Tsarukyan vs Oliveira

Who won Tsarukyan vs Oliveira?

Arman Tsarukyan beat Charles Oliveira by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 300, on Saturday 13th April 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Arman Tsarukyan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Tsarukyan vs Oliveira stats

Arman Tsarukyan stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Charles Oliveira made his way to the cage with a record of 34 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 21 by submission.

This was Arman Tsarukyan's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Charles Oliveira marked his 34th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2010.

Arman Tsarukyan's UFC record stood at 9-2-0, while Charles Oliveira's came in at 23-10-0.

The stats suggested Tsarukyan had an advantage in power over Oliveira, with a 43% knock out percentage over Oliveira's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Oliveira had a massive advantage over Tsarukyan, boasting a 62% submission rate over Tsarukyan's 24%.

Arman Tsarukyan was the younger man by 7 years, at 28 years old.

Oliveira had a height advantage of 3 inches over Tsarukyan. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Tsarukyan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 7 years and 6 months later than Oliveira, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 55 to Oliveira's 84.

Tsarukyan vs Oliveira form

Tsarukyan had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Beneil Dariush at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Joaquim Silva at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Damir Ismagulov at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Mateusz Gamrot at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Joel Alvarez at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Oliveira had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3opponents and going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Michael Chandler at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Tony Ferguson at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kevin Lee at UFC on ESPN+ 28 on 14th March 2020 by submission in the 3rd round at Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasilia, Brazil.

Before that, he was victorious against Jared Gordon at UFC on ESPN+ 22 on 16th November 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo.

He had won against Nik Lentz at UFC on ESPN+ 10 on 18th May 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Arman Tsarukyan had been fighting more than Charles Oliveira.

Going to this contest, Arman Tsarukyan had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 10 days ago, while Charles Oliveira's last outing had been 3 years, 9 months and 25 days ago.

Tsarukyan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Oliveira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Tsarukyan vs Oliveira?

Arman Tsarukyan was a 47/100 (-210) favourite going into the contest, while Charles Oliveira made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.