Nikolas Motta “Iron”
UFC record 3-3-0 (1 NC) · professional record 15-6-0 (1 NC)
- Age
- 33 (born Feb 8, 1993)
- Height
- 175 cm (5' 9")
- Reach
- 178 cm (70")
- Leg reach
- 94 cm (37")
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 155 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Brazil
- Status
- Active
- Style
- Kickboxer
- Gym
- Xtreme Couture - Las Vegas, NV
- UFC debut
- Feb 19, 2022
- Last fight
- Jun 21, 2025
1 fight-night bonus: 1 Fight of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 4.52
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 41%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 5.77
- Sig. strike defence
- 48%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 0.00
- Takedown accuracy
- —
- Takedown defence
- 82%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.00
- Knockdowns
- 5
- Sig. strikes landed
- 231
- Takedowns landed
- 0
- Total fight time
- 51m 08s
- Control time
- 2m 02s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Nazim Sadykhov | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 2 | 4:17 | UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. | Jun 21, 2025 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Maheshate | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo | Nov 23, 2024 | 2 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Tom Nolan | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 1 | 1:03 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | Jan 13, 2024 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| NC | Trey Ogden | Other · Arm Triangle win for Ogden overturned | 3 | 3:11 | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig | Nov 18, 2023 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Manuel Torres | KO/TKO · Elbow to Head At Distance | 1 | 1:50 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier | Jun 17, 2023 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Cameron VanCamp | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 3:49 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song | Sep 17, 2022 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Jim Miller | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 2 | 1:58 | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill | Feb 19, 2022 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |