In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Charles Oliveira
Oliveira in 2021
Born
Charles Oliveira da Silva[1] (1989-10-17) 17 October 1989 (age 34) Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil
Nickname
do Bronx
Height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight
155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Division
Featherweight (2012–2016)
Lightweight (2008–2011) (2017–present)
Welterweight (2008)
Reach
74 in (188 cm)[2]
Fighting out of
São Paulo, Brazil
Team
Chute Boxe Academy[3]
Macaco Gold Team (2008–2018[3])
Trainer
Diego Lima[4]
Rank
3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black prajied in Muay Thai
Years active
2008–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total
45
Wins
34
By knockout
10
By submission
21
By decision
3
Losses
10
By knockout
4
By submission
4
By decision
2
No contests
1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Charles Oliveira da Silva[1] (born 17 October 1989) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist[5] and third degree black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner.[a]
Oliveira started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu in his youth, achieving multiple championship titles before transitioning to MMA in 2007.[5][8] Oliveira currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former UFC Lightweight Champion. Oliveira holds multiple UFC records, notably the most submission wins in the organization's history at 16, most finishes at 20 and most bonuses at 19.[9][10]
As of April 16, 2024, he is #2 in the UFC lightweight rankings[11], and as of April 30, 2024, he is #13 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.[12]
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^"Fight Card – UFC Fight Night Condit vs. Alves". UFC.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
^ abGhosh, Mukhar (2022-10-08). "What Makes Chute Boxe Academy Different and How It Has Transformed Charles Oliveira Into One of the Greatest UFC Fighters of All Time?". Sportsmanor.
^"Diego Lima Discusses Expansion of Chute Boxe Sao Paulo, Charles Oliveira's Success". Sherdog. 2021-09-28.
^ abBJJ Heroes (19 December 2010). "Charles Oliveira – BJJ Heroes: the jiu-jitsu encyclopedia". Retrieved 12 July 2015.
^T.P. Grant (February 2, 2012). "Charles "do Bronx" Oliveira awarded black belt. Gracie Mag sent out a tweet that yesterday that..." bloodyelbow.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
^@charlesdobronxs (June 28, 2020). ""Hoje tive o prazer de receber o meu 3 grau na minha faixa preta (...)"". Retrieved December 15, 2020 – via Instagram.
^Cite error: The named reference sherdog was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Reinsmith, Trent (12 June 2023). "Charles Oliveira broke records, made history at UFC 289". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
^Tom, Dan (7 June 2023). "All of Charles Oliveira's UFC submission wins, ranked". MMA Junkie. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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