charles oliveira

The character of Charles Oliveira is an incredible contrast between the ruthless fighter in the octagon and the humble, cheerful man outside it. His personality is a story of unbending will and overcoming.

🧠 Will and life path

Oliveira's character has been tempered since childhood. At the age of 7, doctors diagnosed him with rheumatoid arthritis and predicted disability. He spent two years in the hospital and could not walk, but thanks to his mother's support and self-confidence, he recovered. Two months after his discharge, he already started training and soon won the local jiu-jitsu championship, and the doctors called it a miracle.

⚔️ Fighting spirit and style

· "Kill or be killed": In the octagon, he is the most productive finisher in the history of the UFC (20 early wins). He never stops and always goes forward. Undaunted: Despite his vision problems (he sees three images without glasses), he never uses this as an excuse, relying on faith in God and his technique. · Athletic spirit: Shows respect for rivals by showing an example of true athletic behavior.

Outside the octagon

· Modesty and kindness: He is known as a quiet, humble family man. Former UFC fighter Chal Sonnen called him "one of the real good guys." · Dedication to his roots: His nickname "Do Bronx" (Portuguese for "from the slums") is a reminder of his origins. He helped his native favela during the pandemic.

dark skin, white bleached hair. Big smile, slightly crooked nose. Very charismatic.

Oliveira faced Islam Makhachev for the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 280 on October 22, 2022.[129] Oliveira lost the fight via arm-triangle choke submission in the second round after getting knocked down with a right hook.[130]

2023 edit Oliveira was scheduled to face Beneil Dariush on May 6, 2023, at UFC 288.[131] However, Oliveira was forced out of the event due to injury and the bout was cancelled and postponed to UFC 289.[132][133] He won the bout via technical knockout in the first round, finishing Dariush with ground and pound.[134] The win also earned Oliveira his thirteenth Performance of the Night bonus award.[135]

Oliveira was booked to challenge Islam Makhachev in a rematch for the lightweight world championship at UFC 294 on October 21, 2023.[136] However, Oliveira was forced off from the event due to injuries and he was replaced by Alexander Volkanovski.[137]

2024 edit Oliveira faced Arman Tsarukyan on April 13, 2024 at UFC 300.[138] Despite having two close submission attempts, he lost the bout via split decision in this UFC lightweight title eliminator.[139]

Oliveira faced former three-time Bellator Lightweight World Champion and former UFC Lightweight title challenger Michael Chandler in a 5-round co-main event rematch on November 16, 2024 at UFC 309.[140] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[141] This fight earned him another Fight of the Night award.[142]

2025 edit On April 26, 2025, it was announced that Oliveira will be a recipient of the 2025 UFC Forrest Griffin Community Award for his institute "ICBronxs" which provides local youth with free education and jiu-jitsu training.[143]

Oliveira faced former UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria for the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship on June 28, 2025 at UFC 317.[144] He lost the fight by knockout in the first round.[145]

2021 edit Oliveira faced former three-time Bellator Lightweight Champion Michael Chandler for the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship, following previous champion Khabib Nurmagomedov's retirement, while headlining UFC 262 on May 15, 2021.[111] Despite being dropped by Chandler in the first round, Oliveira won the fight via technical knockout early in the second round to claim the title.[112] With the knockout win, he broke yet another record, recording the most finishes in UFC history.[113] This win also earned Oliveira the Performance of the Night bonus award.[114]

Oliveira made his first title defense against former UFC Interim Lightweight champion Dustin Poirier on December 11, 2021, at UFC 269.[115] After being knocked down in the first round, Oliveira won the fight by submitting Poirier with a standing rear-naked choke in the first minute of the third round.[116] The win also earned Oliveira his twelfth Performance of the Night bonus award, a new record for the company.[117]

2022 edit Oliveira was set to make his second title defense against another former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion, Justin Gaethje, on May 7, at UFC 274.[118] At the weigh-ins, Oliveira weighed in at 155.5 pounds, half a pound over the divisional title limit.[119] As a result, upon commencement of the fight, Oliveira was officially stripped of the championship, and only Gaethje was eligible to win the title.[120] This was the first time in UFC history that a title was vacated due to a weight miss.[121] After being knocked down, Oliveira dropped Gaethje with a right hand and rallied to win the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round, and was declared the number one contender to the UFC Lightweight Championship.[122] The win also earned him the third place Crypto.com "Fan Bonus of the Night" award.[123]

The decision to strip Oliveira of the championship proved controversial in what was dubbed "scale gate", as other fighters on the UFC 274 card alleged issues with the scal

2014 edit Oliveira faced Andy Ogle on February 15, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 36.[50] He won the fight via triangle choke submission in the third round. The win also earned him one of the first UFC Performance of the Night bonus awards.[51]

Oliveira faced Hatsu Hioki on June 28, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 43.[52] He won the fight via submission and became the first man to finish Hioki.[53] This fight earned him another Performance of the Night award.[54]

Oliveira was expected to face Nik Lentz in a rematch on September 5, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 50.[55] At the event weigh-in, Oliveira came in over the 146-pound featherweight limit at 150 pounds. Subsequently, he was initially forced to surrender 20 percent of his purse to his opponent Nik Lentz and the bout was changed to a catchweight affair.[56] In turn, Oliveira was pulled from the event entirely on the day of the event after he fell ill from the effects of the weight cutting process.[57]

Oliveira faced Jeremy Stephens on December 12, 2014, at The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale.[58] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[59]

2015 edit Oliveira finally faced Nik Lentz in a rematch on May 30, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 67.[60] Following a back and forth first two rounds, Oliveira won the fight via guillotine choke submission in the third round.[61] The win earned Oliveira his third Performance of the Night bonus and his third Fight of the Night bonus.[62]

Oliveira faced Max Holloway on August 23, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 74.[63] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round, after suffering an apparent neck/shoulder injury while attempting a takedown, and was rendered unable to continue.[64] The injury was later described as a micro-tear in his esophagus,[65] although Oliveira was released from a Saskatoon hospital the next day, and tested negative for major chest, neck and/or throat injuries.[66] He later confirmed that he suffered a minor neck injury, related to a previous injury from his training camp. He did not r

In January 2010, Oliveira was named as the third-best Brazilian prospect to watch in 2010, according to Sherdog.[22]

Oliveira then signed for the UFC and made his debut against Darren Elkins. This fight was originally scheduled for The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale,[23] but was rescheduled for UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko due to visa issues.[24] Oliveira defeated Elkins via submission (armbar) after 41 seconds of the first round. Oliveira was taken down early by Elkins but quickly attempted a triangle choke, before transitioning to an armbar, forcing the tap out. The submission earned him the Submission of the Night award.[25]

Oliveira next fought against Efraín Escudero at UFC Fight Night 22 replacing an injured Matt Wiman.[26] The bout, which served as co-main event would become a catchweight bout after Escudero weighed in at 159 lb. Oliveira went on to defeat Escudero in the third round via standing rear-naked choke.[27] Oliveira was awarded the Submission of the Night award for his second successive UFC appearance.[28]

Oliveira faced Jim Miller on December 11, 2010, at UFC 124.[29] Oliveira was quickly submitted via kneebar in the first round; this marked the first loss of his career.[30]

2011 edit Oliveira faced Nik Lentz on June 26, 2011, at UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry. The fight ended in the second round after Oliveira hit Lentz with an illegal knee which went unnoticed by the referee and submitted the dazed Lentz via rear-naked choke. However, after reviewing the incident, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission overturned the result and declared it a no contest.[31] The back and forth action earned both fighters Fight of the Night honors.[32]

Oliveira was expected to face Joe Lauzon on November 19, 2011, at UFC 138.[33] However, Oliveira instead faced Donald Cerrone on August 14, 2011, at UFC on Versus 5, replacing an injured Paul Taylor.[34] He lost the fight via TKO (punches) at 3:01 of the first round.[35] His trainer stat

Oliveira began his career in 2007 in his home country of Brazil, compiling a record of 12–0, with six knockouts and five submissions. On three separate occasions, Oliveira has compiled multiple wins on the same night.[9]

His first bout was in the amateur MMA event Circuito Nacional de Vale-Tudo Amador ("National Amateur Vale-Tudo Circuit") against Rui Machado, Oliveira submitted him with an armbar 15 seconds into the first round.[18]

In March 2008, Oliveira made his professional debut at the Predador Fight Championship promotion, where his master Jorge Patino had previously participated at Predator FC 6.[19] The event was the "Predator FC 9 – Welterweight Grand Prix", a one-night single-elimination tournament similar to the "Grand Prix" events held by Pride FC, where the competitors would have to fight three times to be crowned the champion.[20] In the first round, Oliveira defeated Jackson Pontes via submission (rear-naked choke), which advanced him to the second stage of the tournament. Oliveira's second stage fight was against Viscardi Andrade. In the second round, Oliveira won via TKO (punches) and advanced to the final round of the tournament. Oliveira won the tournament by defeating Diego Braga via TKO (punches) in the first round of the fight.[20]

Oliveira debuted at lightweight by defeating future UFC fighter Mehdi Baghdad in December 2008 at the first event of promotion "Kawai Arena". After that he entered into another tournament at "Korea Fight", where he defeated Daniel Fernandes and Eliene Silva via KO and TKO, respectively.[9]

Oliveira submitted three opponents in a row over the next few months (including Bellator veteran Alexandre Bezerra),[21] and won a split decision over Eduardo Pachu.[9]

Oliveira once again competed twice in one night, in February 2010, defeating Rosenildo Rocha via submission (rear-naked choke) in the first round and Diego Bataglia via KO (slam).[9]

In 2004 Oliveira won the São Paulo championship a second time, the Copa Nação Jiu-Jitsu in 2005 and in 2006 won a total of 16 medals. In 2007, as a blue belt he became two-time CBJJE World Champion, winning silver the following year as a purple belt, and becoming 2008 CBJJE South American Champion. Oliveira received all his belts from Coelho up until the brown rank.[b]

By 2007 he started to steer his career to focus on MMA.[5] He was awarded his black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Ericson Cardoso and Jorge "Macaco" Patino in 2010.[5]

In January 2020 Oliveira fought a grappling superfight at the MMA event SFT 20 against Lucas Barros from Demian Maia Jiu-Jitsu. Oliveira and Barros fought with a jiu-jitsu gi in a cage under IBJJF rules. Charles won by decision.[14][15]

Oliveira was booked to compete against Cristiano Souza in the main event of Gold Talents BJJ 2 on August 6, 2023.[16]

Fellow UFC veteran Renan Barão announced in July 2023 that he had a grappling match with Oliveira arranged for a future BJJ Stars event.[17]

From humble origins, Oliveira was born in the favela of Vicente de Carvalho in the town of Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil on 17 October 1989.[12] At age 7, he was diagnosed with heart murmur and rheumatic fever, and told by a doctor that he could not play sports. His parents decided against it and let him play sports as his condition healed over time. At 12 years old, a neighbor introduced him to a Brazilian jiu-jitsu gym where trainer Roger Coelho gave free classes to low-income people. His family helped fund his future training by selling street snacks and discarded cardboard. He then became São Paulo champion just two months after starting jiu-jitsu.[13]

Total 49 Wins 37 By knockout 10 By submission 22 By decision 5 Losses 11 By knockout 5 By submission 4 By decision 2 No contests 1

156 lb (71 kg; 11 st 2 lb)

5 ft 10 in (178 cm)

do Bronxs

Charles Oliveira da Silva[1] October 17, 1989 (age 36) Guarujá, Brazil