Five Amazing Finishes by the UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira

Charles Oliveira, the reigning lightweight champion of UFC, is one of the most prominent names on the promotion. He has been in the UFC for over a decade now and has competed in 28 UFC fights. ‘Do Bronx’ has a professional fighting record of 31-8 under his name.

The Brazilian born has a total of 28 finishes in his MMA career. He has nine wins via knockout and an amazing 19 wins via submission, making him one of the best submission experts in UFC.

The 39 fights veteran earned his first UFC gold by defeating Michael Chandler at UFC 262 in May, 2021. However, he hasn’t entered the octagon since becoming the champion.

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However, Charles Oliveira is set to defend his lightweight title for the first time. He will take on the #1 contender Dustin Poirier inside the UFC cage on 11th December at UFC 269.

This much anticipated 155lbs title fight will headline the event. So as the Brazilian champion prepares for his title defense, here we take a look at some of his best finishes in the UFC.

Charles Oliveira Back to the Win Column

After a two-fight skid in 2016, ‘Do Bronx’ made his way back to the win column with a stunning first-round submission win at UFC 210. He also won his third ‘Performance Of The Night’ bonus at the event. He comfortably beat Will Brooks at UFC 210 with a rear-naked choke.

Unfortunately, in his next fight at UFC 218, Oliveira faced a devastating knockout defeat at the hands of Paul Felder. From 2016 to 2017, Charles won only one fight.

In the next year, he was set against Clay Guida. Interestingly, ‘Do Bronx’ took only 2:18 minutes of the first round to finish Guida with a Guillotine Choke and was back to the win column at UFC 225.

Three Fight Win Streak

Following his stunning comeback at UFC 225, ‘Do Bronx’ further defeated Christos Giagos in 2018 in the second round of the fight. He won yet another ‘Performance Of The Night’ bonus for his win.

The Brazilian was now on a two-fight undefeated streak. For his third UFC bout in 2018, Oliviera faced one of the best lightweight fighters in the promotion, Jim Miller. The latter was fresh from his previous first-round submission win.

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However, Oliviera looked very confident in the bout. After a failed lower kick attempt by ‘A-10,’ the Brazilian quickly landed a strong takedown and took him to the mat, transitioning into a vicious Rear Naked Choke. ‘A-10’ was submitted within the 1:15 minute of the round. This win marked Oliviera’s third victory in a row.

11th First Round Win in UFC

The MMA fight veteran has numerous records under his name. He also won many bonuses in his UFC career for his performances. Until 2019, ‘Do Bronx’ had finished 1o of his opponents in the first round. Interestingly, he surpassed his own record.

Charles Oliveira, for his third UFC bout in 2019, faced Jared Gordon inside the cage. The latter was fresh from his win over Dan Moret. ‘Do Bronx’ opened up the fight right after the first bell.

However, Gordon was retaliating and moving forward toward his opponent. Until he wobbled in the second minute after Oliveira hit him with a strong right.

The latter continued the punches and sent Gordon to the mat, forcing the referee to stop the fight at 1:26. This was Oliviera’s 11th first-round victory in UFC.

‘Do Bronx’ Delivers a Stunning Performance at UFC Fight Night 170

Coming into the fight, the now reigning lightweight champion Oliviera had 13 submission wins under his name. Furthermore, he was on a six-fight undefeated streak when he faced Kevin Lee in 2020.

On the other hand, Kevin Lee, after a two-fight skid, bounced back into the win column by defeating Gregor Gillespie before this fight. Both the lightweight combatants headlined the event. 

Interestingly, ‘Do Bronx’ was dominating the fight with his vicious strikes. However, Lee took it to the third round. But Oliviera had his moment quickly in that round.

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After a failed takedown attempt, the Brazilian caught Lee in a vicious Guillotine Choke. The fight ended within thirty seconds of the third round. This was Oliviera’s seventh straight win, which took him a step closer to the lightweight gold.

Conquering the UFC Lightweight Crown

Even though ‘Do Bronx’ had an impressive UFC career under his name, he was yet to lay his hands on the UFC gold. However, after a stunning unanimous win over Tony Ferguson at UFC 256, Oliviera earned his first-ever shot at the title.

The former champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov, vacated the belt after a successful win over Justin Gaethje. Hence, UFC set up a lightweight title fight between Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira at UFC 262.

‘Iron’ was on an amazing three-fight undefeated streak in his career. Two of the best lightweight warriors went at war with each other inside the cage. After a gruesome fight in the first round, Oliviera had his moment quickly in the second. He landed a strong left hook that sent Chandler to the canvas.

Later, ‘Do Bronx’ continued his vicious punishment on ‘Iron’ until the referee jumped and stopped the fight, declaring Charles Oliveira the new lightweight champion. Considering his run in the UFC since 2018, it will excite the fans to see him defend his title for the first time.

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