Wikipedia: Charles OliveiraCharles Oliveira
"Do Bronx"
Wins on the mat — every scramble is a trap.
Fight Plan: Charles Oliveira
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Susceptible to early-round power punchers due to upright defensive posture
- History of absorbing significant damage in pursuit of the finish
- Occasional struggles against elite-level defensive wrestlers with heavy top pressure
- Drill takedown defense and cage-wall scrambles
- Constant lateral movement to break their rhythm
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
- Underhook battles and posture work off the back
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Distance Control and Fight IQ are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these.
- Aggression87
- Cardio90
- Wrestling82
- Fight IQ92
- Distance Control95
- Finishing86
Prep for camp: Charles Oliveira
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Uses aggressive forward pressure and a high-guard muay thai stance to force exchanges
- Willingly accepts being knocked down to lure opponents into his high-level guard
- Leverages long limbs for high-volume clinch knees and opportunistic front kicks
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Pad work on cutting their right-side cage exits
- Match their pace through round 2, then turn the screws in 3
- Set the overhand trap — chin has cracked under clean shots
- Posture and frame drills off bottom — never give up the back
- Southpaw pressure striker
- Chain-wrestling D1 partner
- High-output kickboxer with heavy leg kicks
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
See it on film
Every read above should be verifiable. Jump straight to the footage on the platforms that host it legally — official channels first, archive sites second.
Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to Charles Oliveira.
How Charles has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
Synthesized from recent fight tape · refresh to recompute
Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
Last competed in March 2026 without reported injury.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- W2026-03-07vs Max HollowayU-DEC · R5 · UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2
- W2025-10-11vs Mateusz GamrotSub (Rear Naked Choke) · R2 · UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot
- L2025-06-28vs Ilia TopuriaKO/TKO (Punch) · R1 · UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
- W2024-11-16vs Michael ChandlerU-DEC · R5 · UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic
- L2024-04-13vs Arman TsarukyanS-DEC · R3 · UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill
Availability
Recently fought Max Holloway in March 2026.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
The UFC's all-time submission leader, Oliveira is a glass-cannon offensive force who combines elite Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with high-level Chute Boxe Muay Thai. He is characterized by a 'kill or be killed' style that often sees him overcome early adversity to find technical finishes in scrambles.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Uses aggressive forward pressure and a high-guard muay thai stance to force exchanges
- Willingly accepts being knocked down to lure opponents into his high-level guard
- Leverages long limbs for high-volume clinch knees and opportunistic front kicks
- Transitions seamlessly from striking exchanges into double-leg or body-lock takedowns
Signature Moves
- Rear Naked Choke
- Guillotine Choke
- Muay Thai Plum (Clinch Knees)
- Front Kick to the face/body
- Triangle Choke
Weaknesses
- Susceptible to early-round power punchers due to upright defensive posture
- History of absorbing significant damage in pursuit of the finish
- Occasional struggles against elite-level defensive wrestlers with heavy top pressure