Motta vs Ogden

Who won Motta vs Ogden?

The fight between Nikolas Motta and Trey Ogden finished in a no contest at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on Saturday 18th November 2023.

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 Ogden stats

Nikolas Motta stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Trey Ogden made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws and 11 by submission.

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

The stats suggested Motta had a massive power advantage over Ogden, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Ogden's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ogden had a massive advantage over Motta, boasting a 69% submission rate over Motta's 0%.

Nikolas Motta was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

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

Motta was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Ogden, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 36 to Ogden's 50.

Motta vs Ogden form

Trey Ogden had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ignacio Bahamondes at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Daniel Zellhuber at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jordan Leavitt at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on 16th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Nick Browne at LFA 76 on 13th September 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Hartman Arena, Park City.

He had beaten Anthony Baccam at LFA 60 on 15th February 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seven Flags Event Center, Clive.

Activity check

Motta's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

Ogden's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Motta vs Ogden?

Nikolas Motta was a 73/100 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Trey Ogden made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.