Hayisaer vs Motta

Who won Hayisaer vs Motta?

Nikolas Motta beat Maheshate by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 23rd November 2024 at Galaxy Arena in Macau.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Nikolas Motta.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Hayisaer vs Motta stats

Maheshate stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Nikolas Motta made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Maheshate's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Nikolas Motta marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Maheshate's UFC record stood at 2-3-0, while Nikolas Motta's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Motta had a large advantage in power over Maheshate, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Maheshate's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Maheshate had an advantage over Motta, with a 11% submission rate over Motta's 0%.

Maheshate was the younger man by 7 years, at 25 years old.

Maheshate had a height advantage of 3 inches over Motta. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Maheshate was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 7 years and 2 months later than Motta, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 34 to Motta's 39.

Hayisaer vs Motta form

Nikolas Motta had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Tom Nolan at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, his fight against Trey Ogden at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Manuel Torres at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Cameron VanCamp at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Jim Miller at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Maheshate's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Motta's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 3 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What time did Hayisaer vs Motta start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:00 AM UTC , which was 3:00 AM EST or 12:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Hayisaer vs Motta?

Maheshate was a 1/2 (-220) favourite going into the contest, while Nikolas Motta made his way into the ring at 8/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.