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Alex de Oliveira (born February 21, 1988) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competed in the
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division of the
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(UFC).


Background

Born and raised in Três Rios,
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, Oliveira worked for a time as a construction worker and
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before he starting training in martial arts. Oliveira had three brothers – of whom two deceased due to violent crime – and four sisters. He also trained in
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for a couple of years before switching to mixed martial arts at the age of 22.


Mixed martial arts career

Fighting out of Três Rios, he made his professional debut competing in the welterweight division in December 2011. He compiled a record of 11–2–1 (1), including a two-fight stint for
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while competing exclusively for regional promotions in his native Brazil. After taking a unanimous decision victory over Joilton Santos, Oliveira signed with the UFC in early 2015.


Ultimate Fighting Championship


2015

Oliveira made his promotional debut as a short notice replacement against Gilbert Burns on March 21, 2015 at
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, filling in for an injured Josh Thomson. After arguably winning each of the first two rounds, Oliveira eventually lost via submission in the third round. For his second fight in the UFC, Oliveira was again tabbed as short notice replacement and faced
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on May 30, 2015 at
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, filling in for Yan Cabral. Oliveira won the fight via submission in the first round. Competing in his third UFC fight in just over three months, Oliveira faced promotional newcomer Joe Merritt on June 27, 2015 at
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. Oliveira won the fight by unanimous decision. Oliveira faced Piotr Hallmann in a lightweight bout on November 7, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 77. He won the fight by knockout in the third round. The win also earned Oliveira his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award.


2016

Oliveira fought
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on February 21, 2016 at
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, filling in for Tim Means. Oliveira lost the fight via submission in the first round. Oliveira faced James Moontasri on July 23, 2016 at UFC on Fox 20. He won the one-sided fight via unanimous decision. Oliveira next faced Will Brooks in a lightweight bout on October 1, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 96. The bout took place at a catchweight of 161.5 lbs, as Oliveira missed weight. Oliveira won the fight via KO in the third round. Oliveira faced Tim Means on December 30, 2016 at UFC 207. The bout was halted in the first round after Means landed several knees to the head of Oliveira while he was considered a grounded opponent. As a result, Oliveira was unable to continue after the foul occurred. Subsequently, referee Dan Miragliotta judged that the foul was accidental, and in turn, the result was scored a No Contest.


2017

A rematch with Means eventually took place on March 11, 2017 at
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. Oliveira won the bout via submission in the second round. Oliveira faced Ryan LaFlare on July 22, 2017 at
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. He won the fight via knockout in the second round, after landing a well timed right uppercut. He was awarded his second ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Oliveira faced Yancy Medeiros on December 2, 2017 at
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. He lost the back-and-forth fight via TKO in the third round. Despite the loss, Oliveira earned his first Fight of the Night bonus award for the fight.


2018

Oliveira defeated
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on April 14, 2018 at
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, after replacing injured Matt Brown. He won the fight via a guillotine choke. This fight earned him the Performance of the Night bonus award. Oliveira was expected to face Neil Magny on September 22, 2018 at
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. However Magny was removed from the pairing on August 22 in favor of a matchup with Santiago Ponzinibbio in November at UFC Fight Night 140, he was replaced by Carlo Pedersoli Jr. Oliveira won the fight via knockout just 39 seconds into the first round. Oliveira faced Gunnar Nelson on December 8, 2018 at
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. He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke in round two.


2019

Oliveira was expected to face Li Jingliang on April 27, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson. However, it was reported on March 23, 2019 that Li was injured and was forced to pull from the bout. He was replaced by Mike Perry. Oliveira lost the back-and-forth fight by unanimous decision. The bout also earned Oliveira his second ''Fight of the Night'' bonus award. Oliveira faced returning veteran Nicolas Dalby on September 28, 2019 at
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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Subsequently the decision was appealed on grounds of erroneous action by the referee.


2020

Oliveira was expected to face Mickey Gall on February 29, 2020 at
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. However, on December 27, 2019 the bout was pulled from the event by UFC. The bout will not be replaced and no reason was given from UFC. Oliveira was quickly rescheduled and instead faced
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the following week at UFC 248. He won the back-and-forth fight via split decision. Oliveira faced
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on July 26, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Oliveira faced
Shavkat Rakhmonov Shavkat Bakhtibaevich Rakhmonov (born October 23, 1994) is a Kazakh professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Rakhmonov is also a former M-1 Global Welter ...
, replacing injured Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos on October 24, 2020 at UFC 254. At the weigh-ins, Oliveira weighed in at 173 pounds, two pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and he was 20% his purse, which went to his opponent Rakhmonov. Oliveira lost the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the first round.


2021

Oliveira was expected to face Randy Brown on February 27, 2021 at
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. However, Brown pulled out of the fight during the week leading up to the event due to undisclosed reasons, and he was replaced by promotional newcomer Ramazan Kuramagomedov. However, the bout was scrapped the day before the event when Kuramagomedov was removed due to illness. The bout between Oliveira and Brown was rescheduled and eventually took place at
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on April 24, 2021. Oliveira lost the fight via a one-armed rear naked choke in the first round. Oliveira faced Niko Price on October 2, 2021 at
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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.


2022

Oliveira faced Kevin Holland at
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on March 5, 2022. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round two. In April 2022, it was announced that Oliveira was a free agent when his UFC contract and the UFC opted to not re-sign him. Oliveira made his first appearance post-UFC against Michel Silva at BF Mr. Cage Fight Music Show on June 10, 2022. He lost the bout after getting choked unconscious in the second round via anaconda choke.


Personal life

Oliveira is nicknamed "Cowboy" due to formerly being a rodeo bullrider. Oliveira has ten children from various relationships.


Grenade attack on Christmas Eve 2018

On Christmas Eve in 2018, while getting gasoline for his mother’s car in Tres Rios, Brazil, a grenade was thrown toward his direction after he noticed several family members in an altercation with heavily armed thugs. Oliveira subsequently underwent surgery to remove fragments of the grenade from his leg.


Incidents in May 2019

According to reports, seemingly intoxicated Oliveira got into an altercation with a security guard during a party on May 24, 2019. The next morning, Oliveira showed up at his wife's apartment where he allegedly assaulted her, fleeing the scene on a motorcycle with their baby daughter. The child was found on May 26 at one of Oliveira's sister's apartments, and Oliveira had generally been understood to be reported missing until his early March 2020 arrival in Las Vegas for the UFC 248 fight card which he competed on. In an interview Oliveira denied punching his wife but did not comment on other indictments. Oliveira also said they were only having an argument and that they haven't separated: on the contrary, his wife is pregnant again.


Championships and accomplishments

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**
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(Three times) vs Piotr Hallmann, Ryan LaFlare and
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** Fight of the Night (Two times) vs Yancy Medeiros, Mike Perry *
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** 2017 Fight of the Year vs. Yancy Medeiros


Mixed martial arts record

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Shavkat Rakhmonov Shavkat Bakhtibaevich Rakhmonov (born October 23, 1994) is a Kazakh professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Rakhmonov is also a former M-1 Global Welter ...
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Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
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Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
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Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
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Juiz de Fora Juiz de Fora (, '' Outsider Judge''), also known as J.F., is a city in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, approximately from the state border with Rio de Janeiro. According to 2020 estimates the current population is about 57 ...
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Senador Firmino Senador Firmino is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Zona da Mata and to the microregion of Ubá. As of 2020, the estimated population was 7,858. See also * List of municipalit ...
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List of male mixed martial artists This is a list of notable professional male mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. __NOTOC__ A * Shamil Abdurakhimov - ( M-1, UFC) * Daichi Abe - (UFC, Pancrase) * Hiroyuki Abe - (Shooto, KOTC, Cage Rage, DEEP, Pride) * Papy Ab ...


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