Oliveira vs Lee

Who won Oliveira vs Lee?

Charles Oliveira beat Kevin Lee by submission in the 3rd round during the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 28, on Saturday 14th March 2020 at Ginásio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Oliveira vs Lee stats

Charles Oliveira stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Kevin Lee made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Charles Oliveira's 35th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2010. Kevin Lee marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Charles Oliveira's UFC record stood at 23-11-0, while Kevin Lee's came in at 11-8-0.

The stats suggested Lee had an advantage in power over Oliveira, with a 17% knock out percentage over Oliveira's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lee had a massive advantage over Oliveira, boasting a 44% submission rate over Oliveira's 0%.

Charles Oliveira was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Oliveira had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lee. Despite this, Lee had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Oliveira was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years earlier than Lee, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 85 to Lee's 69.

Oliveira vs Lee form

Oliveira had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jared Gordon at UFC on ESPN+ 22 on 16th November 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had beaten Nik Lentz at UFC on ESPN+ 10 on 18th May 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated David Teymur at UFC on ESPN+ 2 on 2nd February 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste, Fortaleza, Brazil.

Before that, he was victorious against Jim Miller at UFC on FOX 31 on 15th December 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center, Milwaukee, United States.

He had won against Will Brooks at UFC 210 on 8th April 2017 by submission in the 1st round at KeyBank Center, Buffalo.

Kevin Lee had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Gadzhi Rabadanov at PFL 2025 World Tournament: Semifinals 2 on 20th June 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Rinat Fakhretdinov at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Before that, he had lost to Charles Oliveira at UFC on ESPN+ 28 on 14th March 2020 by submission in the 3rd round at Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasilia, Brazil.

He had beaten Gregor Gillespie at UFC 244 on 2nd November 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Charles Oliveira had last fought 5 years, 7 months and 25 days ago, while Kevin Lee's last outing had been 21 days ago.

Oliveira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 3 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Lee's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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