Welterweight

Alex Oliveira

Last fought: Mar 2022

RECORD

Pro

22-12-1 (2 NC)

UFC

11-10-0

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

76"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:33
Fight Completion Rate	61.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.91
% Fights Inside the Distance	63.6%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	99-62 (61.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	36-28 (56.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	55-30 (64.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	41.8%
% Time in Control	33.0%
% Time Controlled	25.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	56.8%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.25
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.44
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.81
Distance Strike Accuracy	43.6%
Distance Strike Defense	57.0%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.50
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.37
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	4.88
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.67
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.73
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.17

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Alex Oliveira League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Alex Oliveira
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.6
Strike Differential	0.4/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	38.4%
Takedown Defense	63.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.4
Submission Attempts/15min	0.6
Control Time/15min	4:57
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	36.4%
Submission % of Wins	27.3%
Decision % of Wins	36.4%
Avg Fight Time	9:33
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.0
Takedown Accuracy	42.9%
Takedown Defense	87.5%
Control Time/Fight	1:13

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Kevin Holland

UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal • Mar 2022Welterweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 2, 0:38

Alex Oliveira21/4448%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:22

Kevin Holland50/7666%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Oliveira	19/39	49%	2/3	0:22	—
	Kevin Holland	31/50	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alex Oliveira	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kevin Holland	19/26	73%	0/0	0:15	1

LOSS

vs. Niko Price

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker • Oct 2021Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alex Oliveira65/11258%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:14

Niko Price64/11655%TD 1/3Ctrl 4:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Oliveira	7/17	41%	0/1	0:00	—
	Niko Price	16/22	73%	0/1	3:48	—

R2	Alex Oliveira	19/35	54%	1/1	2:43	—
	Niko Price	14/26	54%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alex Oliveira	39/60	65%	0/0	0:31	—
	Niko Price	34/68	50%	1/2	1:02	—

LOSS

vs. Randy Brown

UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 • Apr 2021Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:50

Alex Oliveira7/1258%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Randy Brown16/3250%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:23KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Oliveira	7/12	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Randy Brown	16/32	50%	0/0	1:23	1

LOSS

vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov

UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje • Oct 2020Welterweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:40

Alex Oliveira9/1850%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:04

Shavkat Rakhmonov13/2552%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Oliveira	9/18	50%	0/2	2:04	—
	Shavkat Rakhmonov	13/25	52%	0/2	0:44	—

WIN

vs. Peter Sobotta

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till • Jul 2020Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alex Oliveira45/9348%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:26KD 1

Peter Sobotta29/6743%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Oliveira	9/24	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Peter Sobotta	7/21	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alex Oliveira	17/33	52%	0/0	0:07	1
	Peter Sobotta	10/17	59%	0/2	0:46	—

R3	Alex Oliveira	19/36	53%	0/0	0:19	—
	Peter Sobotta	12/29	41%	0/1	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Max Griffin

UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero • Mar 2020Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alex Oliveira40/7752%TD 1/5Ctrl 3:31

Max Griffin23/5046%TD 2/3Ctrl 5:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Oliveira	9/24	38%	0/0	0:12	—
	Max Griffin	7/16	44%	2/2	2:38	—

R2	Alex Oliveira	23/41	56%	0/3	1:34	—
	Max Griffin	12/28	43%	0/1	0:06	—

R3	Alex Oliveira	8/12	67%	1/2	1:45	—
	Max Griffin	4/6	67%	0/0	2:51	—

LOSS

vs. Nicolas Dalby

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier • Sep 2019Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alex Oliveira18/4738%TD 3/4Ctrl 3:56

Nicolas Dalby31/8437%TD 1/4Ctrl 5:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Oliveira	12/32	38%	0/0	1:16	—
	Nicolas Dalby	7/29	24%	0/2	0:34	—

R2	Alex Oliveira	6/13	46%	1/1	0:26	—
	Nicolas Dalby	11/29	38%	1/1	2:59	—

R3	Alex Oliveira	0/2	0%	2/3	2:14	—
	Nicolas Dalby	13/26	50%	0/1	1:56	—

LOSS

vs. Mike Perry

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson • Apr 2019Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alex Oliveira48/13735%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:18

Mike Perry65/11059%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Oliveira	17/48	35%	0/1	1:04	—
	Mike Perry	20/29	69%	0/0	0:22	—

R2	Alex Oliveira	16/34	47%	0/0	0:14	—
	Mike Perry	21/36	58%	0/1	1:42	—

R3	Alex Oliveira	15/55	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mike Perry	24/45	53%	0/0	0:05	—

LOSS

vs. Gunnar Nelson

UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega • Dec 2018Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:17

Alex Oliveira36/4973%TD 0/2Ctrl 3:06

Gunnar Nelson11/11100%TD 2/5Ctrl 4:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Oliveira	30/40	75%	0/0	1:44	—
	Gunnar Nelson	2/2	100%	1/4	2:14	—

R2	Alex Oliveira	6/9	67%	0/2	1:22	—
	Gunnar Nelson	9/9	100%	1/1	2:29	—

WIN

vs. Carlo Pedersoli Jr.

UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders • Sep 2018Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:39

Alex Oliveira7/1070%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

Carlo Pedersoli Jr.2/450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Oliveira	7/10	70%	0/0	0:05	—
	Carlo Pedersoli Jr.	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Carlos Condit

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje • Apr 2018Welterweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 3:17

Alex Oliveira9/2339%TD 3/3Ctrl 3:44

Carlos Condit12/1867%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Oliveira	1/6	17%	1/1	1:34	—
	Carlos Condit	5/6	83%	0/0	2:01	—

R2	Alex Oliveira	8/17	47%	2/2	2:10	—
	Carlos Condit	7/12	58%	1/1	0:51	—

LOSS

vs. Yancy Medeiros

UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 • Dec 2017Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:02

Alex Oliveira93/16158%TD 2/5Ctrl 3:05KD 2

Yancy Medeiros75/15150%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:07KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Oliveira	55/87	63%	0/1	2:25	2
	Yancy Medeiros	22/46	48%	0/0	0:02	1

R2	Alex Oliveira	28/58	48%	0/2	0:08	—
	Yancy Medeiros	37/81	46%	1/1	0:37	—

R3	Alex Oliveira	10/16	62%	2/2	0:32	—
	Yancy Medeiros	16/24	67%	0/0	0:28	1

WIN

vs. Ryan LaFlare

UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum • Jul 2017Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:50

Alex Oliveira8/2138%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Ryan LaFlare5/1436%TD 0/2Ctrl 4:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Oliveira	1/4	25%	0/1	0:01	—
	Ryan LaFlare	3/3	100%	0/1	4:18	—

R2	Alex Oliveira	7/17	41%	0/0	0:00	1
	Ryan LaFlare	2/11	18%	0/1	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Tim Means

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum • Mar 2017Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:38

Alex Oliveira12/2450%TD 6/11Ctrl 4:49

Tim Means9/1275%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Oliveira	6/14	43%	4/6	2:47	—
	Tim Means	4/7	57%	0/0	1:44	—

R2	Alex Oliveira	6/10	60%	2/5	2:02	—
	Tim Means	5/5	100%	0/1	0:17	—

vs. Tim Means

UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey • Dec 2016Welterweight

CNC • Rd 1, 3:33

Alex Oliveira6/1060%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:18KD 1

Tim Means17/2374%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Oliveira	6/10	60%	1/4	1:18	1
	Tim Means	17/23	74%	1/1	1:02	—

WIN

vs. Will Brooks

UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson • Oct 2016Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 3:30

Alex Oliveira48/5981%TD 4/10Ctrl 8:12

Will Brooks16/1794%TD 4/8Ctrl 3:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Oliveira	17/20	85%	0/4	3:18	—
	Will Brooks	10/11	91%	2/4	1:03	—

R2	Alex Oliveira	13/14	93%	2/3	1:44	—
	Will Brooks	2/2	100%	2/3	2:41	—

R3	Alex Oliveira	18/25	72%	2/3	3:10	—
	Will Brooks	4/4	100%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. James Moontasri

UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko • Jul 2016Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alex Oliveira58/7874%TD 2/8Ctrl 11:21

James Moontasri12/2646%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Oliveira	11/18	61%	0/3	2:44	—
	James Moontasri	6/11	55%	0/0	1:10	—

R2	Alex Oliveira	15/24	62%	1/2	4:22	—
	James Moontasri	3/7	43%	0/1	0:09	—

R3	Alex Oliveira	32/36	89%	1/3	4:15	—
	James Moontasri	3/8	38%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Donald Cerrone

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy • Feb 2016Welterweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 2:33

Alex Oliveira14/2458%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:51

Donald Cerrone4/667%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Oliveira	14/24	58%	0/0	0:51	—
	Donald Cerrone	4/6	67%	1/2	0:33	—

WIN

vs. Piotr Hallmann

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 • Nov 2015Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 0:51

Alex Oliveira42/10939%TD 0/4Ctrl 3:00KD 1

Piotr Hallmann36/7151%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Oliveira	26/65	40%	0/4	2:40	—
	Piotr Hallmann	19/35	54%	0/1	0:07	—

R2	Alex Oliveira	10/24	42%	0/0	0:18	—
	Piotr Hallmann	13/19	68%	1/1	3:22	—

R3	Alex Oliveira	6/20	30%	0/0	0:02	1
	Piotr Hallmann	4/17	24%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Joe Merritt

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero • Jun 2015Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alex Oliveira11/3333%TD 5/16Ctrl 10:24

Joe Merritt23/3959%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Oliveira	2/5	40%	1/5	3:56	—
	Joe Merritt	8/11	73%	0/0	0:50	—

R2	Alex Oliveira	3/14	21%	1/2	2:14	—
	Joe Merritt	10/16	62%	0/2	1:29	—

R3	Alex Oliveira	6/14	43%	3/9	4:14	—
	Joe Merritt	5/12	42%	0/0	0:12	—

WIN

vs. KJ Noons

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves • May 2015Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:51

Alex Oliveira3/1323%TD 3/5Ctrl 1:20

KJ Noons7/1164%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Oliveira	3/13	23%	3/5	1:20	—
	KJ Noons	7/11	64%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Gilbert Burns

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare • Mar 2015Lightweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 3, 4:14

Alex Oliveira29/7638%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:20

Gilbert Burns17/4439%TD 2/5Ctrl 4:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Oliveira	10/35	29%	0/0	0:40	—
	Gilbert Burns	8/17	47%	1/1	0:32	—

R2	Alex Oliveira	19/40	48%	0/0	0:56	—
	Gilbert Burns	7/25	28%	0/3	1:12	—

R3	Alex Oliveira	0/1	0%	0/0	1:44	—
	Gilbert Burns	2/2	100%	1/1	2:19	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com