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People would see me and say, 'Here's the kid from Do Bronx.' In Portuguese that means 'the ghetto.'

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8

Wins by Knockout
19

Wins by Submission

Striking accuracy

Sig. Strikes Landed: 605
Sig. Strikes Attempted: 1156

Grappling accuracy

Takedowns Landed: 26
Takedowns Attempted: 74

3.22

Sig. Str. Landed

Per Min

2.94

Sig. Str. Absorbed

Per Min

2.64

Takedown avg

Per 15 Min

2.80

Submission avg

Per 15 Min

54

%

Sig. Str. Defense

57

%

Takedown Defense

0.32

Knockdown Ratio

06:57

Average fight time

Sig. Str. By Position

Standing

356 (59%)

Clinch

122 (20%)

Ground

127 (21%)

Sig. Str. by target

Win By Way

KO/TKO

8 (27%)

DEC

3 (10%)

SUB

19 (63%)

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Win

Ferguson vs Oliveira

Dec. 12, 2020

Round

3

Time

05:00

Method

DEC

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Win

Lee vs Oliveira

Mar. 14, 2020

Round

3

Time

0:28

Method

SUB

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Win

Oliveira vs Gordon

Nov. 16, 2019

Round

1

Time

1:26

Method

KO/TKO

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Biography

Status

Active

Hometown

State of São Paulo, Brazil

Trains at

Bronx's Gold Team

Fighting style

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Age

30

Height

70.00

Weight

155.00

Octagon Debut

Aug. 01, 2010

Reach

74.00

Leg reach

41.00

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Q & A

When and why did you start training for fighting? Nine years old
What ranks and titles have you held? Black belt in BJJ
Do you have any heroes? Macaco
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I just got out of high school; I want to go to college in the future.
Favorite grappling technique: The mount
Favorite Striking technique: Left hook

When and why did you start training for fighting? Nine years old
What ranks and titles have you held? Black belt in BJJ
Do you have any heroes? Macaco
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It’s a dream come true
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I just got out of high school; I want to go to college in the future.
What was your job before you started fighting? I just got out of high school.
Favorite grappling technique: The mount
Favorite Striking technique: left hook

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Charles Oliveira of Brazil celebrates after his TKO victory over Nik Lentz in their lightweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at Blue Cross Arena on May 18, 2019 in Rochester, New York. (Photo by Michael Owens/Zuffa LLC)

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