Max Holloway vs Charles Oliveira

Charles Oliveira

Pro 37-11-0 (1 NC) | UFC 25-11-0

Age

34|36

Height

5'11"|5'10"

Reach

69"|74"

Stance

Orthodox|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Max Holloway	Charles Oliveira	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.2%	55.6%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.9	3.2	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.6	3.1	►
Strike Differential	2.3/min	0.2/min	◄
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	53.3%	39.8%	◄
Takedown Defense	81.4%	54.9%	◄
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.2	2.3	►
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3	2.6	►
Control Time/15min	0:50	5:11	►
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%	16.0%	—
Submission % of Wins	8.3%	68.0%	—
Decision % of Wins	41.7%	16.0%	—
Avg Fight Time	16:10	7:58	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3	0.4	—
Reversals/15min	0.0	0.4	—
Edges	4	4	1 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Max Holloway Charles Oliveira League median

Statistic	Max Holloway	Charles Oliveira	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	77.9%	45.0%	—
Avg Fight Time	16:10	7:58	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	48.5%	81.1%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	74.7%	71.6%	—
Opponent UFC Record (all)	245-83 (74.7%)	272-108 (71.6%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	165-67 (71.1%)	193-86 (69.2%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	82.9%	37.2%	—
% Time in Control	5.6%	34.6%	▶
% Time Controlled	11.5%	28.2%	◀
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	32.7%	55.1%	▶
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	7.34	5.11	◀
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	5.11	5.61	—
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.23	-0.50	◀
Distance Strike Accuracy	46.0%	46.7%	—
Distance Strike Defense	59.9%	54.1%	◀
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	0.39	1.36	▶
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.11	0.98	◀
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.17	5.15	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.89	2.33	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	1.49	0.79	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Max Holloway	Charles Oliveira	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.1%	64.6%	►
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.7	2.4	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.8	2.6	►
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%	39.3%	►
Takedown Defense	56.2%	50.0%	—
Control Time/Fight	0:45	8:25	►
Edges	1	4	1 even

Last 3 Fights

Max Holloway

WIN

vs. Conor McGregor

UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 • Jul 2026Welterweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 1:09

Max Holloway12/1963%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:37

Conor McGregor0/60%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Holloway	12/19	63%	0/0	0:37	—
	Conor McGregor	0/6	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Charles Oliveira

UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 • Mar 2026Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Max Holloway26/4558%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:36

Charles Oliveira50/6676%TD 5/13Ctrl 20:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Holloway	8/13	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Charles Oliveira	10/14	71%	1/1	4:30	—

R2	Max Holloway	5/7	71%	0/0	0:00	—
	Charles Oliveira	13/15	87%	1/2	4:40	—

R3	Max Holloway	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Charles Oliveira	9/14	64%	1/4	4:29	—

R4	Max Holloway	6/11	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Charles Oliveira	9/11	82%	1/3	4:16	—

R5	Max Holloway	5/9	56%	0/0	1:36	—
	Charles Oliveira	9/12	75%	1/3	2:54	—

WIN

vs. Dustin Poirier

UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 • Jul 2025Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Max Holloway198/37553%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:32KD 1

Dustin Poirier109/25543%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:12KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Holloway	26/64	41%	0/0	0:08	1
	Dustin Poirier	16/32	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Max Holloway	44/67	66%	0/0	1:24	—
	Dustin Poirier	25/43	58%	0/1	0:12	1

R3	Max Holloway	38/61	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dustin Poirier	21/49	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Max Holloway	44/84	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dustin Poirier	22/68	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Max Holloway	46/99	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dustin Poirier	25/63	40%	0/0	0:00	—

Charles Oliveira

WIN

vs. Max Holloway

UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 • Mar 2026Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Charles Oliveira50/6676%TD 5/13Ctrl 20:49

Max Holloway26/4558%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Charles Oliveira	10/14	71%	1/1	4:30	—
	Max Holloway	8/13	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Charles Oliveira	13/15	87%	1/2	4:40	—
	Max Holloway	5/7	71%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Charles Oliveira	9/14	64%	1/4	4:29	—
	Max Holloway	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Charles Oliveira	9/11	82%	1/3	4:16	—
	Max Holloway	6/11	55%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Charles Oliveira	9/12	75%	1/3	2:54	—
	Max Holloway	5/9	56%	0/0	1:36	—

WIN

vs. Mateusz Gamrot

UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot • Oct 2025Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:48

Charles Oliveira11/3333%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:35

Mateusz Gamrot18/4243%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Charles Oliveira	3/8	38%	0/0	2:47	—
	Mateusz Gamrot	4/7	57%	1/1	1:00	—

R2	Charles Oliveira	8/25	32%	1/1	0:48	—
	Mateusz Gamrot	14/35	40%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Ilia Topuria

UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira • Jun 2025LightweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:27

Charles Oliveira9/1656%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:21

Ilia Topuria21/2972%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:01KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Charles Oliveira	9/16	56%	0/2	0:21	—
	Ilia Topuria	21/29	72%	0/0	1:01	1

Common Opponents

vs. Dustin Poirier

Max Holloway

WIN

UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 • Jul 2025Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Max Holloway198/37553%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:32KD 1

Dustin Poirier109/25543%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:12KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Holloway	26/64	41%	0/0	0:08	1
	Dustin Poirier	16/32	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Max Holloway	44/67	66%	0/0	1:24	—
	Dustin Poirier	25/43	58%	0/1	0:12	1

R3	Max Holloway	38/61	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dustin Poirier	21/49	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Max Holloway	44/84	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dustin Poirier	22/68	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Max Holloway	46/99	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dustin Poirier	25/63	40%	0/0	0:00	—

Charles Oliveira

WIN

UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier • Dec 2021LightweightTITLE

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 1:02

Charles Oliveira73/13156%TD 0/6Ctrl 5:41

Dustin Poirier58/9462%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:35KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Charles Oliveira	48/92	52%	0/2	0:26	—
	Dustin Poirier	54/87	62%	0/0	0:19	1

R2	Charles Oliveira	23/32	72%	0/3	4:27	—
	Dustin Poirier	3/5	60%	0/0	0:16	—

R3	Charles Oliveira	2/7	29%	0/1	0:48	—
	Dustin Poirier	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

vs. Ilia Topuria

Max Holloway

LOSS

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway • Oct 2024FeatherweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 1:34

Max Holloway79/20439%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Ilia Topuria75/14452%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:45KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Holloway	30/75	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ilia Topuria	22/47	47%	2/2	0:41	—

R2	Max Holloway	35/102	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ilia Topuria	32/62	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Max Holloway	14/27	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ilia Topuria	21/35	60%	0/0	0:04	1

Charles Oliveira

LOSS

UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira • Jun 2025LightweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:27

Charles Oliveira9/1656%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:21

Ilia Topuria21/2972%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:01KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Charles Oliveira	9/16	56%	0/2	0:21	—
	Ilia Topuria	21/29	72%	0/0	1:01	1

vs. Justin Gaethje

Max Holloway

WIN

UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill • Apr 2024Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 5, 4:59

Max Holloway181/30959%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Justin Gaethje103/19952%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Holloway	25/39	64%	0/0	0:00	—
	Justin Gaethje	12/26	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Max Holloway	30/53	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Justin Gaethje	18/26	69%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Max Holloway	29/53	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Justin Gaethje	20/38	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Max Holloway	35/61	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Justin Gaethje	35/60	58%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Max Holloway	62/103	60%	0/0	0:00	1
	Justin Gaethje	18/49	37%	0/0	0:00	—

Charles Oliveira

WIN

UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje • May 2022Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:22

Charles Oliveira30/4764%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:39KD 1

Justin Gaethje21/3364%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Charles Oliveira	30/47	64%	0/1	0:39	1
	Justin Gaethje	21/33	64%	0/0	0:13	1

vs. Frankie Edgar

Max Holloway

WIN

UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar • Jul 2019FeatherweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Max Holloway129/32839%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Frankie Edgar96/26436%TD 1/15Ctrl 1:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Holloway	13/48	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	18/53	34%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Max Holloway	27/69	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	13/55	24%	0/2	0:05	—

R3	Max Holloway	30/61	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	17/48	35%	1/4	0:59	—

R4	Max Holloway	29/76	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	22/47	47%	0/6	0:28	—

R5	Max Holloway	30/74	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	26/61	43%	0/2	0:14	—

Charles Oliveira

LOSS

UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman • Jul 2013Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Charles Oliveira38/12530%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:01

Frankie Edgar81/14655%TD 2/5Ctrl 5:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Charles Oliveira	12/37	32%	0/2	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	24/47	51%	0/0	1:45	—

R2	Charles Oliveira	15/49	31%	0/1	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	23/43	53%	2/4	1:40	—

R3	Charles Oliveira	11/39	28%	0/1	0:01	—
	Frankie Edgar	34/56	61%	0/1	1:36	—

vs. Anthony Pettis

Max Holloway

WIN

UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis • Dec 2016FeatherweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:50

Max Holloway94/20845%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:37KD 1

Anthony Pettis53/15834%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Holloway	23/58	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Pettis	19/56	34%	0/1	0:01	—

R2	Max Holloway	26/63	41%	0/0	0:11	1
	Anthony Pettis	15/51	29%	0/1	0:54	—

R3	Max Holloway	45/87	52%	2/2	0:26	—
	Anthony Pettis	19/51	37%	0/0	0:29	—

Charles Oliveira

LOSS

UFC on FOX: Maia vs. Condit • Aug 2016Featherweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 1:49

Charles Oliveira41/8648%TD 4/11Ctrl 4:56

Anthony Pettis53/8761%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Charles Oliveira	9/17	53%	1/6	2:01	—
	Anthony Pettis	25/43	58%	0/0	2:16	—

R2	Charles Oliveira	29/63	46%	1/3	1:51	—
	Anthony Pettis	25/39	64%	0/0	0:30	—

R3	Charles Oliveira	3/6	50%	2/2	1:04	—
	Anthony Pettis	3/5	60%	0/0	0:25	—

vs. Ricardo Lamas

Max Holloway

WIN

UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 • Jun 2016Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Max Holloway103/20550%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:37

Ricardo Lamas64/13547%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Holloway	25/48	52%	0/0	0:20	—
	Ricardo Lamas	18/36	50%	0/2	0:25	—

R2	Max Holloway	42/74	57%	0/0	1:09	—
	Ricardo Lamas	19/44	43%	0/3	0:04	—

R3	Max Holloway	36/83	43%	0/0	0:08	—
	Ricardo Lamas	27/55	49%	0/1	0:15	—

Charles Oliveira

LOSS

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson • Nov 2016Featherweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 2:13

Charles Oliveira13/1872%TD 2/2Ctrl 3:37

Ricardo Lamas11/2055%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Charles Oliveira	7/10	70%	1/1	3:13	—
	Ricardo Lamas	5/11	45%	1/1	1:11	—

R2	Charles Oliveira	6/8	75%	1/1	0:24	—
	Ricardo Lamas	6/9	67%	0/0	1:16	—

vs. Jeremy Stephens

Max Holloway

WIN

UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor • Dec 2015Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Max Holloway57/9958%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:26

Jeremy Stephens47/9549%TD 0/12Ctrl 2:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Holloway	15/29	52%	0/0	1:10	—
	Jeremy Stephens	15/25	60%	0/5	0:00	—

R2	Max Holloway	16/31	52%	0/0	1:38	—
	Jeremy Stephens	11/26	42%	0/5	0:00	—

R3	Max Holloway	26/39	67%	1/1	0:38	—
	Jeremy Stephens	21/44	48%	0/2	2:09	—

Charles Oliveira

WIN

The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale • Dec 2014Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Charles Oliveira43/6764%TD 2/7Ctrl 5:23

Jeremy Stephens48/7961%TD 0/0Ctrl 6:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Charles Oliveira	12/18	67%	0/1	0:26	—
	Jeremy Stephens	13/19	68%	0/0	3:33	—

R2	Charles Oliveira	15/20	75%	1/1	3:32	—
	Jeremy Stephens	11/21	52%	0/0	0:53	—

R3	Charles Oliveira	16/29	55%	1/5	1:25	—
	Jeremy Stephens	24/39	62%	0/0	1:53	—

vs. Cub Swanson

Max Holloway

WIN

UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold • Apr 2015Featherweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 3:58

Max Holloway82/19841%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:28

Cub Swanson56/13641%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Max Holloway	27/75	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cub Swanson	24/49	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Max Holloway	34/80	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cub Swanson	21/65	32%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Max Holloway	21/43	49%	0/0	1:28	—
	Cub Swanson	11/22	50%	0/2	0:07	—

Charles Oliveira

LOSS

UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort • Sep 2012Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:40

Charles Oliveira6/1833%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:46

Cub Swanson9/2143%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Charles Oliveira	6/18	33%	1/2	0:46	—
	Cub Swanson	9/21	43%	0/0	0:02	1

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Max Holloway is the busier striker, landing 6.9 significant strikes per minute vs 3.2. Their opponent absorbs 3.1 strikes per minute on average — Max Holloway's output should find a target.

Grappling: Charles Oliveira shoots at 40% accuracy against Max Holloway's 81% defense — Max Holloway should keep it standing.

Control: Charles Oliveira controls 2:45 per fight on average vs 0:54 — sustained control shifts rounds and drains cardio.

Finish Threat: Max Holloway finishes 58% of wins (50% KO/TKO, 8% sub). Charles Oliveira finishes 84% of wins (16% KO/TKO, 68% sub).

Fight Length: Max Holloway's fights average 16:10 vs 7:58 for Charles Oliveira. If this reaches the championship rounds, Max Holloway's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Last updated: 2026-08-13 | Data source: UFCStats.com