Charles Oliveira
Brazilian mixed martial artist
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| 2024 | Charles Oliveira's son was born. |
| 2024 | Charles Oliveira's son was born. |
| November 16 2024 | Rematched former Bellator Lightweight World Champion Michael Chandler in a 5-round co-main event at UFC 309, winning by unanimous decision and earning another Fight of the Night award. |
| November 16 2024 | Rematched former Bellator Lightweight World Champion Michael Chandler in a 5-round co-main event at UFC 309, winning by unanimous decision and earning another Fight of the Night award. |
| April 13 2024 | Fought Arman Tsarukyan in a UFC lightweight title eliminator at UFC 300, losing via split decision despite having two close submission attempts. |
| April 13 2024 | Fought Arman Tsarukyan in a UFC lightweight title eliminator at UFC 300, losing via split decision despite having two close submission attempts. |
| October 21 2023 | Oliveira was scheduled to challenge Islam Makhachev in a lightweight world championship rematch at UFC 294, but was forced to withdraw due to injuries and was replaced by Alexander Volkanovski. |
| October 21 2023 | Oliveira was scheduled to challenge Islam Makhachev in a lightweight world championship rematch at UFC 294, but was forced to withdraw due to injuries and was replaced by Alexander Volkanovski. |
| August 6 2023 | Oliveira was booked to compete against Cristiano Souza in the main event of Gold Talents BJJ 2. |
| August 6 2023 | Oliveira was booked to compete against Cristiano Souza in the main event of Gold Talents BJJ 2. |
| July 2023 | Renan Barão announced a future grappling match with Oliveira at a BJJ Stars event. |
| July 2023 | Renan Barão announced a future grappling match with Oliveira at a BJJ Stars event. |
| May 2023 | Charles Oliveira defeated Beneil Dariush via technical knockout in the first round at UFC 289, earning his thirteenth Performance of the Night bonus award. |
| May 2023 | Charles Oliveira defeated Beneil Dariush via technical knockout in the first round at UFC 289, earning his thirteenth Performance of the Night bonus award. |
| February 2023 | Launched a subscription-based service on OnlyFans, providing fans with access to his workouts and training content. |
| February 2023 | Launched a subscription-based service on OnlyFans, providing fans with access to his workouts and training content. |
| 2022 | Won World MMA Awards Submission of the Year for his victory against Dustin Poirier at UFC 269 |
| 2022 | Won ESPY Award for Fighter of the Year |
| 2022 | Won World MMA Awards Submission of the Year for his victory against Dustin Poirier at UFC 269 |
| 2022 | Won ESPY Award for Fighter of the Year |
| October 2022 | Oliveira underwent corrective eye surgery, improving his vision to '100 percent perfect' after previously being nearsighted and fighting while wearing glasses. |
| October 2022 | Oliveira underwent corrective eye surgery, improving his vision to '100 percent perfect' after previously being nearsighted and fighting while wearing glasses. |
| October 22 2022 | Fought Islam Makhachev for the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 280, losing via arm-triangle choke submission in the second round. |
| October 22 2022 | Fought Islam Makhachev for the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 280, losing via arm-triangle choke submission in the second round. |
| May 7 2022 | At UFC 274, Oliveira was stripped of his UFC Lightweight Championship after weighing in at 155.5 pounds, half a pound over the divisional title limit. Despite this, he defeated Justin Gaethje via rear-naked choke submission in the first round, becoming the number one contender. |
| May 7 2022 | At UFC 274, Oliveira was stripped of his UFC Lightweight Championship after weighing in at 155.5 pounds, half a pound over the divisional title limit. Despite this, he defeated Justin Gaethje via rear-naked choke submission in the first round, becoming the number one contender. |
| 2021 | Won Daily Mirror Fighter of the Year award |
| 2021 | Won Daily Mirror Fighter of the Year award |
| December 11 2021 | Successfully defended UFC Lightweight Championship by submitting Dustin Poirier with a standing rear-naked choke at UFC 269. Won his twelfth Performance of the Night bonus award, setting a new record for the company. |
| December 11 2021 | Successfully defended UFC Lightweight Championship by submitting Dustin Poirier with a standing rear-naked choke at UFC 269. Won his twelfth Performance of the Night bonus award, setting a new record for the company. |
| May 15 2021 | Defeated Michael Chandler via technical knockout to win the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 262. Broke the record for most finishes in UFC history and earned the Performance of the Night bonus award. |
| May 15 2021 | Defeated Michael Chandler via technical knockout to win the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 262. Broke the record for most finishes in UFC history and earned the Performance of the Night bonus award. |
| December 12 2020 | Oliveira defeated Tony Ferguson via unanimous decision at UFC 256 in the co-main event, after nearly submitting Ferguson with an armbar in the first round. This was his first win by decision since his fight against Jeremy Stephens in 2014. |
| December 12 2020 | Oliveira defeated Tony Ferguson via unanimous decision at UFC 256 in the co-main event, after nearly submitting Ferguson with an armbar in the first round. This was his first win by decision since his fight against Jeremy Stephens in 2014. |
| October 4 2020 | Oliveira was scheduled to fight Beneil Dariush at UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana but pulled out of the fight in early September for undisclosed reasons. |
| October 4 2020 | Oliveira was scheduled to fight Beneil Dariush at UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana but pulled out of the fight in early September for undisclosed reasons. |
| March 14 2020 | Oliveira defeated Kevin Lee at UFC Fight Night 170 via submission with a guillotine choke in the third round. He extended the UFC record for most submission wins to 14, moved to second place in bonuses received with 16, extended his finishing streak to 7, and tied Donald Cerrone for most finishes in the UFC. |
| March 14 2020 | Oliveira defeated Kevin Lee at UFC Fight Night 170 via submission with a guillotine choke in the third round. He extended the UFC record for most submission wins to 14, moved to second place in bonuses received with 16, extended his finishing streak to 7, and tied Donald Cerrone for most finishes in the UFC. |
| January 2020 | Oliveira competed in a grappling superfight at MMA event SFT 20 against Lucas Barros, winning by decision in a gi match under IBJJF rules. |
| January 2020 | Oliveira competed in a grappling superfight at MMA event SFT 20 against Lucas Barros, winning by decision in a gi match under IBJJF rules. |
| November 16 2019 | Defeated Jared Gordon at UFC Fight Night 164 by first-round knockout, earning Performance of the Night award. |
| November 16 2019 | Defeated Jared Gordon at UFC Fight Night 164 by first-round knockout, earning Performance of the Night award. |
| May 18 2019 | Completed trilogy fight with Nik Lentz at UFC Fight Night 152, winning via second-round TKO. |
| May 18 2019 | Completed trilogy fight with Nik Lentz at UFC Fight Night 152, winning via second-round TKO. |
| February 2 2019 | Defeated David Teymur at UFC Fight Night 144 by second-round submission (anaconda choke), extending his UFC record to thirteen submission wins and earning Performance of the Night award. |
| February 2 2019 | Defeated David Teymur at UFC Fight Night 144 by second-round submission (anaconda choke), extending his UFC record to thirteen submission wins and earning Performance of the Night award. |
| 2018 | Joined Chute Boxe Diego Lima in São Paulo to improve his striking skills, complementing his existing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training under Jorge 'Macaco' Patino. |
| 2018 | Joined Chute Boxe Diego Lima in São Paulo to improve his striking skills, complementing his existing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training under Jorge 'Macaco' Patino. |
| December 15 2018 | Defeated Jim Miller at UFC on Fox 31 via rear-naked choke submission in the first round, extending his record for most submissions in UFC history to 12 and earning a seventh Performance of the Night award. |
| December 15 2018 | Defeated Jim Miller at UFC on Fox 31 via rear-naked choke submission in the first round, extending his record for most submissions in UFC history to 12 and earning a seventh Performance of the Night award. |
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