Oliveira vs Chandler II

Who won Oliveira vs Chandler II?

Charles Oliveira beat Michael Chandler by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 309, on Saturday 16th November 2024 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Charles Oliveira.

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 Chandler II stats

Charles Oliveira stepped into the octagon with a record of 34 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 21 by submission.

Michael Chandler made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Charles Oliveira's 33rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2010.

Charles Oliveira's UFC record stood at 22-10-0, while Michael Chandler's came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Chandler had an advantage in power over Oliveira, with a 48% knock out percentage over Oliveira's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Oliveira had a massive advantage over Chandler, boasting a 62% submission rate over Chandler's 30%.

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

Oliveira had a height advantage of 2 inches over Chandler. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Oliveira was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Chandler, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 79 to Chandler's 68.

Oliveira vs Chandler II form

Oliveira had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Beneil Dariush at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Islam Makhachev at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had beaten Justin Gaethje at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had defeated Dustin Poirier at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by submission in the 3rd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Michael Chandler had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Dustin Poirier at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Tony Ferguson at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Justin Gaethje at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Charles Oliveira at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston.

He had won against Dan Hooker at UFC 257 on 23rd January 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Charles Oliveira had last fought 7 months and 4 days ago, while Michael Chandler's last outing had been 2 years and 5 days ago.

Oliveira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Chandler's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Oliveira vs Chandler II start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Oliveira vs Chandler II?

Charles Oliveira was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Michael Chandler made his way into the ring at 41/20 (+200) with oddsmakers.