Nikolas Motta

“Iron”

Nikolas Motta (15-6) is a lightweight fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Nikolas Motta's next fight is against Dom Mar Fan at UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling on November 21, 2026. Nikolas Motta's last fight was a loss to Nazim Sadykhov by KO/TKO at UFC Fight Night in June 2025.

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
Up.	Dom Mar Fan	Lightweight	—	—	UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling	Nov 21, 2026	View
L	Nazim Sadykhov	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Right Hook)	R2 · 4:17	UFC Fight Night	Jun 21, 2025
W	Maheshate	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Nov 23, 2024
W	Tom Nolan	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Right Cross to Ground Strikes)	R1 · 1:03	UFC Fight Night	Jan 13, 2024
NC	Trey Ogden	Lightweight	—	R3 · 3:11	UFC Fight Night	Nov 18, 2023
L	Manuel Torres	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Elbow)	R1 · 1:50	UFC Fight Night	Jun 17, 2023
W	Cameron VanCamp	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Left Hook to Ground Strikes)	R1 · 3:49	UFC Fight Night	Sep 17, 2022
L	Jim Miller	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Right Hook to Ground Strikes)	R2 · 1:58	UFC Fight Night	Feb 19, 2022
W	Joseph Lowry	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Contender Series 2020	Nov 10, 2020
W	Juan Gonzalez	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	—	CFFC 79: Sabatini vs. Chaulet	Nov 16, 2019
W	Cesar Balmaceda	Catchweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 0:54	CFFC 77: Wells vs. Pierotti	Aug 16, 2019
L	Robert Hale	Lightweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 2:46	864 Fighting Championship	Nov 30, 2018
W	Joe Solecki	Catchweight	KO/TKO (Knock Out)	R3 · 1:08	864 Fighting Championship	Jul 21, 2018
W	Paulo Machado	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R2 · 2:35	Shooto Brasil 68	Dec 18, 2016
L	Antônio Carlos Ribeiro	—	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 1:08	Shooto Brasil 63	May 22, 2016
W	Eliel dos Santos	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Shooto Brasil 58	Oct 18, 2015
LEx.	Glaico França	Lightweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R2 · 2:35	The Ultimate Fighter Brazil Season 4	Feb 17, 2015
WEx.	Alexandre Cidade	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	The Ultimate Fighter Brazil Season 4	Feb 2, 2015
W	Jaciel Lima	Featherweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 3:43	Shooto Brasil 50	Oct 3, 2014
W	Arlisson de Mendonça	Featherweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 4:02	Bitetti Combat 20	Jun 7, 2014
W	Rafael Mota	Featherweight	KO/TKO (Head Kick & Punches)	R1 · 1:28	Shooto Brasil 45	Dec 20, 2013
W	Peterson Maffort	Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Shooto Brasil 42	Aug 25, 2013
L	Claudio Marcelino	Featherweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R2 · 1:53	Shooto Brasil 38	Apr 19, 2013
W	Francisco Moicano	Featherweight	KO/TKO (Punch)	R1 · 2:48	Shooto Brasil 35	Oct 20, 2012
W	Caiubi Ajala da Silva	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	May 18, 2012

• Up.Dom Mar Fan

  Nov 21, 2026
  UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling·Lightweight
  View
• LNazim Sadykhov

  Jun 21, 2025
  UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
  KO/TKO (Right Hook)·R2 · 4:17
• WMaheshate

  Nov 23, 2024
  UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3
• WTom Nolan

  Jan 13, 2024
  UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
  KO/TKO (Right Cross to Ground Strikes)·R1 · 1:03
• NCTrey Ogden

  Nov 18, 2023
  UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
  R3 · 3:11
• LManuel Torres

  Jun 17, 2023
  UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
  KO/TKO (Elbow)·R1 · 1:50
• WCameron VanCamp

  Sep 17, 2022
  UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
  KO/TKO (Left Hook to Ground Strikes)·R1 · 3:49
• LJim Miller

  Feb 19, 2022
  UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
  KO/TKO (Right Hook to Ground Strikes)·R2 · 1:58
• WJoseph Lowry

  Nov 10, 2020
  Contender Series 2020·Lightweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3
• WJuan Gonzalez

  Nov 16, 2019
  CFFC 79: Sabatini vs. Chaulet·Lightweight
  Decision (Unanimous)
• WCesar Balmaceda

  Aug 16, 2019
  CFFC 77: Wells vs. Pierotti·Catchweight
  KO/TKO·R1 · 0:54
• LRobert Hale

  Nov 30, 2018
  864 Fighting Championship·Lightweight
  KO/TKO·R1 · 2:46
• WJoe Solecki

  Jul 21, 2018
  864 Fighting Championship·Catchweight
  KO/TKO (Knock Out)·R3 · 1:08
• WPaulo Machado

  Dec 18, 2016
  Shooto Brasil 68·Lightweight
  KO/TKO (Punches)·R2 · 2:35
• LAntônio Carlos Ribeiro

  May 22, 2016
  Shooto Brasil 63
  KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 1:08
• WEliel dos Santos

  Oct 18, 2015
  Shooto Brasil 58·Lightweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3
• LEx.Glaico França

  Feb 17, 2015
  The Ultimate Fighter Brazil Season 4·Lightweight
  Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R2 · 2:35
• WEx.Alexandre Cidade

  Feb 2, 2015
  The Ultimate Fighter Brazil Season 4·Lightweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3
• WJaciel Lima

  Oct 3, 2014
  Shooto Brasil 50·Featherweight
  KO/TKO·R1 · 3:43
• WArlisson de Mendonça

  Jun 7, 2014
  Bitetti Combat 20·Featherweight
  KO/TKO·R1 · 4:02
• WRafael Mota

  Dec 20, 2013
  Shooto Brasil 45·Featherweight
  KO/TKO (Head Kick & Punches)·R1 · 1:28
• WPeterson Maffort

  Aug 25, 2013
  Shooto Brasil 42·Featherweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3
• LClaudio Marcelino

  Apr 19, 2013
  Shooto Brasil 38·Featherweight
  Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R2 · 1:53
• WFrancisco Moicano

  Oct 20, 2012
  Shooto Brasil 35·Featherweight
  KO/TKO (Punch)·R1 · 2:48
• WCaiubi Ajala da Silva

  May 18, 2012
  Unknown Event
  KO/TKO