CHARLESOLIVEIRA

DIEGOLOPES

Lightweight Bout5 ROUNDS • MAIN EVENT

calendar_todaySATURDAY, MAY 9

schedule9PM ET / 6PM PST

location_onT-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States

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Charles Oliveira, the No. 3 lightweight with the most finishes in UFC history, meets Diego Lopes in the lightweight main event in Las Vegas. The co-main event is a heavyweight collision between No. 3 Sergei Pavlovich and Alex Pereira, and Joe Pyfer vs. Bo Nickal rounds out the main card.

Tale of the Tape

37-11-0Record28-8-0

5' 10"Height5' 11"

156 LBSWeight161 LBS

74.0"Reach72.5"

3.23/minSig. Strikes3.79/min

2.29/15mTakedown Avg0.82/15m

55%Takedown Defense69%

Win By

27%(10/37)

KO/TKO

43%(12/28)

59%(22/37)

SUB

43%(12/28)

14%(5/37)

DEC

14%(4/28)

07:58

Avg Fight Time

11:34

A lightweight main event. Oliveira is ranked No. 3; Lopes is unranked and can climb with a win over a top-three name.

Style Matchup

Brazilian submission specialist Charles "Do Bronx" Oliveira (36, 37-11) meets countryman Diego Lopes (31, 28-8), two Brazilians in a lightweight fight.

Tactical Angle

Oliveira beat Max Holloway by decision this year and Mateusz Gamrot by face crank in 2025, with his latest loss a KO to Ilia Topuria in 2025. Lopes has lost twice to Alexander Volkanovski by decision, but knocked out Steve Garcia this year and stopped Jean Silva in 2025. Odds are not posted in this preview; check back closer to fight night. Oliveira has a 1.5-inch reach edge (74 to 72.5).

OLIVEIRABET365
-150

LOPESBET365
+125

CHARLES OLIVEIRA vs DIEGO LOPES — Lightweight Bout