Charles Oliveira
"do Bronxs"
Wins on the mat — every scramble is a trap.
How much we trust this read
Confidence rates the analysis, not the fighter. The Blueprint Score rates the fighter. Sparse data lowers confidence — it never gets hidden.
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 wall scrambles
- Constant lateral movement to break their rhythm
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
- Underhook battles and posture work off the bottom
Sub-Score Breakdown
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What Changed?
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Tactical Patterns
Repeatable trigger → action → result sequences detected by the engine. Low-confidence patterns are labeled, not hidden.
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Tactical Memory
Persistent observations the engine has accumulated. New observations merge with existing memory instead of overwriting it.
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Fighter fingerprint
MMA attribute profile — only skills that matter in this sport are scored, and any axis we cannot evidence is left blank rather than scored as zero.
Grappling and Fight IQ are the highest scored axes; expect the game plan to lean on this.
- Striking88
- Wrestling82
- Grappling98
- Cardio90
- Fight IQ92
- Distance Control84
Strategic breakdown
Style fingerprint derived from the attribute ratings and finish rates on file. Each row is labelled with how Fight Blueprint reached it — none of these are measured from footage.
Fight Timeline
How Charles Oliveira has evolved year-by-year — milestones, camp changes, style shifts, and notable results.
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Observations & evidence
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Video Evidence Ledger
Timestamped tactical observations that back the analysis. Each item cites the fight, round, and moment.
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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 off their right-side exits
- Match their pace early, then turn the screws late
- Set the overhand trap — they have been hurt by clean shots
- Posture and frame drills off bottom — never give up the back
- Southpaw pressure partner
- Chain-wrestling partner
- High-output striker with heavy leg kicks
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
Timestamped breakdowns
Curated moments from Oliveira's tape — each clip annotated with the technique on display.
How this fighter is changing
Computed only from individual fight results on file — earlier half of the recorded fights compared with the most recent half.
67% in the last 3 fights vs 50% before.
Share of fights ended inside the distance across 5 results on file.
How often recent fights reach the judges.
Similar Fighters
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See it on film
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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.
Scouting Summary
Charles Oliveira is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and former UFC Lightweight Champion. He holds the record for the most submission wins (17) and most finishes (21) in UFC history. He is a 4th-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and currently competes in the L
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
Biography & Camp
Charles Oliveira is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and former UFC Lightweight Champion. He holds the record for the most submission wins (17) and most finishes (21) in UFC history. He is a 4th-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and currently competes in the Lightweight division, where he also holds the symbolic BMF title.