Motta vs Torres

Who won Motta vs Torres?

Manuel Torres beat Nikolas Motta by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier, on Saturday 17th June 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Motta vs Torres stats

Nikolas Motta stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Manuel Torres made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Nikolas Motta's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Manuel Torres marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Nikolas Motta's UFC record stood at 3-2-0, while Manuel Torres' came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Motta had a large advantage in power over Torres, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Torres' 46%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Torres had a massive advantage over Motta, boasting a 46% submission rate over Motta's 0%.

Nikolas Motta was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Torres had a height advantage of 1 inch over Motta. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Motta was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 12 years and 8 months later than Torres, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 19 more professional rounds, 39 to Torres' 20.

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Motta's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Motta vs Torres?

Nikolas Motta was a 81/50 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Manuel Torres made his way into the ring at 53/100 (-190) with oddsmakers.