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.

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

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, 11 years and 11 months later than Torres, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 36 to Torres' 19.

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Motta's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 1 day. 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.