Nikolas Motta
- Height
- 5'9"
- Reach
- 70"
- Weight
- 155 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Mon, Feb 8, 1993, age 33
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Feb 19, 2022
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Jun 21, 2025
01/How he wins
2 KO/TKO (punch to head at distance, punches to head on ground), 1 decision in 3 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 2 | 3 |
| Decision | 1 | 0 |
| All | 3 | 3 |
02/Career rates
1 fight was overturned or ruled a no contest. Its minutes and attempts count in every rate above; the result counts in neither column of the record.
03/By division
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | 7 | 3-3-0, 1 NC | 51.1 | 231 of 559 | 4.52 | 0 of 0 | 2:02 of 51:08 | 5 | 2 in 3 |
| All | 7 | 3-3-0, 1 NC | 51.1 | 231 of 559 | 4.52 | 0 of 0 | 2:02 of 51:08 | 5 | 2 in 3 |
04/By year
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 9.3 | 66 of 157 | 7.11 | 0 of 0 | 0:16 of 9:17 | 1 | 0 in 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 16.1 | 99 of 206 | 6.17 | 0 of 0 | 1:41 of 16:03 | 3 | 1 in 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0-1-0, 1 NC | 15.0 | 21 of 94 | 1.40 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 15:01 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 10.8 | 45 of 102 | 4.17 | 0 of 0 | 0:05 of 10:47 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| All | 7 | 3-3-0, 1 NC | 51.1 | 231 of 559 | 4.52 | 0 of 0 | 2:02 of 51:08 | 5 | 2 in 3 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
05/By round
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 7 of 7 | 26.7 | 129 of 296 | 4.83 | 0 of 0 | 0:27 of 26:42 | 4 | 0 | 3, won 2 |
| Round 2 | 4 of 7 | 16.3 | 74 of 209 | 4.55 | 0 of 0 | 0:15 of 16:15 | 0 | 0 | 2, won 0 |
| Round 3 | 2 of 7 | 8.2 | 28 of 54 | 3.42 | 0 of 0 | 1:20 of 8:11 | 1 | 0 | 2, won 1 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
06/Fight log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jun 21, 2025UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. | Nazim SadykhovLightweight | LKO/TKO, R2 4:17Punches to Head At Distance | 66 of 157 | 0 of 0 | 0:16 | 1 | 9:17 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 23, 2024UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo | MaheshateLightweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Evan Field 27 - 30. David Lethaby 27 - 30. Vito Paolillo 27 - 30. | 78 of 166 | 0 of 0 | 1:32 | 2 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jan 13, 2024UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | Tom NolanLightweight | WKO/TKO, R1 1:03Punches to Head On Ground | 21 of 40 | 0 of 0 | 0:09 | 1 | 1:03 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 18, 2023UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig | Trey OgdenLightweight | NCOverturned, R3 3:11Arm Triangle win for Ogden overturned | 14 of 80 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 13:11 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 17, 2023UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier | Manuel TorresLightweight | LKO/TKO, R1 1:50Elbow to Head At Distance | 7 of 14 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 1:50 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 17, 2022UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song | Cameron VanCampLightweight | WKO/TKO, R1 3:49Punch to Head At Distance | 24 of 45 | 0 of 0 | 0:05 | 1 | 3:49 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 19, 2022UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill | Jim MillerLightweight | LKO/TKO, R2 1:58Punch to Head At Distance | 21 of 57 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 6:58 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.