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Brazil
Tres Rios, Rio de Janeiro
Alex Oliveira
"
Cowboy
"
AGE
36
/
Feb 21, 1988
HEIGHT
5'11"
/
180.34 cm
WEIGHT
170 lbs
/
77.11 kg
ASSOCIATION
ATS Team Tres Rios
CLASS
Welterweight
Wins
25
KO
/
TKO
15
60%
SUBMISSIONS
5
20%
DECISIONS
5
20%
Draws
1
Losses
16
KO
/
TKO
4
25%
SUBMISSIONS
8
50%
DECISIONS
4
25%
N/C
2
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Alexander Grozin
Nashe Delo - Oliveira vs. Grozin
May / 25 / 2024
TKO (Spinning Back Kick to the Body)
1
0:59
loss
Alexander Shlemenko
SFC 8 - Shlemenko Fighting Championship 8
Jul / 21 / 2023
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Nikolay Sharipov
1
1:59
win
Stefan Sekulic
Titan FC 82 - SBC 47: Revenge
Jun / 02 / 2023
KO (Slam)
Marc Goddard
1
3:51
loss
Kiefer Crosbie
Rise Fighting Championship - Cowboy vs. Kiefer
Apr / 01 / 2023
TKO (Elbows and Punches)
Joao Vitor Costa
1
4:14
win
Aslambek Arsamikov
SBC 45 - Serbian Battle Championship 45: Revenge
Dec / 28 / 2022
TKO (Punches)
Vladimir Badrljica
1
4:35
win
Helisom Cruz da Silva
SFFN 9 - Sul Fluminense Fight Night
Aug / 13 / 2022
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Kakau Martins
1
0:36
loss
Michel Silva
Mr. Cage Championship - Mr. Cage Fight Music Show
Jun / 10 / 2022
Technical Submission (Anaconda Choke)
2
1:51
loss
Kevin Holland
UFC 272 - Covington vs. Masvidal
Mar / 05 / 2022
TKO (Elbows)
Chris Tognoni
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
0:38
loss
Niko Price
UFC Fight Night 193 - Santos vs. Walker
Oct / 02 / 2021
Decision (Unanimous)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Randy Brown
UFC 261 - Usman vs. Masvidal 2
Apr / 24 / 2021
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:50
loss
Shavkat Rakhmonov
UFC 254 - Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje
Oct / 24 / 2020
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Lukasz Bosacki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:40
win
Peter Sobotta
UFC on ESPN 14 - Whittaker vs. Till
Jul / 25 / 2020
Decision (Unanimous)
Daniel Movahedi
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Max Griffin
UFC 248 - Adesanya vs. Romero
Mar / 07 / 2020
Decision (Split)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Nicolas Dalby
UFC Fight Night 160 - Hermansson vs. Cannonier
Sep / 28 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Rebin Saber
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Mike Perry
UFC Fight Night 150 - Jacare vs. Hermansson
Apr / 27 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Larry Downs Jr.
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Gunnar Nelson
UFC 231 - Holloway vs. Ortega
Dec / 08 / 2018
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Jerin Valel
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
4:19
win
Carlo Pedersoli Jr.
UFC Fight Night 137 - Santos vs. Anders
Sep / 22 / 2018
KO (Punches)
Jerin Valel
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
0:39
win
Carlos Condit
UFC on Fox 29 - Poirier vs. Gaethje
Apr / 14 / 2018
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Chris Tognoni
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
3:17
loss
Yancy Medeiros
UFC 218 - Holloway vs. Aldo 2
Dec / 02 / 2017
TKO (Punches)
Bobby Wombacher
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
2:02
win
Ryan LaFlare
UFC on Fox 25 - Weidman vs. Gastelum
Jul / 22 / 2017
KO (Punch)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
1:50
win
Tim Means
UFC Fight Night 106 - Belfort vs. Gastelum
Mar / 11 / 2017
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
2:38
NC
Tim Means
UFC 207 - Nunes vs. Rousey
Dec / 30 / 2016
No Contest (Illegal Knee)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
3:33
win
Will Brooks
UFC Fight Night 96 - Lineker vs. Dodson
Oct / 01 / 2016
KO (Punches)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
3:30
win
James Moontasri
UFC on Fox 20 - Holm vs. Shevchenko
Jul / 23 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Donald Cerrone
UFC Fight Night 83 - Cerrone vs. Oliveira
Feb / 21 / 2016
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:33
win
Piotr Hallmann
UFC Fight Night 77 - Belfort vs. Henderson 3
Nov / 07 / 2015
KO (Punch)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
0:51
win
Joe Merritt
UFC Fight Night 70 - Machida vs. Romero
Jun / 27 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
K.J. Noons
UFC Fight Night 67 - Condit vs. Alves
May / 30 / 2015
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:51
loss
Gilbert Burns
UFC Fight Night 62 - Maia vs. LaFlare
Mar / 21 / 2015
Submission (Armbar)
Osiris Maia
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
4:14
win
Joilton Lutterbach
FTF 10 - Face To Face 10 - Pedra vs. Boxer
Feb / 21 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Douglas Aparecido
WOCS 38 - Watch Out Combat Show 38
Oct / 18 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
1
2:52
win
Ederson Moreira
WOCS 36 - Watch Out Combat Show 36
Jul / 18 / 2014
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
4:18
NC
Rogerio Matias da Conceicao
CEF - Coliseu Extreme Fight 10
May / 29 / 2014
No Contest (Overturned by Promoter)
Wagner Tulio
1
5:00
win
Fabio Lima Ferreira
BC - Bitetti Combat 19
Feb / 06 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
1
4:26
win
Welton Doidao
WOCS 32 - Watch Out Combat Show 32
Dec / 13 / 2013
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
3
3:44
win
Thiago Macedo
WOCS - Watch Out Combat Show 27
Aug / 02 / 2013
TKO (Punches)
Francisco Pereira de Melo
1
2:40
draw
Kenedy Gualande Andrade
Luta Contra o Crack - Fight Against Crack
Jun / 23 / 2013
Draw
3
5:00
win
Jone Guilherme Garcia
BC - Bitetti Combat 15
May / 11 / 2013
TKO (Punches)
Flavio Almendra
2
2:03
loss
Wendell de Oliveira Marques
WOCS - Watch Out Combat Show 25
Apr / 12 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
Osiris Maia
3
5:00
win
Daniel Silva
Juiz de Fora Fight - JF Fight Evolution
Oct / 06 / 2012
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
1
0:00
win
Fabio Ohany
Vicosa MMA - Vicosa Fight 2
Aug / 25 / 2012
TKO (Punches)
Bruno Carvalho
1
1:43
win
Leandro Beinrothi
BFC - Big Fights Champions
Jun / 30 / 2012
TKO (Knees)
Pedro Chalita
1
0:57
loss
Wallace Dantas
ATS 1 - ATS Kombat 1
May / 26 / 2012
Submission (Triangle Choke)
1
1:03
win
Rodrigo Rodrigo
EF - Ervalia Fight
Dec / 10 / 2011
KO (Punches)
1
0:00
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