Nolan vs Motta

Who won Nolan vs Motta?

Nikolas Motta beat Tom Nolan by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 13th January 2024 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).

Nolan vs Motta stats

Tom Nolan stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Nikolas Motta made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Tom Nolan's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Nikolas Motta marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

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

The stats suggested Motta had a slight advantage in power over Nolan, with a 69% knock out percentage over Nolan's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Nolan and Motta would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

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

Nolan had a height advantage of 6 inches over Motta. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Nolan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 8 years and 6 months later than Motta, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 20 less professional rounds, 19 to Motta's 39.

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Motta's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Nolan vs Motta?

Tom Nolan was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Nikolas Motta made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.