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Nikolas Motta

“Iron”

Lightweight · UFC record 3-3 (1 NC) · 7 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 21 Jun 2025

Power Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)74
Power88
Striking defense64
Takedown defense87
WrestlingProvisional measure60

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (7 detailed fights; as of Sat 21 Jun 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING76.4
CardioEvidence: LIMITED72.7

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height
175 cm (5'9")
Reach
178 cm (5'10")
Stance
Orthodox
Age
33

Last 3: NC W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

7 detailed UFC fights · 13 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 21 Jun 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed17.8significant, per round
Strikes absorbed22.7per round
Striking differential-4.9per round
Takedown attempts0.00per round
Takedown defense82.3%of attempts stopped
Finish rate66.7%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
17.8
Significant strikes absorbed per round
22.7
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
-4.9
Striking accuracy
41.3%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
48.3%
Knockdowns per round
0.38
Target: head / body / leg
76.2% / 14.7% / 9.1%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
80.5% / 6.1% / 13.4%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
0.00
Takedowns landed per round
0.00
Takedown accuracy
—
Takedown defense
82.3%
Control time per round
0:09
Submission attempts per round
0.00
Reversals per round
0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
3-3-0, 1 NC
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
66.7%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
2 · 0 · 1
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
3 · 0 · 0
Knockdowns scored / suffered
5 / 3
Average fight time
8:37 (over 5 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Nikolas Motta — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 21 Jun 2025Nazim SadykhovLKO/TKO PunchesR2 4:17UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.
Sat 23 Nov 2024MaheshateWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo
Sat 13 Jan 2024Tom NolanWKO/TKO PunchesR1 1:03UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
Sat 18 Nov 2023Trey OgdenNCOverturnedR3 3:11UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig
Sat 17 Jun 2023Manuel TorresLKO/TKO ElbowR1 1:50UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier
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Nikolas Motta — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 17 Sep 2022Cameron VanCampWKO/TKO PunchR1 3:49UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
Sat 19 Feb 2022Jim MillerLKO/TKO PunchR2 1:58UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill

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