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Nikolas Motta

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Rank State: Nevada
Age: 32
Last 5: W L NC W W
Association: Nova Uniao
Pro Debut Date: 2012-05-18
Pro Record: 15-5-0
Current Ranking:
#129 Lightweight
'Big League' Record: 8-3-0
Last 3 Years: 3-1-0
Win Finish %: 66.7%
Combat Age: 38
Quality Perf. %: 60%
Last Quality Perf.: 2024-11-23
540 Metric: .833
Rating Points: 94
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 4/01/2021

#108 Lightweight
Last Fight Date: 11/23/2024 [UFC]
Last Opponent: [#296 LW] Maheshate Hayisaer
Opponent's Last 5: W L L W L
Next Fight: UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree
Next Opponent: [#70 LW] Nazim Sadykhov
Opponent's Last 5: W W W D W
Last Loss Date: 6/17/2023
Last Loss: [#55 LW] Manuel Torres
Opponent's Last 5: W W W L W
UFC Record: 3-2-0 , 1 NC
Octagon Time: 0:41:51
Longest Win Streak: 2 (2024, active)
UFC Debut: 2022-02-19
Last UFC Fight: 2024-11-23

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
W Maheshate Hayisaer
#294 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 248 - Yan vs. Figueiredo
Saturday, November 23rd 2024
W Tom Nolan
#179 Lightweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night 234 - Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
Saturday, January 13th 2024
NC Trey Ogden
#161 Lightweight 		No Contest (Premature Stoppage)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 232 - Allen vs. Craig
Saturday, November 18th 2023
L Manuel Torres
#172 Lightweight 		KO (Elbow)
Round 1
  UFC on ESPN 47 - Vettori vs. Cannonier
Saturday, June 17th 2023
W Cameron VanCamp
#193 Welterweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night 210 - Sandhagen vs. Song
Saturday, September 17th 2022
L Jim Miller
#63 Lightweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC Fight Night 201 - Walker vs. Hill
Saturday, February 19th 2022
W Joseph Lowry
#149 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Dana Whites Contender Series - Contender S...
Tuesday, November 10th 2020
W Juan Gonzalez
#363 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 4
  CFFC 79 - Cage Fury Fighting Championships 79
Saturday, November 16th 2019
W Cesar Balmaceda
#349 Lightweight 		TKO
Round 1
  CFFC 77: Wells vs. Pierotti
Friday, August 16th 2019
L Robert Hale
#600 Welterweight 		TKO
Round 1
  864 Fighting Championship: Fight 9
Friday, November 30th 2018
W Joe Solecki
#630 Lightweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 3
  864 Fighting Championship - Fight 5
Saturday, July 21st 2018
W Paulo Machado
#641 Featherweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  Shooto Brazil - Shooto Brazil 68
Sunday, December 18th 2016
L Antonio Carlos Ribeiro
#348 Lightweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  Shooto Brazil - Shooto Brazil 63
Sunday, May 22nd 2016
W Eliel dos Santos e Santos
#241 Flyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Shooto Brazil 58 - Fight for BOPE 5
Sunday, October 18th 2015
W Jaciel de Souza Lima TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  Shooto Brazil - Shooto Brazil 50
Friday, October 3rd 2014
W Arlisson Leandro Tavares de Mendonca KO
Round 1
  BC - Bitetti Combat 20
Saturday, June 7th 2014
W Rafael Santana Mota TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
Round 1
  Shooto - Brazil 45
Friday, December 20th 2013
W Peterson Maffort Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Shooto Brazil 42 - Fight for BOPE 3
Sunday, August 25th 2013
L Claudio Marcelino Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 2
  Shooto - Brazil 38
Friday, April 19th 2013
W Francisco Moicano KO (Punch)
Round 1
  Shooto - Brazil 35
Saturday, October 20th 2012
W Caiubi Ajala da Silva TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  WOCS - Watch Out Combat Show 19
Friday, May 18th 2012
  Opponent Event Outcome
W Maheshate Hayisaer
#294 Lightweight 		  UFC Fight Night 248 - Yan vs. Figueiredo
Saturday, November 23rd 2024 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Tom Nolan
#179 Lightweight 		  UFC Fight Night 234 - Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
Saturday, January 13th 2024 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
NC Trey Ogden
#161 Lightweight 		  UFC Fight Night 232 - Allen vs. Craig
Saturday, November 18th 2023 		No Contest (Premature Stoppage)
Round 3
L Manuel Torres
#172 Lightweight 		  UFC on ESPN 47 - Vettori vs. Cannonier
Saturday, June 17th 2023 		KO (Elbow)
Round 1
W Cameron VanCamp
#193 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 210 - Sandhagen vs. Song
Saturday, September 17th 2022 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Jim Miller
#63 Lightweight 		  UFC Fight Night 201 - Walker vs. Hill
Saturday, February 19th 2022 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Joseph Lowry
#149 Lightweight 		  Dana Whites Contender Series - Contender S...
Tuesday, November 10th 2020 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Juan Gonzalez
#363 Lightweight 		  CFFC 79 - Cage Fury Fighting Championships 79
Saturday, November 16th 2019 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 4
W Cesar Balmaceda
#349 Lightweight 		  CFFC 77: Wells vs. Pierotti
Friday, August 16th 2019 		TKO
Round 1
L Robert Hale
#600 Welterweight 		  864 Fighting Championship: Fight 9
Friday, November 30th 2018 		TKO
Round 1
W Joe Solecki
#630 Lightweight 		  864 Fighting Championship - Fight 5
Saturday, July 21st 2018 		KO (Punches)
Round 3
W Paulo Machado
#641 Featherweight 		  Shooto Brazil - Shooto Brazil 68
Sunday, December 18th 2016 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
L Antonio Carlos Ribeiro
#348 Lightweight 		  Shooto Brazil - Shooto Brazil 63
Sunday, May 22nd 2016 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Eliel dos Santos e Santos
#241 Flyweight 		  Shooto Brazil 58 - Fight for BOPE 5
Sunday, October 18th 2015 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Jaciel de Souza Lima   Shooto Brazil - Shooto Brazil 50
Friday, October 3rd 2014 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Arlisson Leandro Tavares de Mendonca   BC - Bitetti Combat 20
Saturday, June 7th 2014 		KO
Round 1
W Rafael Santana Mota   Shooto - Brazil 45
Friday, December 20th 2013 		TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
Round 1
W Peterson Maffort   Shooto Brazil 42 - Fight for BOPE 3
Sunday, August 25th 2013 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Claudio Marcelino   Shooto - Brazil 38
Friday, April 19th 2013 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 2
W Francisco Moicano   Shooto - Brazil 35
Saturday, October 20th 2012 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
W Caiubi Ajala da Silva   WOCS - Watch Out Combat Show 19
Friday, May 18th 2012 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
04/01/2025 2 #128 Lightweight 15-5-0
95
01/01/2025 22 #130 Lightweight 15-5-0
95
10/01/2024   #152 Lightweight 14-5-0
83
07/01/2024 5 #152 Lightweight 14-5-0
83
04/01/2024 99 #147 Lightweight 14-5-0
83
01/01/2024 6 #246 Lightweight 13-5-0
56
10/01/2023 8 #240 Lightweight 13-5-0
57
07/01/2023 83 #232 Lightweight 13-5-0
57
04/01/2023 1 #149 Lightweight 13-4-0
76
01/01/2023 7 #148 Lightweight 13-4-0
76
10/01/2022 73 #141 Lightweight 13-4-0
76
07/01/2022 25 #214 Lightweight 12-4-0
54
04/01/2022 48 #189 Lightweight 12-4-0
55
01/01/2022 3 #141 Lightweight 12-3-0
68
10/01/2021 14 #138 Lightweight 12-3-0
74
07/01/2021 16 #124 Lightweight 12-3-0
74
04/01/2021 12 #108 Lightweight 12-3-0
74
01/01/2021 112 #120 Lightweight 12-3-0
74
10/01/2020 1 #232 Lightweight 11-3-0
51
07/01/2020 12 #233 Lightweight 11-3-0
51
04/01/2020 3 #245 Lightweight 11-3-0
51
01/01/2020 79 #248 Lightweight 11-3-0
51
10/01/2019 329 #327 Lightweight 10-3-0
40
07/01/2019 27 #656 Lightweight 9-3-0
25
04/01/2019 4 #629 Lightweight 9-3-0
25
01/01/2019 242 #625 Lightweight 9-3-0
25
10/01/2018 NR #383 Lightweight 9-2-0
35
01/01/2018 22 #568 Lightweight 8-2-0
28
10/01/2017 6 #546 Lightweight 8-2-0
28
07/01/2017 17 #552 Lightweight 8-2-0
28
04/01/2017 7 #535 Lightweight 8-2-0
28
01/01/2017 66 #542 Lightweight 8-2-0
29
10/01/2016 4 #608 Lightweight 7-2-0
26
07/01/2016 208 #612 Lightweight 7-2-0
26
04/01/2016 110 #404 Lightweight 7-1-0
33
01/01/2016 NR #514 Lightweight 7-1-0
28
10/01/2015 17 #433 Featherweight 6-1-0
27
07/01/2015 16 #416 Featherweight 6-1-0
27
04/01/2015 362 #400 Featherweight 6-1-0
27
01/01/2015 6 #762 Featherweight 6-1-0
19
10/01/2014 12 #756 Featherweight 5-1-0
18
07/01/2014 NR #744 Featherweight 5-1-0
18


A fighter's rank (US) state is assigned based on the state that the fighter most frequently fought in professionally, within the past three years. If there is a tie, the most recent state is used. The Win-Loss-Draw record for the fighter in the "Big Leagues". The Big Leagues refer to the top organizations based on a statistical analysis we performed. Some organizations were counted as one, due to mergers, etc. A quality performance is a fight in which the fighter fought an acceptable opponent, and substantiated their current rating (at the time) based on the outcome. At it's most basic level, one can equate "combat age" to "dog years" in that it will mirror the basic human lifecycle. With this computation, we expect fighters to hit their respective "peak" in the years that your typical adult "peaks" in life, somewhere between 25 and 40. We will expect most fighters to start their descent at some point in their 40s and be far removed from their peak by 60. This is an experimental metric that attempts to reflect a fighter's recent opposition quality. The metric goes back 1,080 days, and looks at all the fighter's opponents' W-L-D records within a window of 540 days before, and 540 days after their respective bout(s) with the fighter. All of the records are added up and the cumulative win percentage is presented by this metric in a "strength of schedule" format. These ranking sets have been generated by a recent version of the software, using recent data and will not match previously published issues of the rankings, especially since a majority of these generated sets are for dates much earlier than the site’s inception.
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