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Charles Oliveira

fighterBrazil5 ft 10 in156 lbs
CAREER LINEAGE

High School / Academy → College → Pro / Club

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PRO / CLUB

* Chute Boxe Academy * Macaco Gold Team · (2008–2018)

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TROPHY CASE

Tournaments, Championships & Awards Won

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2025 Forrest Griffin Community Award

2025 · Mixed martial arts

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2024 Round of the Year

2024 · Mixed martial arts

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2023: Ranked #5 Knockout of the Year vs. Beneil Dariush

2023 · Mixed martial arts

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2022 May Submission of the Month

2022 · Mixed martial arts

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2022 Submission of the Year

2022 · Mixed martial arts

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2022: Half-Year Awards: Best Fighter of the 1HY & Ranked #8 Submission of the Year

2022 · Mixed martial arts

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2021 #2 Ranked UFC Fighter of the Year

2021 · Mixed martial arts

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2021 #3 Ranked UFC Fight of the Year

2021 · Mixed martial arts

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2021 Comeback of the Year (tied w/ Sergio Pettis) vs. Michael Chandler

2021 · Mixed martial arts

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2021 Fighter of the Year

2021 · Mixed martial arts

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2021 Male Fighter of the Year

2021 · Mixed martial arts

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2021 May Fight of the Month

2021 · Mixed martial arts

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CHAMPIONSHIP OR TOURNAMENT

2021: Fan's Choice Comeback of the Year Winner & President's Choice Performance of the Year Nominee

2021 · Mixed martial arts

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2021: Ranked #2 Fighter of the Year & Ranked #10 Fight of the Year vs. Michael Chandler 1

2021 · Mixed martial arts

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2020 March Submission of the Month vs. Kevin Lee

2020 · Mixed martial arts

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2020 Technical Turn-Around of the Year

2020 · Mixed martial arts

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2020: President's Choice Performance of the Year Nominee

2020 · Mixed martial arts

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2020: Ranked #5 Submission of the Year & Ranked #9 Fighter of the Year

2020 · Mixed martial arts

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2019: Ranked #9 Submission of the Year

2019 · Mixed martial arts

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2018: Ranked #5 Submission of the Year

2018 · Mixed martial arts

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2015 May Submission of the Month vs. Nik Lentz

2015 · Mixed martial arts

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2014 February Submission of the Month vs. Andy Ogle

2014 · Mixed martial arts

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2014 Submission of the Year vs. Hatsu Hioki

2014 · Mixed martial arts

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2012 Submission of the Year

2012 · Mixed martial arts

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2012: Ranked #3 Submission of the Year

2012 · Mixed martial arts

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2010: Ranked #3 Newcomer of the Year

2010 · Mixed martial arts

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CHAMPIONSHIP OR TOURNAMENT

2nd place CBJJE World Cup (2008 purple belt)

2008 · Brazilian jiu-jitsu

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CBJJE South American Champion (2008 purple belt)

2008 · Brazilian jiu-jitsu

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CBJJE World Champion (2007 blue belt)

2007 · Brazilian jiu-jitsu

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FPJJ São Paulo State Champion (2007 blue belt)

2007 · Brazilian jiu-jitsu

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Fight of the Night (Four times) vs. Nik Lentz 1 & 2, Frankie Edgar and Michael Chandler 2

Mixed martial arts

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Fourth highest significant strike accuracy percentage in UFC Lightweight division history (57.5%)

Mixed martial arts

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Fourth longest win streak in UFC Lightweight division history (11)

Mixed martial arts

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CHAMPIONSHIP OR TOURNAMENT

Holds wins over four former UFC champions —

Mixed martial arts

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Most Performance of the Night bonuses in UFC history (14)

Mixed martial arts

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Most Post-Fight bonuses in UFC history (21)

Mixed martial arts

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Most finishes in UFC history (21)

Mixed martial arts

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Most submission wins in UFC Featherweight division history (6)

Mixed martial arts

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Most submission wins in UFC history (17)

Mixed martial arts

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CHAMPIONSHIP OR TOURNAMENT

One successful title defense

Mixed martial arts

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Performance of the Night (Fourteen times) vs. Andy Ogle, Hatsu Hioki, Nik Lentz 2, Will Brooks, Clay Guida, Christos Giagos, Jim Miller 2, David Teymur, Jared Gordon, Kevin Lee, Michael Chandler 1, Dustin Poirier, Beneil Dariush and Mateusz Gamrot

Mixed martial arts

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Second most Post-Fight bonuses in UFC/WEC combined history (21)

Mixed martial arts

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Second most finishes in UFC Lightweight division history (15)

Mixed martial arts

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Second most guillotine-choke submissions in UFC history (4)

Mixed martial arts

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Second most submission attempts in UFC Lightweight division history (35)

Mixed martial arts

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Second most submission attempts in UFC history (51)

Mixed martial arts

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Second most submission wins in UFC Lightweight division history (11)

Mixed martial arts

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Second most wins in UFC Lightweight division history (18)

Mixed martial arts

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Sixth most control time in a UFC bout (20:49)

Mixed martial arts

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Sixth most rear-naked choke submissions in UFC history (6)

Mixed martial arts

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Sixth most top position time in UFC Lightweight division history (1:06:05)

Mixed martial arts

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Sports Illustrated

Mixed martial arts

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Submission of the Night (Three times)

Mixed martial arts

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Tied (Beneil Dariush & Drew Dober) for seventh most bouts in UFC Lightweight division history (25)

Mixed martial arts

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Tied (Brendan Allen) for fourth longest submission streak in UFC History (4)

Mixed martial arts

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Tied (Clay Guida & Rafael dos Anjos) for the fifth most bouts in UFC history (37)

Mixed martial arts

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Tied (Dan Henderson & Neil Magny) for fourth most wins in Zuffa, LLC (UFC, Pride, WEC, Strikeforce) history (25)

Mixed martial arts

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Tied (Joe Lauzon & Jim Miller) for second most Post-Fight bonuses in UFC Lightweight division history (15)

Mixed martial arts

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Tied (Makwan Amirkhani & Vicente Luque) for most anaconda-choke submissions in UFC history (3)

Mixed martial arts

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Tied (Mirko Cro Cop) for most finishes in Zuffa, LLC (UFC, Pride, WEC, Strikeforce) history (21)

Mixed martial arts

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Tied (Neil Magny) for second most wins in UFC history (25)

Mixed martial arts

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CHAMPIONSHIP OR TOURNAMENT

UFC 'BMF' title (One time, current)

Mixed martial arts

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UFC Honors Awards

Mixed martial arts

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CHAMPIONSHIP OR TOURNAMENT

UFC Lightweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

Mixed martial arts

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Welterweight Grand Prix Champion

Mixed martial arts

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