Charles Oliveira

🇧🇷 ︎

(1989-10-17)

Statistics

UFC Record: 25-11 (1 NC)

By Method:

KO/TKO: 4-5
Submission: 17-4
Decision: 4-2

By Elo:

As Favorite: 15-5
As Underdog: 10-6 (1 NC)

By Weight Class:

Featherweight: 5-3
Lightweight: 16-7 (1 NC)

By Round:

Round 1: 9-5
Round 2: 7-3 (1 NC)
Round 3: 7-3
Round 5: 2-0

By Type:

Main Event: 6-3
Title Fight: 2-2
BMF Title Fight: 1-0
Ranked Opponent: 12-7

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: LWLWW

Elo: 3588 (#4)

Peak Elo: 3636 (2022-05-07) (#8)

Avg Opponent Elo: 3010 (#79)

Bonuses: 21 (4 FOTN, 17 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 7m 58s

Total Fight Time: 4h 55m 1s (#54)

Avg Time Between Fights: 154 days

Avg Card Slot: 3.5 (#156)

Avg Age: 28 years

Avg Opp Age: 30.6 years

Current Rankings:

#11 Men's Pound-for-Pound

#3 Lightweight

Peak Rankings:

#3 Men's Pound-for-Pound

#6 Featherweight

🏅 Lightweight Champion

Elo Rating

UFC Rankings

Bout History

2026-03-07
UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2

Charles Oliveira (36)

🇧🇷 ︎

WLWLW • 24-11 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3478 (44%)
50

LIGHTWEIGHT BMF Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸 ︎

Max Holloway (34)
23-8 • WWWLW
Elo: 3514 (56%) • UFC rank: #4
45

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2025-10-11
UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot

⭐ Charles Oliveira (35)

🇧🇷 ︎

LWLWL • 23-11 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3414 (68%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
2:48

🇵🇱 ︎

Mateusz Gamrot (34)
8-3 • WWWLW
Elo: 3282 (32%) • UFC rank: #8

Farmasi Arena
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil🇧🇷 ︎

2025-06-28
UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira

⭐ Ilia Topuria (28)

🇬🇪 ︎

🇪🇸 ︎

WWWWW • 8-0
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3566 (61%)

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R1
2:27

🇧🇷 ︎

Charles Oliveira (35)
23-10 (1 NC) • WLWLW
Elo: 3493 (39%) • UFC rank: #2

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2024-11-16
UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic

Charles Oliveira (35)

🇧🇷 ︎

LWLWW • 22-10 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3461 (83%)
48

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸 ︎

Michael Chandler (38)
2-3 • WLLWL
Elo: 3174 (17%) • UFC rank: #7
46

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2024-04-13
UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill

Arman Tsarukyan (27)

🇦🇲 ︎

🇷🇺 ︎

WLWWW • 8-2
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3327 (22%)
30

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇧🇷 ︎

Charles Oliveira (34)
22-9 (1 NC) • WLWWW
Elo: 3552 (78%) • UFC rank: #1
27

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2023-06-10
UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana

⭐ Charles Oliveira (33)

🇧🇷 ︎

LWWWW • 21-9 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3468 (58%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:10

🇺🇸 ︎

Beneil Dariush (34)
16-4-1 • WWWWW
Elo: 3411 (42%) • UFC rank: #4

Rogers Arena
Vancouver
Canada🇨🇦 ︎

2022-10-22
UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev

⭐ Islam Makhachev (30)

🇷🇺 ︎

WWWWW • 11-1
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3348 (17%)

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

SUB
R2
3:16

🇧🇷 ︎

Charles Oliveira (33)
21-8 (1 NC) • WWWWW
Elo: 3636 (83%) • UFC rank: #1

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates🇦🇪 ︎

2022-05-07
UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje

Charles Oliveira (32)

🇧🇷 ︎

WWWWW • 20-8 (1 NC)
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3574 (69%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
3:22

🇺🇸 ︎

Justin Gaethje (33)
6-3 • WWWLW
Elo: 3434 (31%) • UFC rank: #1

Footprint Center
Phoenix, Arizona
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2021-12-11
UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier

⭐ Charles Oliveira (32)

🇧🇷 ︎

WWWWW • 19-8 (1 NC)
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3450 (38%)

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

SUB
R3
1:02

🇺🇸 ︎

Dustin Poirier (32)
20-5 (1 NC) • WLWWW
Elo: 3535 (62%) • UFC rank: #1

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2021-05-15
UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler

⭐ Charles Oliveira (31)

🇧🇷 ︎

WWWWW • 18-8 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3394 (71%)

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R2
0:19

🇺🇸 ︎

Michael Chandler (35)
1-0 • W
Elo: 3232 (29%) • UFC rank: #4

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2020-12-12
UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno

Charles Oliveira (31)

🇧🇷 ︎

WWWWW • 17-8 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 3283 (44%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇲🇽 ︎

🇺🇸 ︎

Tony Ferguson (36)
15-2 • WWWWL
Elo: 3320 (56%) • UFC rank: #3

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2020-03-14
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira

⭐ Charles Oliveira (30)

🇧🇷 ︎

WWWWW • 16-8 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 3208 (62%)

CATCHWEIGHT (158.5 LB)
SUB
R3
0:28

🇺🇸 ︎

Kevin Lee (27)
11-5 • LWLLW
Elo: 3119 (38%) • UFC rank: #8

Ginásio Nilson Nelson
Brasília
Brazil🇧🇷 ︎

2019-11-16
UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré

⭐ Charles Oliveira (30)

🇧🇷 ︎

WWWWW • 15-8 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 3198 (95%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:26

🇺🇸 ︎

Jared Gordon (31)
3-2 • WWLLW
Elo: 2680 (5%)

Ginásio do Ibirapuera
São Paulo
Brazil🇧🇷 ︎

2019-05-18
UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee

Charles Oliveira (29)

🇧🇷 ︎

WWWWL • 14-8 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 3143 (72%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R2
2:11

🇺🇸 ︎

Nik Lentz (34)
14-6-1 (1 NC) • LWLWW
Elo: 2976 (28%)

Blue Cross Arena
Rochester, New York
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2019-02-02
UFC Fight Night: Assunção vs. Moraes 2

⭐ Charles Oliveira (29)

🇧🇷 ︎

WWWLW • 13-8 (1 NC)
Elo: 3056 (56%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
0:55

🇸🇪 ︎

David Teymur (29)
5-0 • WWWWW
Elo: 3011 (44%)

Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste
Fortaleza
Brazil🇧🇷 ︎

2018-12-15
UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2

⭐ Charles Oliveira (29)

🇧🇷 ︎

WWLWL • 12-8 (1 NC)
Elo: 3023 (83%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
1:15

🇺🇸 ︎

Jim Miller (35)
18-11 (1 NC) • LLLLW
Elo: 2740 (17%)

Fiserv Forum
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2018-09-22
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders

⭐ Charles Oliveira (28)

🇧🇷 ︎

WLWLL • 11-8 (1 NC)
Elo: 2976 (76%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
3:22

🇬🇷 ︎

🇺🇸 ︎

Christos Giagos (28)
1-2 • LWL
Elo: 2772 (24%)

Ginásio do Ibirapuera
São Paulo
Brazil🇧🇷 ︎

2018-06-09
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2

⭐ Charles Oliveira (28)

🇧🇷 ︎

LWLLW • 10-8 (1 NC)
Elo: 2881 (52%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:18

🇺🇸 ︎

Clay Guida (36)
14-11 • WLLWW
Elo: 2864 (48%)

United Center
Chicago, Illinois
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2017-12-02
UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2

Paul Felder (33)

🇺🇸 ︎

WWLWW • 6-3
Elo: 2943 (43%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R2
4:06

🇧🇷 ︎

Charles Oliveira (28)
10-7 (1 NC) • WLLWL
Elo: 2996 (57%)

Little Caesars Arena
Detroit, Michigan
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2017-04-08
UFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2

⭐ Charles Oliveira (27)

🇧🇷 ︎

LLWLW • 9-7 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 2850 (26%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:30

🇺🇸 ︎

Will Brooks (30)
1-1 • WL
Elo: 3023 (74%)

KeyBank Center
Buffalo, New York
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2016-11-05
The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3

⭐ Ricardo Lamas (34)

🇺🇸 ︎

WWLWL • 7-3
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 2994 (59%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
2:13

🇧🇷 ︎

Charles Oliveira (27)
9-6 (1 NC) • LWLWW
Elo: 2933 (41%) • UFC rank: #8

Arena Ciudad de México
Mexico City
Mexico🇲🇽 ︎

2016-08-27
UFC on Fox: Maia vs Condit

Anthony Pettis (29)

🇺🇸 ︎

WWLLL • 5-4
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 2956 (36%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
SUB
R3
1:49

🇧🇷 ︎

Charles Oliveira (26)
9-5 (1 NC) • WLWWW
Elo: 3062 (64%) • UFC rank: #6

Rogers Arena
Vancouver
Canada🇨🇦 ︎

2015-12-19
UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2

Charles Oliveira (26)

🇧🇷 ︎

LWWWW • 8-5 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 2955 (46%)

CATCHWEIGHT (150.5 LB)
SUB
R1
3:04

🇺🇸 ︎

Myles Jury (27)
6-1 • WWWWL
Elo: 2981 (54%) • UFC rank: #9

Amway Center
Orlando, Florida
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2015-08-23
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira

Max Holloway (23)

🇺🇸 ︎

WWWWW • 9-3
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3078 (55%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
TKO
R1
1:39

🇧🇷 ︎

Charles Oliveira (25)
8-4 (1 NC) • WWWWL
Elo: 3045 (45%) • UFC rank: #7

SaskTel Centre
Saskatoon
Canada🇨🇦 ︎

2015-05-30
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves

⭐ Charles Oliveira (25)

🇧🇷 ︎

WWWLL • 7-4 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 2953 (53%)

FEATHERWEIGHT

⭐SUB⭐

R3
1:10

🇺🇸 ︎

Nik Lentz (30)
9-3-1 (1 NC) • WWWLW
Elo: 2928 (47%) • UFC rank: #9

Goiânia Arena
Goiânia
Brazil🇧🇷 ︎

2014-12-12
The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned

Charles Oliveira (25)

🇧🇷 ︎

WWLLW • 6-4 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #14 • Elo: 2835 (41%)

CATCHWEIGHT (146.5 LB)
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎

Jeremy Stephens (28)
10-9 • LWWWL
Elo: 2898 (59%) • UFC rank: #10

Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2014-06-27
UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs. Marquardt

⭐ Charles Oliveira (24)

🇧🇷 ︎

WLLWW • 5-4 (1 NC)
Elo: 2732 (48%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
SUB
R2
4:32

🇯🇵 ︎

Hatsu Hioki (30)
3-3 • WLLLW
Elo: 2741 (52%)

Vector Arena
Auckland
New Zealand🇳🇿 ︎

2014-02-15
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi

⭐ Charles Oliveira (24)

🇧🇷 ︎

LLWWL • 4-4 (1 NC)
Elo: 2691 (79%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
SUB
R3
2:40

🇬🇧 ︎

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎

Andy Ogle (24)
1-2 • LWL
Elo: 2457 (21%)

Arena Jaraguá
Jaraguá do Sul
Brazil🇧🇷 ︎

2013-07-06
UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman

Frankie Edgar (31)

🇺🇸 ︎

DWLLL • 9-4-1
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3045 (87%)

FEATHERWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎

Charles Oliveira (23)
4-3 (1 NC) • LWWLN
Elo: 2717 (13%)

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2012-09-22
UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort

⭐ Cub Swanson (28)

🇺🇸 ︎

LWW • 2-1
Elo: 2757 (39%)

CATCHWEIGHT (146.2 LB)
KO
R1
2:40

🇧🇷 ︎

Charles Oliveira (22)
4-2 (1 NC) • WWLNL
Elo: 2840 (61%)

Air Canada Centre
Toronto
Canada🇨🇦 ︎

2012-06-01
The Ultimate Fighter: Live

Charles Oliveira (22)

🇧🇷 ︎

WLNLW • 3-2 (1 NC)
Elo: 2739 (49%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
SUB
R2
2:42

🇺🇸 ︎

Jonathan Brookins (26)
2-1 • WLW
Elo: 2744 (51%)

Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2012-01-28
UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis

⭐ Charles Oliveira (22)

🇧🇷 ︎

LNLWW • 2-2 (1 NC)
Elo: 2695 (78%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
SUB
R1
1:43

🇺🇸 ︎

Eric Wisely (27)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2475 (22%)

United Center
Chicago, Illinois
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2011-08-14
UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle

⭐ Donald Cerrone (28)

🇺🇸 ︎

WW • 2-0
Elo: 2884 (67%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R1
3:01

🇧🇷 ︎

Charles Oliveira (21)
2-1 (1 NC) • NLWW
Elo: 2761 (33%)

Bradley Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2011-06-26
UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry

Charles Oliveira (21)

🇧🇷 ︎

LWW • 2-1
Elo: 2761 (40%)

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐NC⭐

R2
1:48

🇺🇸 ︎

Nik Lentz (26)
5-0-1 • DWWWW
Elo: 2829 (60%)

Consol Energy Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2010-12-11
UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2

⭐ Jim Miller (27)

🇺🇸 ︎

WWWWW • 7-1
Elo: 2995 (75%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
1:59

🇧🇷 ︎

Charles Oliveira (21)
2-0 • WW
Elo: 2813 (25%)

Bell Centre
Montreal
Canada🇨🇦 ︎

2010-09-15
UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares

⭐ Charles Oliveira (20)

🇧🇷 ︎

W • 1-0
Elo: 2697 (42%)

CATCHWEIGHT (159 LB)
SUB
R3
2:25

🇲🇽 ︎

Efrain Escudero (24)
3-1 • WWLW
Elo: 2753 (58%)

Frank Erwin Center
Austin, Texas
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2010-08-01
UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko

⭐ Charles Oliveira (20)

🇧🇷 ︎

Debut 🔰
Elo: 2594 (48%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
0:41

🇺🇸 ︎

Darren Elkins (26)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2604 (52%)

San Diego Sports Arena
San Diego, California
United States🇺🇸 ︎