Leonardo Santos Oliveira won the fight via TKO in the second round. Replacing Leonardo Santos, Oliveira then faced Jared Gordon on November 16, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 22. Oliveira won the fight by knockout in the first round.
Oliveira was always a good fighter; you don’t break the record for most submissions and finishes in UFC history without being skilled. But his weight-cutting issues and his momentary lapses of judgment always made us feel like he would remain a mid-tier lightweight or featherweight.May 16, 2021
Charles Oliveira Record: 31-8-0 (1 NC) W/L Fighter Method win Charles Oliveira Jared Gordon KO/TKO Punch win Charles Oliveira Nik Lentz KO/TKO Punch win Charles Oliveira David Teymur SUB Anaconda Choke win Charles Oliveira Jim Miller SUB Rear Naked Choke
As Oliveira put continuous pressure on Ferguson’s arm during the final seconds of the first round, ‘El Cucuy’ was seen writhing in pain, but he did not tap. The arm was on its way to break in two until the bell saved it. It was evident from the subsequent rounds that the armbar had taken …
Oliveira had advantageous position after advantageous position. He did damage; he had close submission attempts. But Ferguson refused to give up. The result, though, was Oliveira winning by a one-sided unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), the biggest victory of Oliveira’s career.Dec 13, 2020
LAS VEGAS — Charles Oliveira took Tony Ferguson down early in each round of their lightweight fight and then held him there, dominating the former interim champion and winning by scores of 30-26 on all three judges’ cards Saturday in the co-main event of UFC 256 at Apex.Dec 12, 2020
