Professional Record
15-6-0 (1 NC)
NMPhoto pending
Current Elo Rating
1520
True Contender System
Lightweight Ranking
#66
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#390
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 175 cm
- Reach
- 179 cm
- Weight
- 70.5 kg
- Age
- 33 years
- Place of birth
- Governador Valadares, Brazil
- UFC debut
- September 18, 2021
- Team / gym
- Xtreme Couture - Las Vegas, NV
Activity
Next fight
No bout announced
Nikolas Motta has no next fight confirmed by the UFC yet.
This section updates automatically as soon as one is announced.
Last fight
Nikolas Mottavs.Nazim Sadykhov
L · TKO
- Event
- UFC Fight Night
- Date
- June 21, 2025
- Elo change
- -43
Career Statistics
Professional Record
15-6-0
UFC Record
3-3-0
6 UFC fights
Current Elo
1,520
Peak Elo
1,563
Wins by method
2KO/TKO0Submissions1Decisions
Finish rate66.7%
From peak-43
StreakNot enough data yet
Biggest Elo gain
Cameron VanCamp
Achievements and career
- Best recorded streak: 2 straight wins
Elo History
6 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1520
Peak Elo
1563
Total
+20
UFC Fight History
Jun 21, 2025
TKO
Elo
1520
Change
-43
Nov 23, 2024
Maheshate
Decision
Elo
1563
Change
+33
Jan 13, 2024
TKO
Elo
1530
Change
+56
Jun 17, 2023
TKO
Elo
1475
Change
-49
Sep 17, 2022
Cameron VanCamp
TKO
Elo
1524
Change
+62
Feb 19, 2022
TKO
Elo
1463
Change
-37
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2025 | L | Nazim Sadykhov | TKO | 1520 | -43 |
| Nov 23, 2024 | W | Maheshate | Decision | 1563 | +33 |
| Jan 13, 2024 | W | Tom Nolan | TKO | 1530 | +56 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | L | Manuel Torres | TKO | 1475 | -49 |
| Sep 17, 2022 | W | Cameron VanCamp | TKO | 1524 | +62 |
| Feb 19, 2022 | L | Jim Miller | TKO | 1463 | -37 |
Fight history outside the UFC
16 bouts recorded in other promotions and on the road to the UFC.
Nov 10, 2020
Joseph Lowry
Decision · Unanimous
DWCS · Contender Series 2020
Nov 16, 2019
Juan Gonzalez
Decision · Unanimous
CFFC · CFFC 79: Sabatini vs. Chaulet
Aug 16, 2019
Cesar Balmaceda
TKO · R1 · 0:54
CFFC · CFFC 77: Wells vs. Pierotti
Nov 30, 2018
Robert Hale
TKO · R1 · 2:46
864 · 864 Fighting Championship
Competitive Profile
Nikolas Motta’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.