29 / 44 | 65.9% | 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 Motta L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Sadykhov L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 227 / 476 | 47.7% | 38.9% | 303 / 591 | 51.3% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 53 / 69 | 76.8% | 68.6% | 32 / 47 | 68.1% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 15 / 26 | 57.7% | 68.0% | 11 / 17 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 177 / 434 | 40.8% | 35.1% | 199 / 484 | 41.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 61 / 74 | 82.4% | 68.1% | 92 / 107 | 86.0% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 57 / 63 | 90.5% | 81.5% | 55 / 64 | 85.9% | 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.