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Maheshate vs Nikolas Motta

Maheshate is 12-5-0; Nikolas Motta is 15-6-0. Nikolas Motta is 7 years older than Maheshate. Maheshate has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Nikolas Motta. Maheshate is 3" · 8 cm taller than Nikolas Motta. They have met once: Maheshate 0, Nikolas Motta 1.

Maheshate
China
Maheshate
12-5-0
Win · SubmissionWin · TKOLoss · Unanimous Decision
LightweightMet once
Nikolas Motta
Brazil
Nikolas Motta
“Iron” · 15-6-0
Loss · TKOWin · Unanimous DecisionWin · TKO
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Style & credentials

Maheshate

No background on record

Camp · UFC Performance Institute Shanghai
Nikolas Motta

No background on record

Camp · Xtreme Couture

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

66%
Head
80%
20%
Body
12%
14%
Leg
8%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Maheshatelast 5 fights
75%17%
Nikolas Mottalast 6 fights
72%18%10%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Maheshate Nikolas Motta
Strikes landed / min
4.124.13
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Maheshate · Good · better than 71% of UFC fightersNikolas Motta · Good · better than 71% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
6.465.28
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Maheshate · Poor · better than 3% of UFC fightersNikolas Motta · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Maheshate · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersNikolas Motta · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
47%83%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Maheshate · Below avg · better than 21% of UFC fightersNikolas Motta · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.200.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Maheshate · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fightersNikolas Motta · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1500 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.12
Strikes landed / min
4.13
6.46
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.28
0.00
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.00
47%
Takedown defence
83%
0:02
Control time / fight
0:17
0.20
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Maheshate6 UFC fights · 283 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
61%174/702
18%52/104
14%39/48
Clinch
4%11/27
2%5/8
0%1/1
Ground
0%1/1
0%0/0
0%0/0
Nikolas Motta8 UFC fights · 273 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
63%173/566
12%33/47
8%22/26
Clinch
4%12/28
1%2/3
0%0/0
Ground
11%31/42
0%0/0
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Maheshate and Nikolas Motta ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Macau: Yan vs Figueiredo (Sat, Nov 23, 2024), where Nikolas Motta won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Maheshate and Nikolas Motta?

Maheshate is 12-5-0 and Nikolas Motta is 15-6-0.

Who has the longer reach, Maheshate or Nikolas Motta?

Maheshate has the longer reach: 71" · 180 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Nikolas Motta, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Maheshate or Nikolas Motta?

Maheshate is taller at 6'0" · 183 cm; Nikolas Motta stands 5'9" · 175 cm.

Who is older, Maheshate or Nikolas Motta?

Nikolas Motta is 33 and Maheshate is 26.

Who has more finishes, Maheshate or Nikolas Motta?

Maheshate has 7 wins inside the distance (5 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission); Nikolas Motta has 10 wins (10 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission).