Ataliba vs Oliveira

Who won Ataliba vs Oliveira?

Michael Oliveira beat Francisco Ataliba by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of LFA 162, on Friday 7th July 2023 at Ginásio do Polvilho in Cajamar.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Ataliba vs Oliveira stats

Francisco Ataliba stepped into the octagon with a record of 0 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Michael Oliveira made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 4 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

Francisco Ataliba will be making their debut in the LFA.

Michael Oliveira's LFA record stood at 5-0-0.

The stats suggested Oliveira had a massive power advantage over Ataliba, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Ataliba's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Ataliba and Oliveira would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Francisco Ataliba was the younger man by 26 years, at years old.

Ataliba was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 14 days later than Oliveira, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 0 to Oliveira's 9.

Activity check

Oliveira's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ataliba vs Oliveira?

Francisco Ataliba was a 22/5 (+440) underdog going into the contest, while Michael Oliveira made his way into the ring at 2/15 (-770) with oddsmakers.