Alex Oliveira
BrazilAlex Oliveira, “Cowboy”, is a Welterweight from Brazil with an official record of 25-15-1 (2 NC). Cage Brothers holds 36 of those bouts: 19 wins, 15 losses and 2 no contests, the wins coming 10 by knockout, 4 by submission and 5 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round knockout loss to Milos Janicic at FNC 26: Janicic vs. Oliveira on 20 December 2025, the second defeat in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2025 | Milos Janicic | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R1 | FNC 26: Janicic vs. Oliveira |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Alexander Shlemenko | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R1 · 1:59 | SFC 8: Shlemenko Fighting Championship 8 |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Stefan Sekulic | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Titan FC 82 - SBC 47: Bogdanovic vs. Brooks |
| Apr 1, 2023 | Kiefer Crosbie | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 4:14 | Rise FC: Cowboy vs. Kiefer |
| Dec 28, 2022 | Aslambek Arsamikov | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | SBC 45: Serbian Battle Championship 45 |
| Aug 13, 2022 | Helison Cruz | WIN | KOTKO (Injury) | R1 · 0:26 | SFFN 9: Sul Fluminense Fight Night |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Michel SilvaTitle | LOSS | SUBSubmission (D'Arce Choke) | R2 · 1:51 | Mr. Cage Championship: Mr. Cage Fight Music Show |
| Mar 5, 2022 | Kevin Holland | LOSS | KOElbows | R2 · 0:38 | UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal |
| Oct 2, 2021 | Niko Price | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker |
| Apr 24, 2021 | Randy Brown | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 2:50 | UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 |
| Oct 24, 2020 | Shavkat Rakhmonov | LOSS | SUBGuillotine Choke | R1 · 4:40 | UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje |
| Jul 25, 2020 | Peter Sobotta | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till |
| Mar 8, 2020 | Max Griffin | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero |
| Sep 28, 2019 | Nicolas Dalby | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier |
| Apr 27, 2019 | Mike Perry | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson |
| Dec 9, 2018 | Gunnar Nelson | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 4:17 | UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega |
| Sep 23, 2018 | Carlo Pedersoli Jr. | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 0:39 | UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders |
| Apr 15, 2018 | Carlos Condit | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R2 · 3:17 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje |
| Dec 2, 2017 | Yancy Medeiros | LOSS | KOPunches | R3 · 2:02 | UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 |
| Jul 23, 2017 | Ryan LaFlare | WIN | KOPunch | R2 · 1:50 | UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum |
| Mar 12, 2017 | Tim Means | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 2:38 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum |
| Dec 31, 2016 | Tim Means | NC | NCNo Contest | R1 · 3:33 | UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey |
| Oct 2, 2016 | Will Brooks | WIN | KOPunches | R3 · 3:30 | UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson |
| Jul 24, 2016 | James Moontasri | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Shevchenko |
| Feb 22, 2016 | Donald Cerrone | LOSS | SUBTriangle Choke | R1 · 2:33 | UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Oliveira |
| Nov 7, 2015 | Piotr Hallmann | WIN | KOPunch | R3 · 0:51 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 |
| Jun 27, 2015 | Joe Merritt | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Romero |
| May 30, 2015 | KJ Noons | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 2:51 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves |
| Mar 21, 2015 | Gilbert Burns | LOSS | SUBArmbar | R3 · 4:14 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare |
| Feb 21, 2015 | Joilton Lutterbach | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Face to Face 10: Pedra vs. Boxer |
| Oct 18, 2014 | Douglas Aparecido | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · 2:52 | WOCS: Watch Out Combat Show 38 |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Ederson Moreira | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 4:18 | WOCS: Watch Out Combat Show 36 |
| May 29, 2014 | Rogerio Matias da Conceicao | NC | NCNo Contest | R1 · 5:00 | CEF: Coliseu Extreme Fight 10 |
| Feb 6, 2014 | Fabio Lima Ferreira | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · 4:26 | BC: Bitetti Combat 19 |
| May 11, 2013 | Jone Garcia | WIN | KOTKO | R2 · 2:03 | BC: Bitetti Combat 15 |
| Apr 12, 2013 | Wendell Oliveira | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | WOCS: Watch Out Combat Show 25 |
Wins, losses and draws are Alex Oliveira’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 36 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Alex Oliveira’s record, in numbers
Alex Oliveira’s official record is 25-15-1 (2 NC). Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 36 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 19 wins, 15 losses and 2 no contests — because 7 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 19 wins break down as 10 by knockout, 4 by submission and 5 by decision — 14 of 19 inside the distance, a finish rate of 74%. Across all 36 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 7 minutes 43 seconds.
Alex Oliveira has been stopped 11 times in the 36 bouts on file — 4 by knockout and 7 by submission — which is 31% of them. The last 2 bouts on file are both losses.
Of the 36 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was for a title and 7 were the main event of the card. One of them has come since September 2024.
Set against the 566 Welterweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Alex Oliveira has a finish rate above 58% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 17% of them and a two-year bout count above 64% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Alex Oliveira is listed at 5ft 11in with a reach of 76in, fights orthodox and is 38, born 20 February 1988.
These figures are recomputed from Alex Oliveira’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.