Charles Oliveira da Silvais a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and third degree black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner.
Oliveira started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu in his youth, achieving multiple championship titles before transitioning to MMA in 2007. Oliveira currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former UFC Lightweight Champion. Oliveira holds multiple UFC records, notably the most submission wins in the organization's history at 16, most finishes at 20 and most bonuses at 19.
As of May 10, 2022, he is #1 in the UFC lightweight rankings and as of November 14, 2023, he is #6 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.
