Oliveira vs Makhachev

Who won Oliveira vs Makhachev?

Islam Makhachev beat Charles Oliveira by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC 280, on Saturday 22nd October 2022 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

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).

This contest was for the UFC Lightweight championship.

Oliveira vs Makhachev stats

Charles Oliveira stepped into the octagon with a record of 33 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 21 by submission.

Islam Makhachev made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Charles Oliveira's 34th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2010. Islam Makhachev marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Charles Oliveira's UFC record stood at 23-10-0, while Islam Makhachev's came in at 16-1-0.

The stats suggested Oliveira had an advantage in power over Makhachev, with a 27% knock out percentage over Makhachev's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Oliveira had an advantage over Makhachev, with a 64% submission rate over Makhachev's 48%.

Charles Oliveira was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Oliveira had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Oliveira was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Makhachev, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 84 to Makhachev's 60.

Oliveira vs Makhachev form

Makhachev had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Dan Hooker at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Thiago Moises at UFC Vegas 31 on 17th July 2021 by submission in the 4th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Drew Dober at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Davi Ramos at UFC 242 on 7th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at du Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Makhachev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Oliveira vs Makhachev?

Charles Oliveira was a 3/2 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Islam Makhachev made his way into the ring at 57/100 (-180) with oddsmakers.