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Charles Oliveira da Silva (born October 17, 1989) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and fourth degree black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. Oliveira currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Lightweight Champion and current symbolic UFC "BMF" titleholder. As of January 27, 2026, he is #3 in the Meta UFC lightweight rankings.
Oliveira started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu in his youth, achieving multiple championship titles before transitioning to MMA in 2007. Oliveira holds multiple UFC records, notably the most submission wins in the organization's history at 17, most finishes at 21 and most bonuses at 21.
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BrazilGuarujá, Brazil7 Mar 2026 – 14 Jun 2026
11 Dec 2021 – 12 Feb 2023
| Result | Date | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 12 Dec 2026 | Diego LopesTitle Lightweight | — | UFC 335: Oliveira vs. Lopes |
| W | 7 Mar 2026 |  Max HollowayTitleLightweight | UD · R5 5:00 | UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 |
| W | 11 Oct 2025 |  Mateusz GamrotLightweight | SUB · R2 2:48 face crank | UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot |
| L | 28 Jun 2025 |  Ilia TopuriaLightweight | KO · R1 2:27 punches | UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira |
| W | 16 Nov 2024 | Michael Chandler Lightweight | UD · R5 5:00 | UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic |
| L | 13 Apr 2024 |  Arman TsarukyanLightweight | SD · R3 5:00 | UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill |
| W | 10 Jun 2023 |  Beneil DariushLightweight | TKO · R1 4:10 punches | UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana |
| L | 22 Oct 2022 |  Islam MakhachevLightweight | SUB · R2 3:16 arm-triangle choke | UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev |
| W | 7 May 2022 | Justin GaethjeTitle Lightweight | SUB · R1 3:22 rear-naked choke | UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje |
| W | 11 Dec 2021 | Dustin PoirierTitle Lightweight | SUB · R3 1:02 rear-naked choke | UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier |
| W | 15 May 2021 | Michael Chandler Lightweight | TKO · R2 0:19 punches | UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler |
| W | 12 Dec 2020 | Tony Ferguson Lightweight | UD · R3 5:00 | UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno |
| W | 14 Mar 2020 | Kevin Lee Catchweight | SUB · R3 0:28 guillotine choke | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira |
| W | 16 Nov 2019 | Jared Gordon Lightweight | KO · R1 1:26 punches | UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré |
| W | 18 May 2019 | Nik Lentz Lightweight | TKO · R2 2:11 punches | UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee |
| W | 2 Feb 2019 |  David TeymurLightweight | SUB · R2 0:55 anaconda choke | UFC Fight Night: Assunção vs. Moraes 2 |
| W | 15 Dec 2018 | Jim Miller Lightweight | SUB · R1 1:15 rear-naked choke | UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2 |
| W | 22 Sept 2018 | Christos Giagos Lightweight | SUB · R2 3:22 rear-naked choke | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders |
| W | 9 Jun 2018 | Clay Guida Lightweight | SUB · R1 2:18 guillotine choke | UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 |
| L | 2 Dec 2017 | Paul Felder Lightweight | TKO · R2 4:06 elbows | UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 |
| W | 8 Apr 2017 | Will Brooks Lightweight | SUB · R1 2:30 rear-naked choke | UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 |
| L | 27 Aug 2016 | Anthony Pettis Featherweight | SUB · R3 1:49 guillotine choke | UFC on Fox: Maia vs. Condit |
| W | 19 Dec 2015 | Myles Jury Catchweight | SUB · R1 3:04 guillotine choke | UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 |
| L | 23 Aug 2015 | Max Holloway Featherweight | TKO · R1 1:39 esophagus injury | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira |
| W | 30 May 2015 | Nik Lentz Featherweight | SUB · R3 1:10 guillotine choke | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves |
