Charles Oliveira
Brazilian mixed martial artist
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| April 26 2025 | Charles Oliveira was announced as the recipient of the 2025 UFC Forrest Griffin Community Award for his 'ICBronxs' institute, which provides free education and jiu-jitsu training to local youth. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 2022 | Won ESPN Submission of the Year, ESPY Award for Fighter of the Year, and World MMA Awards Submission 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 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. |
| 2021 | Named Daily Mirror Fighter of the Year and Sherdog.com Fighter of the Year |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| September 22 2018 | Defeated Christos Giagos at UFC Fight Night 137 via submission in the second round, surpassing Royce Gracie's record for most submission wins (11) in UFC history and earning a Performance of the Night award. |
| June 9 2018 | Defeated Clay Guida at UFC 225 via guillotine choke submission in the first round, earning his fifth Performance of the Night bonus. |
| 2017 | Charles Oliveira's daughter was born. |
| December 2 2017 | Oliveira fought Paul Felder at UFC 218, losing the fight via TKO in the second round after Felder landed multiple elbows while in Oliveira's guard. |
| April 8 2017 | Charles Oliveira defeated Will Brooks in a lightweight bout at UFC 210, winning by rear-naked choke submission in the first round. He was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus for this victory. |
| November 5 2016 | Oliveira faced Ricardo Lamas at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale at a catchweight of 155 lbs, having missed weight by nearly 10 lbs. Lamas won the fight via submission in the second round. |
| August 27 2016 | Charles Oliveira fought Anthony Pettis at UFC on Fox 21, ultimately being submitted via guillotine choke by Pettis in the third round after a grueling back-and-forth battle. |
| December 19 2015 | Defeated Myles Jury via submission in the first round at UFC on Fox 17, after missing weight for the third time in his UFC career and the fight being contested at a catchweight. |
| August 23 2015 | Lost to Max Holloway via TKO in the first round at UFC Fight Night 74, suffering a minor neck injury during a takedown attempt and sustaining a micro-tear in his esophagus. |
| May 30 2015 | Defeated Nik Lentz via guillotine choke submission at UFC Fight Night 67, earning both Performance of the Night and Fight of the Night bonuses. |
| December 12 2014 | Defeated Jeremy Stephens via unanimous decision at The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale. |
| September 5 2014 | Scheduled fight with Nik Lentz cancelled after missing weight and being pulled from the event due to weight cutting complications. |
| June 28 2014 | Defeated Hatsu Hioki via submission at UFC Fight Night 43, becoming the first fighter to finish Hioki and earning another Performance of the Night award. |
| May 2014 | Won MMAJunkie.com May Submission of the Month for his victory against Nik Lentz |
| February 15 2014 | Defeated Andy Ogle via triangle choke submission in the third round at UFC Fight Night 36, winning a Performance of the Night bonus award. |
| October 5 2013 | Oliveira withdrew from his scheduled fight with Jeremy Larsen at UFC 166 due to a strained thigh muscle, after original opponent Estevan Payan was forced out with a broken foot. |
| July 6 2013 | Charles Oliveira fought Frankie Edgar at UFC 162, losing via unanimous decision. Both fighters were awarded Fight of the Night honors for their performance. |
| September 22 2012 | Fought Cub Swanson at UFC 152 and was knocked out early in the first round after being hit with body shots and an overhand right that sent him to the canvas. |
| June 1 2012 | Defeated Jonathan Brookins at The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale by winning via second round anaconda choke, utilizing his speed to outstrike his opponent. |
| January 28 2012 | Competed against Eric Wisely at UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis, winning via a historic reverse calf slicer submission in the first round - the first time this technique was used to finish an opponent in UFC history. Earned the Submission of the Night award. |
| August 14 2011 | Competed against Donald Cerrone at UFC on Versus 5, replacing an injured Paul Taylor. Oliveira lost the fight via TKO (punches) in the first round. |
| June 26 2011 | Fought Nik Lentz at UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry. The fight ended with an illegal knee, and after review, the result was overturned to a no contest. Both fighters received Fight of the Night honors. |
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