Nikolas Motta

“Iron”

OctagonStats Rating 1519

4-3-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 9" (175 cm)

Weight155 lbs. (70 kg)

Reach70" (178 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornFeb 08, 1993

Age33

DivisionLightweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM4.13

Str. Acc38%

SApM5.28

Str. Def52%

TD Avg0.00

TD Acc0%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.0

Recent form

L W W NC L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

8 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

2 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 2 decision wins

Losses by method

3 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 0 decision losses

Finish rate50%

Times finished100%

StreakL1

Best streak2

Avg fight8:16

Octagon time1h 6m

Opp win%80%

ActiveNov. 10, 2020 – Jun. 21, 2025 (6y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced1

Ranked wins1

Best ranked winTom Nolan (#14 Lightweight)

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night1

Fight of the Night1

Total bonuses2

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Nikolas Motta "Iron" is a 15-6-0 knockout artist (1 NC).

Nikolas debuted Nov. 10, 2020 vs Joe Lowry (win). 6 years active (Nov. 10, 2020–Jun. 21, 2025).

Best wins: Tom Nolan (KO/TKO Punches R1, Jan. 13, 2024); Cameron VanCamp (KO/TKO Punch R1, Sep. 17, 2022); Maheshate (U-DEC R3, Nov. 23, 2024).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Jun. 21, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr.	L Nazim Sadykhov	KO/TKO Punches	2	4:17	1 1	66 93	0 0	0 0
Nov. 23, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo	W Maheshate	U-DEC	3	5:00	2 0	78 56	0 0	0 0
Jan. 13, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2	W Tom Nolan	KO/TKO Punches	1	1:03	1 0	21 12	0 0	0 0
Nov. 18, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig	NC Trey Ogden	Overturned	3	3:11	0 0	14 58	0 3	0 1
Jun. 17, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier	L Manuel Torres	KO/TKO Elbow	1	1:50	0 1	7 13	0 0	0 0
Sep. 17, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song	W Cameron VanCamp	KO/TKO Punch	1	3:49	1 0	24 15	0 0	0 0
Feb. 19, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill	L Jim Miller	KO/TKO Punch	2	1:58	0 1	21 48	0 0	0 0
Nov. 10, 2020	DWCS 4.9	W Joe Lowry	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	42 54	0 0	0 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.

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