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Nikolas Motta

Nikolas Motta

1014 ELO #903

"Iron"

MMA 15-6-0 (1 NC) · UFC 3-3-0 · Lightweight · Last fought 353 days ago

Nikolas Motta "Iron" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Nikolas Motta has 3 wins in the UFC. Nikolas Motta lands an average of 4.13 significant strikes per minute .

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Lightweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1014), and have not fought Nikolas Motta before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Gabe Green 3-3-0 33 1014 0.0 0
Mateusz Rebecki 4-4-0 33 1016 0.0 2
Tommy Gantt 1-0-0 33 1021 0.0 7
Sodiq Yusuff 6-4-0 33 1043 0.0 29
Mitch Ramirez 0-2-0 33 973 0.0 41
Mike Davis 5-2-0 33 1060 0.0 46

Fight Results Breakdown

6
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Tom Nolan in 2024
Opponent ELO: 1000

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 9'
Weight
Lightweight
Reach
70'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Feb 08 1993
Age
33
Peak ELO
1029
ELO Rank
903 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
103-37-2
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1048.8
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
999.0

Performance Statistics

SLpM
4.13
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
38%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
5.28
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
52%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
–
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
–
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
–
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Nikolas Motta Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2025-06-21 UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. Nazim Sadykhov KO/TKO Punches 2 4:17 Loss -
2024-11-23 UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo Maheshate U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2024-01-13 UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 Tom Nolan KO/TKO Punches 1 1:03 Win -
2023-06-17 UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier Manuel Torres KO/TKO Elbow 1 1:50 Loss -
2022-09-17 UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song Cameron VanCamp KO/TKO Punch 1 3:49 Win -
2022-02-19 UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill Jim Miller KO/TKO Punch 2 1:58 Loss -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Nikolas Motta ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
6 2025-06-21 Nazim Sadykhov 1061 Loss -15 1014
5 2024-11-23 Maheshate 987 Win +15 1029
4 2024-01-13 Tom Nolan 1000 Win +21 1014
3 2023-06-17 Manuel Torres 1019 Loss -16 993
2 2022-09-17 Cameron VanCamp 984 Win +21 1009
1 2022-02-19 Jim Miller 1093 Loss -12 988

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