Fighter Profile›Lightweight

“Iron”

Nikolas Motta

15-6 (1 NC)7 UFC

Boxer

Form

High Variance

High Wear

5'9"ht·70"reach·Orthodoxstance·33age

Last fightLNazim Sadykhov·KO/TKO·R2·10mo ago

Fighter Context

3–3UFC1 NC·

2KO

0Sub

1Dec

7.3min/fight

66UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

2–3(5 fights)

50%finish rate

+0.0str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-1.15

Deficit

12%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.000

Passive

5%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Low

7%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

46%

Average

32%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Motta

Distance Striker

Head Hunter

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.13

Str. Accuracy38%

231UFC landed/559attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+1.1 vs avg5.28

Str. Defense52%

KD Rate / fight0.71

5UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.43

CQ KO Power

Elite94%ile2.16

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

79%

Body

13%

Leg

By Position

Distance84%

Clinch5%

Ground11%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 17 rounds	Round 24 rounds	Round 32 rounds
Avg. Landed	18	19	14
Avg. Absorbed	20	35	9
Avg. Net	-1	-17	+6

Grappling

Motta

Non-Factor

·15s ctrlPassive Control

Lightweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.00

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.00

TD Accuracy0%

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense83%

14UFC defended/17opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Escaped Once

Finishing

Finish Rate

67%

Strong Finisher

div avg 52%

How They Lose

3UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 3

Submission0 / 3

Decision1 / 3

KD → Finish

2/4Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 3

Submission0 / 3

Decision0 / 3

Loss Pattern

3 of 3 losses by finish in R1–R2

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 27 more in second half of career

7 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=7

R2n=4

R3n=2

Outputsig strikes / min

4.8

4.5

3.4

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.1

8.7

2.1

Diff

-0.3

-4.1

+1.3

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 7 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Absorbed+27%L3

Last 7 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Motta — 7 UFC Fights

Result

Method

7 fights

Nazim Sadykhov

KO/TKO R2 · 4:17Jun '25

-27

·66 SS (42%)·93 abs·16s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 kd taken

Maheshate

U-DEC R3Nov '24

+22

·78 SS (47%)·56 abs·92s ctrl·2 kd landed

Tom Nolan

KO/TKO R1 · 1:03Jan '24

·21 SS (53%)·12 abs·9s ctrl·1 kd landed

Trey Ogden

Overturned R3 · 3:11Nov '23

-44

·14 SS (18%)·58 abs·3 td taken

⚠ Result overturned

Manuel Torres

KO/TKO R1 · 1:50Jun '23

-6

·7 SS (50%)·13 abs·1 kd taken

Cameron VanCamp

KO/TKO R1 · 3:49Sep '22

·24 SS (53%)·15 abs·5s ctrl·1 kd landed

Jim MillerElite

KO/TKO R2 · 1:58Feb '22

-27

·21 SS (37%)·48 abs·1 kd taken

Motta — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WJoe LowryDWCSU-DECR3Oct 2020

All Fighters

Lightweight

“Iron”

Nikolas Motta

15-6 (1 NC)7 UFC

Form

5'9"ht·70"reach·Orthodoxstance·33age

Last fightLNazim Sadykhov·KO/TKO·10mo ago

Fighter Context

3–3UFC1 NC·

2KO

0Sub

1Dec

7.3min/fight

66UFC min

vs. Winning Record2–3

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-1.15

12%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.000

5%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

7%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

46%

32%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Motta

Lightweight avg

Distance StrikerHead Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min4.13

Str. Accuracy38%

231UFC landed/559attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+1.1 vs avg5.28

Str. Defense52%

KD Rate / Fight0.71

5UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.43

CQ KO Power

Elite94%ile2.16

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

79%

Body

13%

Leg

By Position

Dist84%

Clinch5%

Ground11%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=7	R2 n=4	R3 n=2
Landed	18	19	14
Absorbed	20	35	9
Net	-1	-17	+6

Grappling

Motta

Lightweight avg

Non-Factor

15s ctrlPassive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.00

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.00

TD Accuracy0%

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense83%

14UFC defended/17opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt

Finishing

Finish Rate

67%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

2KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

0Sub

0Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=7

R2n=4

R3n=2

Outputsig strikes / min

4.8

4.5

3.4

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.1

8.7

2.1

Diff

-0.3

-4.1

+1.3

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Motta — UFC Fight Log

Nazim Sadykhov

KO/TKO·R2·Jun '25

66 SS (42%)·93 abs·16s ctrl·1 kd·1 kd taken

Maheshate

U-DEC·R3·Nov '24

78 SS (47%)·56 abs·92s ctrl·2 kd

Tom Nolan

KO/TKO·R1·Jan '24

21 SS (53%)·12 abs·9s ctrl·1 kd

Trey Ogden

Overturned·R3·Nov '23

14 SS (18%)·58 abs·3 td taken

Manuel Torres

KO/TKO·R1·Jun '23

7 SS (50%)·13 abs·1 kd taken

Cameron VanCamp

KO/TKO·R1·Sep '22

24 SS (53%)·15 abs·5s ctrl·1 kd

Jim MillerElite

KO/TKO·R2·Feb '22

21 SS (37%)·48 abs·1 kd taken

Motta — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WJoe LowryDWCSU-DECR3Oct 2020

Round 17 rounds

Round 24 rounds

Round 32 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-1

-17

n=7

n=4

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-1

-17