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Lightweight #67balanced

Nikolas Motta

Record
3-3 (1 NC)
Rating
1696 ± 179
Since last event
–
Next fight · 21 Nov
vs Dom Mar Fan 39%
Age
33
Current streak
1 losses
Wins by
2 KO · 0 sub · 1 dec
Next fight
vs Dom Mar Fan
UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling · 2026-11-21

Key facts

Record
3-3 (1 NC)
Division
Lightweight
Our rank
#67
Rating
1696 ± 179
Style label
balanced
Country
Brazil
Height
69"
Reach
70"
Stance
Orthodox
Date of birth
1993-02-08
inactive 17 mo

Rating history

Style profile

Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better
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The numbers behind it

Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ± means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.
MetricNikolas MottaDivision
Strikes landed
/15 min		48.3 ± 3.8
35th percentile		47.8
Strike avoidance
absorbed /15 min		63.9 ± 25.6
18th percentile		58.5
Takedown attempts
/15 min		3.90 ± 3.90
14th percentile		4.72
Takedown defence
%		58 ± 34
62nd percentile		54
Control time
s /15 min		176 ± 85
10th percentile		193
Striking defence
%		52 ± 4
29th percentile		53
Knockdowns
/15 min		0.78 ± 0.55
83rd percentile		0.67
Submission attempts
/15 min		0.53 ± 0.53
25th percentile		0.64

UFC fight history

L Nazim Sadykhov
UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. · 2025-06-21
 KO/TKO R2
W Maheshate
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo · 2024-11-23
 Decision - Unanimous R3
W Tom Nolan
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · 2024-01-13
 KO/TKO R1
NC Trey Ogden
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig · 2023-11-18
 Overturned R3
L Manuel Torres
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier · 2023-06-17
 KO/TKO R1
W Cameron VanCamp
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song · 2022-09-17
 KO/TKO R1
L Jim Miller
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill · 2022-02-19
 KO/TKO R2