Last fight
UFC 300
Win
Oliveira vs Tsarukyan
Apr. 13, 2024
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Stats & Records
10
Wins by Knockout
21
Wins by Submission
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 796
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 1478
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- 26
- Takedowns Attempted
- 85
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Status
Active
Place of Birth
State of São Paulo, Brazil
Trains at
Bronx's Gold Team
Fighting style
Jiu-Jitsu
Age
34
Height
70.00
Weight
156.00
Octagon Debut
Aug. 1, 2010
Reach
74.00
Leg reach
41.00
- 16 fights back at lightweight (13-3) after eleven fights at featherweight (7-4)
- Has won 20 of his last 28 bouts and 12 of his last 14
- 10 wins by KO, 21 by submission (4 anaconda, triangle, calf slicer, 9 RNC, armbar, triangle armbar, 4 guillotine).
- 16 of last 22 wins have been by submission.
- Most submissions in UFC history (16)
- Most finishes in UFC history (20)
- Pro since 2008
- Trains with UFC / PRIDE vet Jorge “Macaco” Patino
- Nickname came from when he would walk into the gym and people would say, here’s the “kid from Do Bronx”, which in Portuguese means, “the ghetto”.
UFC 300 (4/13/24) Oliveira lost a three round split decision to Arman Tsarukyan
UFC 289 (6/10/23) Oliveira stopped Beneil Dariush via strikes at 4:10 of the first round
UFC 280 (10/22/22) Oliveira was submitted by Islam Makhachev via arm triangle choke at 3:16 of the second round in a fight for the vacant UFC lightweight title
UFC 274 (5/7/22) Oliveira submitted Justin Gaethje via rear naked choke at 3:22 of the first round. Oliveira missed weight for the bout and was forced to relinquish the belt. With Gaethje’s loss, the belt became vacant
UFC 269 (12/11/21) Oliveira submitted Dustin Poirier via rear naked choke at 1:02 of the third round to retain his UFC lightweight title
UFC 262 (5/15/21) Oliveira stopped Michael Chandler via strikes at :19 of the second round to win the vacant UFC lightweight title
UFC 256 (12/12/20) Oliveira won a three round unanimous decision over Tony Ferguson
UFC Fight Night (3/14/20) Oliveira submitted Kevin Lee via guillotine choke at :28 of the third round
UFC Fight Night (11/16/19) Oliveira knocked out Jared Gordon at 1:26 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (5/18/19) Oliveira stopped Nik Lentz via strikes at 2:21 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (2/2/19) Oliveira submitted David Teymur via anaconda choke at :55 of the second round
UFC on FOX (12/15/18) Oliveira submitted Jim Miller via rear naked choke at 1:15 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (9/22/18) Oliveira submitted Christos Giagos via rear naked choke at 3:22 of the second round
UFC 225 (6/9/18) Oliveira submitted Clay Guida via guillotine choke at 2:18 of the first round
UFC 218 (12/2/17) Oliveira was stopped by Paul Felder via strikes at 4:06 of the second round
UFC 210 (4/8/17) Oliveira submitted Will Brooks via rear naked choke at 2:30 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (11/5/16) Oliveira was submitted by Ricardo Lamas via guillotine choke at 2:13 of the second round
UFC on FOX (8/27/16) Oliveira was submitted by Anthony Pettis via guillotine choke at 1:49 of the third round
UFC on FOX (12/19/15) Oliveira submitted Myles Jury via guillotine choke at 3:05 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (8/23/15) Oliveira lost via TKO (injury) to Max Holloway at 1:39 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (5/30/15) Oliveira submitted Nik Lentz via guillotine choke at 1:10 of the third round
TUF 20 Finale (12/12/14) Oliveira won a three round unanimous decision over Jeremy Stephens
UFC Fight Night (6/28/14) Oliveira submitted Hatsu Hioki via anaconda choke at 4:28 of round two
UFC Fight Night (2/15/14) Oliveira submitted Andy Ogle via triangle choke at 2:40 of the third round
UFC 162 (7/6/13) Oliveira lost a three round unanimous decision to Frankie Edgar
UFC 152 (9/22/12) Oliveira was knocked out by Cub Swanson at 2:40 of the first round
TUF 15 Finale (6/1/12) Oliveira submitted Jonathan Brookins via anaconda choke at 2:42 of the second round
UFC on FOX (1/28/12) Oliveira submitted Eric Wisely via calf slicer at 1:43 of the first round.
UFC Live (8/14/11) Oliveira was stopped by Donald Cerrone via strikes at 3:01 of the first round
UFC Live (6/26/11) Oliveira fought to a no contest with Nik Lentz at 1:48 of the second round (Oliveira landed an illegal knee)
UFC 124 (12/11/10) Oliveira was submitted by Jim Miller via kneebar at 1:59 of the first round.
UFC Fight Night (9/15/10) Oliveira submitted Efrain Escudero at 2:25 of the third round.
UFC Live (8/1/10) Oliveira submitted Darren Elkins via armbar at :41 of the first round.
When and why did you start training for fighting? Nine years old
What ranks and titles have you held? Black belt in BJJ
Do you have any heroes? Macaco
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It’s a dream come true
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I just got out of high school; I want to go to college in the future.
What was your job before you started fighting? I just got out of high school.
Favorite grappling technique: The mount
Favorite Striking technique: left hook
