Oliveira vs Chandler II

When is Oliveira vs Chandler II?

Charles Oliveira is set to face Michael Chandler in the co-main event of UFC 309, on Saturday 16th November 2024 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit will be 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Oliveira vs Chandler II stats

Charles Oliveira steps into the octagon with a record of 34 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 21 by submission.

Michael Chandler will make his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This will be Charles Oliveira's 33rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2010.

Charles Oliveira's UFC record currently stands at 22-10-0, while Michael Chandler's comes in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggest Chandler has an advantage in power over Oliveira, with a 48% knock out percentage over Oliveira's 29%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Oliveira will have a massive advantage over Chandler, boasting a 62% submission rate over Chandler's 30%.

Charles Oliveira is the younger man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Oliveira has a height advantage of 2 inches over Chandler. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Oliveira is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Chandler, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 11 more professional rounds, 79 to Chandler's 68.

Oliveira vs Chandler II form

Oliveira has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Beneil Dariush at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Islam Makhachev at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had beaten Justin Gaethje at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had defeated Dustin Poirier at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by submission in the 3rd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Michael Chandler has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he was defeated by Dustin Poirier at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Tony Ferguson at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Justin Gaethje at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Charles Oliveira at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston.

He had won against Dan Hooker at UFC 257 on 23rd January 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Charles Oliveira has been fighting more than Michael Chandler.

Charles Oliveira last fought 5 months and 27 days ago, while Michael Chandler's last outing was 1 year, 10 months and 28 days ago.

Oliveira's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

Chandler's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Oliveira vs Chandler II?

Charles Oliveira is currently 4/11 (-280) to win the contest outright, while you can get 41/20 (+200) on Michael Chandler if you fancy the upset.

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