Charles Oliveira (35-11, 31) was born in Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil on October 17, 1989. At the age of 18 years on March 15, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against Jackson Pontes, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On August 1, 2010, 20-year old Charles Oliveira made his UFC debut on his 13th professional MMA fight at UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko against a 26-year old Darren Elkins, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
He became the UFC lightweight champion on May 15, 2021 at age 31 on his 40th professional MMA fight at UFC 262 after defeating a 35-year old Michael Chandler via 2nd-round TKO.
Oliveira's last fight was a lightweight title fight against Ilia Topuria for the vacant UFC Championship title on June 28, 2025. He lost the fight via 1st-round KO. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought 32 times in the UFC, and has a record of 21 wins, 10 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Charles Oliveira's best fights have been against Michael Chandler, Dustin Poirier, Will Brooks, Jared Gordon, Beneil Dariush, Darren Elkins and Eric Wisely.
Oliveira has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47  | Jun 28, 2025 35 years, 8 months 35-11 (31) | 28 years, 5 months 16-0 (13) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches For UFC lightweight title Vacant |
46  | Nov 16, 2024 35 years 35-10 (31) | 38 years, 6 months 23-8 (16) | UFC | LT | 5 | UD | WIN |
45  | Apr 13, 2024 34 years, 5 months 34-10 (31) | 27 years, 6 months 21-3 (14) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
44  | Jun 10, 2023 33 years, 7 months 34-9 (31) | 34 years, 1 months 22-4-1 (13) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
43  | Oct 22, 2022 33 years 33-9 (30) | 30 years, 11 months 22-1 (14) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke For UFC lightweight title Vacant |
42  | May 7, 2022 32 years, 6 months 33-8 (30) | 33 years, 5 months 23-3 (20) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
41  | Dec 11, 2021 32 years, 1 months 32-8 (29) | 32 years, 10 months 28-6 (21) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended UFC lightweight title |
40 | May 15, 2021 31 years, 6 months 31-8 (28) | 35 years 22-5 (15) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Won UFC lightweight title Vacant |
39  | Dec 12, 2020 31 years, 1 months 30-8 (27) | 36 years, 10 months 25-4 (20) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
38  | Mar 14, 2020 30 years, 4 months 29-8 (27) | 27 years, 6 months 18-5 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
37  | Nov 16, 2019 30 years 28-8 (26) | 31 years, 2 months 15-3 (8) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
36  | May 18, 2019 29 years, 7 months 27-8 (25) | 34 years, 9 months 30-9-2 (19) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
35  | Feb 2, 2019 29 years, 3 months 26-8 (24) | 29 years, 9 months 8-1 (4) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Anaconda choke |
34  | Dec 15, 2018 29 years, 1 months 25-8 (23) | 35 years, 3 months 29-12 (18) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
33  | Sep 22, 2018 28 years, 11 months 24-8 (22) | 28 years, 7 months 15-6 (11) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
32  | Jun 9, 2018 28 years, 7 months 23-8 (21) | 36 years, 6 months 34-17 (20) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
31  | Dec 2, 2017 28 years, 1 months 22-8 (20) | 33 years, 7 months 14-3 (10) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Elbows |
30  | Apr 8, 2017 27 years, 5 months 22-7 (20) | 30 years, 6 months 18-2 (9) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
29  | Nov 5, 2016 27 years 21-7 (19) | 34 years, 5 months 16-5 (8) | TUF | FT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
28  | Aug 27, 2016 26 years, 10 months 21-6 (19) | 29 years, 7 months 18-5 (15) | UFC | FT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
27  | Dec 19, 2015 26 years, 2 months 21-5 (19) | 27 years, 1 months 15-1 (12) | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
26  | Aug 23, 2015 25 years, 10 months 20-5 (18) | 23 years, 8 months 13-3 (7) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Esophagus injury |
25 | May 30, 2015 25 years, 7 months 20-4 (18) | 30 years, 9 months 25-6-2 (16) | UFC | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
24  | Dec 12, 2014 25 years, 1 months 19-4 (17) | 28 years, 6 months 23-10 (18) | TUF | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Jun 28, 2014 24 years, 8 months 18-4 (17) | 30 years, 11 months 27-7-2 (14) | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Anaconda choke |
22  | Feb 15, 2014 24 years, 3 months 17-4 (16) | 24 years, 11 months 9-3 (5) | UFC | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
21  | Jul 6, 2013 23 years, 8 months 16-4 (15) | 31 years, 8 months 15-4-1 (6) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Sep 22, 2012 22 years, 11 months 16-3 (15) | 28 years, 10 months 17-5 (13) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
19  | Jun 1, 2012 22 years, 7 months 16-2 (15) | 26 years, 9 months 13-4 (11) | TUF | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Anaconda choke |
18  | Jan 28, 2012 22 years, 3 months 15-2 (14) | 27 years, 6 months 19-6 (10) | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Calf slicer |
17  | Aug 14, 2011 21 years, 9 months 14-2 (13) | 28 years, 4 months 15-3 (12) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
16 | Jun 26, 2011 21 years, 8 months 14-1 (13) | 26 years, 10 months 21-3-2 (15) | UFC | LT | 2 | NC | NC Illegal knee |
15 | Dec 11, 2010 21 years, 1 months 14-1 (13) | 27 years, 3 months 18-2 (12) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar |
14  | Sep 15, 2010 20 years, 10 months 14-0 (13) | 24 years, 8 months 13-1 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
13  | Aug 1, 2010 20 years, 9 months 13-0 (12) | 26 years, 2 months 11-1 (9) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle armbar |
12 | Feb 14, 2010 20 years, 3 months 12-0 (11) | Diego Battaglia | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Slam | |
11 | Feb 14, 2010 20 years, 3 months 11-0 (10) | Rosenildo Rocha | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
10 | Sep 26, 2009 19 years, 11 months 10-0 (9) | Eduardo Pachu | LT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
9  | Sep 18, 2009 19 years, 11 months 9-0 (9) | 21 years, 11 months 5-0 (4) | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Anaconda choke | |
8 | Apr 17, 2009 19 years, 6 months 8-0 (8) | Dom Stanco | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
7 | Mar 21, 2009 19 years, 5 months 7-0 (7) | Carlos Soares | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle armbar | |
6 | Dec 29, 2008 19 years, 2 months 6-0 (6) | Elieni Silva | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches | |
5 | Dec 29, 2008 19 years, 2 months 5-0 (5) | Daniel Fernandes | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Strikes | |
4 | Dec 13, 2008 19 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | Mehdi Baghdad | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Mar 15, 2008 18 years, 4 months 3-0 (3) | Diego Braga | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2  | Mar 15, 2008 18 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | 24 years 3-1 (2) | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Mar 15, 2008 18 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Jackson Pontes | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
