Alex Oliveira “Cowboy”
Welterweight · ORCA rating 50/100 · peak 63 · Grappler · 11–10 in 21 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Alex Oliveira finished with an ORCA rating of 50 (career peak 63); without a recent bout, Alex Oliveira sits off the current Welterweight board. Grappling offence grades 82 (control time, seconds per minute 94), the high point of the profile. The weak side is grappling defence, which grades 39. 7 of 11 UFC wins came inside the distance (4 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission).
Grades
| Family | Grade | Welterweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 47 | — | Significant strike accuracy 77 |
| Striking defence | 53 | — | Significant strikes absorbed per minute 92 |
| Grappling offence | 82 | — | Control time, seconds per minute 94 |
| Grappling defence | 39 | — | — |
Strongest sub-grade: Control time, seconds per minute 94. Weakest: Opponent strike accuracy allowed 15.
Profile
- Division
- Welterweight
- ORCA rating
- 50 (peak 63)
- UFC record
- 11–10
- Pro record
- 22–12–1
- Graded UFC bouts
- 21
- Style
- Grappler
- Age
- 38
- Height
- 5′11″ (180 cm)
- Reach
- 76″ (193 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- TATA Fight Team - Rio de Janeiro
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 2.99
- Significant strike accuracy: 51%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 2.55
- Significant strike defence: 46%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 2.35
- Takedown accuracy: 39%
- Takedown defence: 65%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.57
Fight history
- 2022-03-05 · L vs Kevin Holland · KO/TKO · UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
- 2021-10-02 · L vs Niko Price · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker
- 2021-04-24 · L vs Randy Brown · Submission · UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2
- 2020-10-24 · L vs Shavkat Rakhmonov · Submission · UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
- 2020-07-25 · W vs Peter Sobotta · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till
- 2020-03-07 · W vs Max Griffin · Decision - Split · UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
- 2019-09-28 · L vs Nicolas Dalby · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
- 2019-04-27 · L vs Mike Perry · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson
- 2018-12-08 · L vs Gunnar Nelson · Submission · UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
- 2018-09-22 · W vs Carlo Pedersoli Jr. · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders
- 2018-04-14 · W vs Carlos Condit · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje
- 2017-12-02 · L vs Yancy Medeiros · KO/TKO · UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2
- 2017-07-22 · W vs Ryan LaFlare · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum
- 2017-03-11 · W vs Tim Means · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
- 2016-10-01 · W vs Will Brooks · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson
- 2016-07-23 · W vs James Moontasri · Decision - Unanimous · UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko
- 2016-02-21 · L vs Donald Cerrone · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy
- 2015-11-07 · W vs Piotr Hallmann · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3
- 2015-06-27 · W vs Joe Merritt · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero
- 2015-05-30 · W vs KJ Noons · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves
- 2015-03-21 · L vs Gilbert Burns · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare
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