Charles Oliveira

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
BornCharles Oliveira da Silva[1]
(1989-10-17) 17 October 1989 (age 35)
Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil
Nicknamedo Bronx
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Division
Reach74 in (188 cm)[2]
Fighting out ofSão Paulo, Brazil
Team
TrainerDiego Lima[4]
Rank4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
black prajied in Muay Thai
Years active2008–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total45
Wins34
By knockout10
By submission21
By decision3
Losses10
By knockout4
By submission4
By decision2
No contests1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Charles Oliveira da Silva[1] (born October 17, 1989) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist[5] and fourth degree black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner.[a] Oliveira currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former UFC Lightweight Champion. As of April 16, 2024, he is #2 in the UFC lightweight rankings.[8]

Oliveira started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu in his youth, achieving multiple championship titles before transitioning to MMA in 2007.[5][9] 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.[10][11]

  1. ^ a b "Charles do Bronx: conheça sua trajetória até o cinturão". Portal de Notícias D24am – Amazonas (in Portuguese). 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  2. ^ "Fight Card – UFC Fight Night Condit vs. Alves". UFC.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Ghosh, 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.
  4. ^ "Diego Lima Discusses Expansion of Chute Boxe Sao Paulo, Charles Oliveira's Success". Sherdog. 2021-09-28.
  5. ^ a b BJJ Heroes (19 December 2010). "Charles Oliveira – BJJ Heroes: the jiu-jitsu encyclopedia". Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ @charlesdobronxs (June 28, 2020). ""Hoje tive o prazer de receber o meu 3 grau na minha faixa preta (...)"". Retrieved December 15, 2020 – via Instagram.
  8. ^ "UFC Rankings, Division Rankings, P4P rankings, UFC Champions | UFC.com". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference sherdog was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Reinsmith, Trent (12 June 2023). "Charles Oliveira broke records, made history at UFC 289". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  11. ^ Tom, Dan (7 June 2023). "All of Charles Oliveira's UFC submission wins, ranked". MMA Junkie. Retrieved October 22, 2023.


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