Charles Oliveira da Silva was born on 17 October 1989 and is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, former UFC Lightweight Champion, and 3rd degree black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner.
81 Facts About Charles Oliveira
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Charles Oliveira currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is a former UFC Lightweight Champion.
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Charles Oliveira holds multiple UFC records, notably the most submission wins in the organization's history at 16, and most finishes at 19.
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Charles Oliveira was born in a poor family in the favela of Vicente de Carvalho in the tourist town Guaruja, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Charles Oliveira started playing football, dreaming in becoming a professional player, but at age 7 he started to feel ill, he had regular pains in his body and had problems in walking, and was sometimes unable to move his legs.
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Charles Oliveira was diagnosed with rheumatic fever and heart murmur, which severely affected his ankle; the medic told his family that he could become paraplegic.
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Charles Oliveira was frequently bedridden, but despite all the challenges and his illnesses, Oliveira's parents insisted to put him in sports programs, and after two years he started to recover.
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Charles Oliveira was introduced to Brazilian jiu-jitsu by a neighbor named Paulo, at age 12, he then began training under Roger Coelho.
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Charles Oliveira's family helped fund his training by selling street snacks and discarded cardboard.
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Charles Oliveira won his first Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament in 2003 as a white belt, Sao Paulo State Championship in the Junior Division.
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Charles Oliveira was awarded his black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Ericson Cardoso and Jorge "Macaco" Patino in 2010.
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On three separate occasions, Charles Oliveira has compiled multiple wins on the same night.
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In March 2008, Charles Oliveira made his professional debut at the Predador Fight Championship promotion, where his master Jorge Patino had previously participated at Predator FC 6.
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Charles Oliveira won the tournament by defeating Diego Braga via TKO in the first round of the fight.
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Charles Oliveira debuted at lightweight by defeating future UFC fighter Mehdi Baghdad in December 2008 at the first event of promotion "Kawai Arena".
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Charles Oliveira submitted three opponents in a row over the next few months, and won a split decision over Eduardo Pachu.
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Charles Oliveira competed twice in one night, in February 2010, defeating Rosenildo Rocha via submission in the first round and Diego Bataglia via KO.
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In January 2010, Charles Oliveira was named as the third-best Brazilian prospect to watch in 2010, according to Sherdog.
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Charles Oliveira then signed for the UFC and made his debut against Darren Elkins.
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Charles Oliveira defeated Elkins via submission after 41 seconds of the first round.
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Charles Oliveira was taken down early by Elkins but quickly attempted a triangle choke, before transitioning to an armbar, forcing the tap out.
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Charles Oliveira next fought against Efrain Escudero at UFC Fight Night 22 replacing an injured Matt Wiman.
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Charles Oliveira went on to defeat Escudero in the third round via standing rear-naked choke.
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Charles Oliveira was awarded the Submission of the Night award for his second successive UFC appearance.
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Charles Oliveira faced Jim Miller on December 11,2010, at UFC 124.
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Charles Oliveira was quickly submitted via kneebar in the first round; this marked the first loss of his career.
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Charles Oliveira faced Nik Lentz on June 26,2011, at UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry.
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Charles Oliveira was expected to face Joe Lauzon on November 19,2011, at UFC 138.
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However, Charles Oliveira instead faced Donald Cerrone on August 14,2011, at UFC on Versus 5, replacing an injured Paul Taylor.
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Charles Oliveira lost the fight via TKO at 3:01 of the first round.
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Charles Oliveira was briefly linked to a bout with Robert Peralta on January 20,2012, at UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller, but instead faced promotional newcomer Eric Wisely in a featherweight fight on January 28,2012, at UFC on Fox: Evans vs Davis.
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Charles Oliveira won the fight via reverse calf slicer submission in the first round, marking the first time the technique had been used to finish an opponent in UFC history.
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Charles Oliveira faced Jonathan Brookins on June 1,2012, at The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale.
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Charles Oliveira used his speed to outstrike Brookins and won the fight via second round anaconda choke.
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Charles Oliveira faced Cub Swanson on September 22,2012, at UFC 152.
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Charles Oliveira faced Frankie Edgar on July 6,2013, at UFC 162, he lost via unanimous decision.
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Charles Oliveira was expected to face Estevan Payan on October 19,2013, at UFC 166.
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Charles Oliveira faced Andy Ogle on February 15,2014, at UFC Fight Night 36.
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Charles Oliveira won the fight via triangle choke submission in the third round.
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Charles Oliveira faced Hatsu Hioki on June 28,2014, at UFC Fight Night 43.
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Charles Oliveira won the fight via submission and became the first man to finish Hioki.
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Charles Oliveira was expected to face Nik Lentz in a rematch on September 5,2014, at UFC Fight Night 50.
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At the event weigh-in, Charles Oliveira came in over the 146-pound featherweight limit at 150 pounds.
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In turn, Charles Oliveira was pulled from the event entirely on the day of the event after he fell ill from the effects of the weight cutting process.
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Charles Oliveira faced Jeremy Stephens on December 12,2014, at The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale.
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Charles Oliveira finally faced Nik Lentz in a rematch on May 30,2015, at UFC Fight Night 67.
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Charles Oliveira faced Max Holloway on August 23,2015, at UFC Fight Night 74.
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Charles Oliveira later confirmed that he suffered a minor neck injury, related to a previous injury from his training camp.
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Charles Oliveira faced Myles Jury on December 19,2015, at UFC on Fox 17.
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Charles Oliveira won the fight via submission in the first round.
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Charles Oliveira next faced Anthony Pettis on August 27,2016, at UFC on Fox 21.
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Charles Oliveira faced Ricardo Lamas on November 5,2016, at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale.
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The bout was contested at a catchweight of 155 lbs, as Charles Oliveira missed weight by nearly 10 lbs.
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Charles Oliveira faced Will Brooks in a lightweight bout on April 8,2017, at UFC 210.
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Charles Oliveira won the fight by rear-naked choke submission in the first round.
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Charles Oliveira was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus.
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Charles Oliveira faced Paul Felder on December 2,2017, at UFC 218.
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Charles Oliveira lost the fight via TKO in the second round after Felder landed multiple elbows while in Oliveira's guard.
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Charles Oliveira faced Clay Guida at UFC 225, replacing an injured Bobby Green.
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Charles Oliveira won the fight via guillotine choke submission in the first round.
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Charles Oliveira faced returning veteran Christos Giagos on September 22,2018, at UFC Fight Night 137.
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Charles Oliveira won the fight via submission in the second round.
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Charles Oliveira faced Jim Miller in a rematch on December 15,2018, at UFC on Fox 31.
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Charles Oliveira won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission early in the first round.
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Charles Oliveira faced David Teymur on February 2,2019, at UFC Fight Night 144.
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Charles Oliveira won the fight in the second round after stunning Teymur with an upward elbow and punches before applying an anaconda choke.
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Charles Oliveira won the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Charles Oliveira won the fight by knockout in the first round.
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Charles Oliveira faced Kevin Lee on March 14,2020, as the main event at UFC Fight Night 170.
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Charles Oliveira won the fight via submission with a guillotine choke in the third round.
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Charles Oliveira was scheduled to meet Beneil Dariush on October 4,2020 at UFC on ESPN: Holm vs Aldana However, Charles Oliveira pulled out of the fight in early September for undisclosed reasons.
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Charles Oliveira faced Tony Ferguson on December 12,2020, at UFC 256 in the co-main event.
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Charles Oliveira made his first title defense against former UFC Interim Lightweight champion Dustin Poirier on December 11,2021, at UFC 269.
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At the weigh-ins, Charles Oliveira weighed in at 155.5 pounds, half a pound over the divisional title limit.
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Charles Oliveira faced Islam Makhachev for the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 280 on October 22,2022.
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Charles Oliveira lost the fight via arm-triangle choke submission in the second round.
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Charles Oliveira was scheduled to face Beneil Dariush on May 6,2023, at UFC 288.
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However, Charles Oliveira was forced out of the event due to injury and the bout was cancelled and postponed to UFC 289.
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Charles Oliveira was previously nearsighted, and wore eyeglasses all of the time.
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In October 2022, Charles Oliveira said his eyes are "100 percent perfect" after having had corrective eye surgery.
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In February 2023, Charles Oliveira announced that he was joining OnlyFans to provide a subscription-based service to his fans, where they can see his workouts and training regime among other content.