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Nikolas Motta

Fighter profile

Nikolas Motta

LW15-6-0P4P #361Div #54
Form
4.9
7.4
8.5
 
4.1
76
Overall
SoS 54
Skill ratings
Striking
73
Boxing
78
Kicking
65
Clinch
61
Striking def.
62
Wrestling off.
58
Wrestling def.
78
Ground game
62
Submissions
57
Grappling def.
83
Profile
Age33
Height5'9"
Reach70"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryBRA
Pro debut2012
UFC record3-3-0
Last fight2025-06-21
Octagon time66.1 min
Avg fight8.3 min
Career length14y 2m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the LW division (437 fighters).

Striking offense1510
83rd
LW avg 1499
Striking defense1476
3rd
LW avg 1499
Grappling offense1479
9th
LW avg 1496
Grappling defense1528
91st
LW avg 1503
Momentum41
84th
LW avg 20
Win / loss by method
Record: 15-6-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
10 wins, 5 losses
W
67% of wins
L
83% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (67%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes231
Sig. accuracy41%
Sig. attempted559
Total strikes252
Total attempted589
Knockdowns5
Head176
Body34
Leg21
Distance186
Clinch14
Ground31

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed295
Sig. defense48%
KDs absorbed3
Head abs.177
Body abs.61
Leg abs.57
Distance abs.227
Clinch abs.53
Ground abs.15

Grappling · offense

Takedowns0
TD accuracy—
TD attempted0
Sub att.0
Reversals0
Control time2:02

Grappling · defense

TD defense82%
TDs absorbed3
TD att. faced17
Sub att. faced1
Controlled time6:32

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 7 UFC fights · 51:08 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Peers
3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Nikolas has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
87W–28Lwin 75.7%div #215/294pct 27th
WinsAverage
31W–9Lwin 77.5%div #139/270pct 49th
LossesSoft
56W–19Lwin 74.7%div #236/288pct 18th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
1538 elodiv #150/294pct 49th
WinsSoft
1516 elodiv #217/270pct 20th
LossesStrong
1561 elodiv #87/288pct 70th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall82W–41L66.7%
Wins59W–35L62.8%
Losses23W–6L79.3%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Nikolas, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+2.50u+41.7% ROI

over 6 close-line bets

Average odds
+144

41% implied

As favorite
1W–1L

ROI −18.3%

Avg -165

As underdog
2W–2L

ROI +71.6%

Avg +231

Based on 6 of 6 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.