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Nikolas Motta vs Tom Nolan

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

Nikolas Motta
Brazil
Nikolas Motta
“Iron” · 15-6-0
Loss · TKOWin · Unanimous DecisionWin · TKO
LightweightMet once
Tom Nolan
Australia
Tom Nolan
“Big Train” · 12-1-0
Win · TKOWin · Unanimous DecisionWin · Submission
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Style & credentials

Nikolas Motta

No background on record

Camp · Xtreme Couture
Tom Nolan
MMA
  • 2021Brown belt · BJJ
  • 2023Contract winner · DWCSLightweight
  • —Champion · Xfc Australia Amateur
  • —Black Rank · Muay Thai
Camp · Team Compton Training Centre · Brisbane, Australia

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

80%
Head
57%
12%
Body
28%
8%
Leg
15%

Time in position

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

Nikolas Mottalast 6 fights
72%18%10%
Tom Nolanlast 8 fights
55%17%28%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Nikolas Motta Tom Nolan
Strikes landed / min
4.135.04
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nikolas Motta · Good · better than 71% of UFC fightersTom Nolan · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.283.23
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nikolas Motta · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fightersTom Nolan · Average · better than 56% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.001.12
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nikolas Motta · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersTom Nolan · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
83%53%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nikolas Motta · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersTom Nolan · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.001.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nikolas Motta · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersTom Nolan · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1502 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.13
Strikes landed / min
5.04
5.28
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.23
0.00
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.12 / 3.6
83%
Takedown defence
53%
0:17
Control time / fight
1:29
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.10

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

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
Tom Nolan8 UFC fights · 337 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
31%106/333
23%78/127
15%50/67
Clinch
8%27/46
5%18/23
0%0/0
Ground
17%58/82
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 Nikolas Motta and Tom Nolan ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Walker 2 (Sat, Jan 13, 2024), where Nikolas Motta won by TKO.

What are the records of Nikolas Motta and Tom Nolan?

Nikolas Motta is 15-6-0 and Tom Nolan is 12-1-0.

Who has the longer reach, Nikolas Motta or Tom Nolan?

Tom Nolan has the longer reach: 73" · 185 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Nikolas Motta, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Nikolas Motta or Tom Nolan?

Tom Nolan is taller at 6'3" · 191 cm; Nikolas Motta stands 5'9" · 175 cm.

Who is older, Nikolas Motta or Tom Nolan?

Nikolas Motta is 33 and Tom Nolan is 26.

Who has more finishes, Nikolas Motta or Tom Nolan?

Nikolas Motta has 10 wins inside the distance (10 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Tom Nolan has 7 wins (6 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).

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