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Lightweight
5 Rounds
Charles Oliveira won · SUB R1
Elo1521
Elo1541
Justin Gaethje

Charles OliveiravsJustin GaethjeUFC Prediction Result

UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje · Saturday, May 7, 2022Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Official fight result

Charles Oliveira won

SUB · Round 1 · 3:22

Style matchupCharles Oliveira: WrestlervsJustin Gaethje: Pressure fighter

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Charles Oliveira wins(60.8%)

Actual result: Charles Oliveira wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Charles Oliveira at -130 American odds

+$77 profit

$177 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Justin Gaethje enters on a 3-fight win streak.
  • Charles Oliveira threatens submissions; Justin Gaethje has lost 40% of fights by sub.
  • Justin Gaethje has 20pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Charles Oliveira has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Charles Oliveira
Red Corner
VS
Justin Gaethje
Blue Corner
-130
(57%)
Vegas Odds
+110
(48%)
1521
Elo
1541
36
Age
37
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
5'11"
187.96 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Charles OliveiraW2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Arman Tsarukyan · Apr 24
W
vs Michael Chandler · Nov 24
L
KOvs Ilia Topuria · Jun 25
W
SUBvs Mateusz Gamrot · Oct 25
W
vs Max Holloway · Mar 26
latest
Justin GaethjeW3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Dustin Poirier · Jul 23
L
KOvs Max Holloway · Apr 24
W
vs Rafael Fiziev · Mar 25
W
vs Paddy Pimblett · Jan 26
W
KOvs Ilia Topuria · Jun 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Charles OliveiraMetricJustin Gaethje
3.23
Strikes / min
6.48
3.05
Strikes absorbed / min
7.05
48%
Strike defense
51%
2.29
TDs / 15 min
0.33
54%
Takedown defense
74%
2.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.18evenly matched on net striking-0.57

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1702 vs 1594Strikes3.4 vs 6.8Takedowns2.2 vs 0.1Sub Atts2.80 vs 0.00Form1.1 vs 0.7
Charles OliveiraJustin Gaethje

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801500152015401560← oldermost recent →
Charles Oliveira(10 fights)Justin Gaethje(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -19.3|Blue +19.3
Recent Form
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Striker Score
Red -2.0|Blue +2.0
Grappler Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Layoff
Red -35.0|Blue +35.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Charles OliveiraTargetJustin Gaethje

By target zone

18
56% acc · 60%
Head
13
59% acc · 62%
11
85% acc · 37%
Body
3
100% acc · 14%
1
50% acc · 3%
Leg
5
63% acc · 24%

By position

20
59% acc · 67%
Distance
15
58% acc · 71%
8
80% acc · 27%
Clinch
6
86% acc · 29%
2
67% acc · 7%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Charles Oliveira rounds
0
even
0
Justin Gaethje rounds
Round 1Charles Oliveira edged it
Sig. strikes30
Takedowns0
Control0:39
Knockdowns1
21Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:13Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
1
30 / 47
Sig Strikes
21 / 33
63%
Sig Str %
63%
33 / 52
Total Strikes
21 / 33
0 / 1
TDs
0 / 0
0%
TD %
2
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:39
Ctrl Time
0:13

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Justin Gaethje21 / 3321 / 330 / 00
1Charles Oliveira30 / 4733 / 520 / 12

Charles Oliveira

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights36

Justin Gaethje

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights15