Charles Oliveira

CHARLES OLIVEIRA

"do Bronx"

25-1169.4% win rate

FIGHTER IDENTITY

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Organization

UFC
BRA

Nationality

Brazil

Birth

17/10/1989 (37)

Birthplace

Guarujá

Brazil

Sport / Status

MMA · Active

Weight class

Lightweight

Height

178 cm (5'10")

Reach

188 cm (74")

Style

Jiu-Jitsu

Biography

Charles Oliveira da Silva is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and fourth degree black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. Oliveira currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Lightweight Champion and current symbolic UFC BMF titleholder. As of January 27, 2026, he is #3 in the UFC lightweight rankings and as of June 16, 2026, he is #14 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.

WIN BREAKDOWN

36 total fights · 16% KO rate

KO/TKO4 (16%)
Submission17 (68%)
Decision4 (16%)

Fight history (38)

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vs Diego LopesUFC 335 - Oliveira vs. Lopes — 12/12/2026
Win
vs Max HollowayDecision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) (R5)UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 — 07/03/2026
Win
vs Mateusz GamrotSubmission (face crank) (R2)UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot — 11/10/2025
Loss
vs Ilia TopuriaKO (punches) (R1)UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira — 28/06/2025
Win
vs Michael ChandlerDecision - Unanimous (R5)UFC 309 — 16/11/2024

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