Welterweight · “Cowboy”
Alex Oliveira
11-10-0 (1 NC)
5'11"Height
76"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1988-02-21Born
4KO wins
3Sub wins
63.6%Finish rate
9:33Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.99
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.55
Striking accuracy51.1%
Striking defense46.7%
Takedowns / 15 min2.35
Takedown accuracy38.4%
Takedown defense63.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.57
Control time33.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents5-8
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
22 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Kevin Holland 8-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:38 — UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal · 2022-03-05
21/44Sig. strikes
50/76Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
0:22Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Niko Price 6-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker · 2021-10-02
65/112Sig. strikes
64/116Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Randy Brown 6-4 walk-in Submission · R1 2:50 — UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 · 2021-04-24
7/12Sig. strikes
16/32Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Shavkat Rakhmonov 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 4:40 — UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje · 2020-10-24
9/18Sig. strikes
13/25Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
2:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Peter Sobotta 4-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till · 2020-07-25
45/93Sig. strikes
29/67Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:26Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Max Griffin 3-5 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero · 2020-03-07
40/77Sig. strikes
23/50Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
3:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Nicolas Dalby 1-2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier · 2019-09-28
18/47Sig. strikes
31/84Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
3:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Mike Perry 5-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson · 2019-04-27
48/137Sig. strikes
65/110Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Gunnar Nelson 7-3 walk-in Submission · R2 4:17 — UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega · 2018-12-08
36/49Sig. strikes
11/11Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
3:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Carlo Pedersoli Jr. 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:39 — UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders · 2018-09-22
7/10Sig. strikes
2/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Carlos Condit 7-7 walk-in Submission · R2 3:17 — UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje · 2018-04-14
9/23Sig. strikes
12/18Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
3:44Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Yancy Medeiros 5-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:02 — UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · 2017-12-02
93/161Sig. strikes
75/151Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
3:05Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ryan LaFlare 6-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:50 — UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum · 2017-07-22
8/21Sig. strikes
5/14Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Tim Means 8-4 walk-in Submission · R2 2:38 — UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum · 2017-03-11
12/24Sig. strikes
9/12Absorbed
6/11Takedowns
4:49Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
NC Tim Means 8-4 walk-in Could Not Continue · R1 3:33 — UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey · 2016-12-30
6/10Sig. strikes
17/23Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
1:18Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Will Brooks 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:30 — UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson · 2016-10-01
48/59Sig. strikes
16/17Absorbed
4/10Takedowns
8:12Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W James Moontasri 2-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko · 2016-07-23
58/78Sig. strikes
12/26Absorbed
2/8Takedowns
11:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Donald Cerrone 15-4 walk-in Submission · R1 2:33 — UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy · 2016-02-21
14/24Sig. strikes
4/6Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Piotr Hallmann 2-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:51 — UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 · 2015-11-07
42/109Sig. strikes
36/71Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
3:00Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Joe Merritt 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero · 2015-06-27
11/33Sig. strikes
23/39Absorbed
5/16Takedowns
10:24Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W KJ Noons 2-1 walk-in Submission · R1 2:51 — UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves · 2015-05-30
3/13Sig. strikes
7/11Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
1:20Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Gilbert Burns 2-0 walk-in Submission · R3 4:14 — UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare · 2015-03-21
29/76Sig. strikes
17/44Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
3
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
5
Decision
3
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
22
Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Welterweight average, over 190 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.