Alex Oliveira “Cowboy”
UFC record 11-10-0 (1 NC) · professional record 22-12-1 (2 NC)
- Age
- 38 (born Feb 21, 1988)
- Height
- 180 cm (5' 11")
- Reach
- 193 cm (76")
- Leg reach
- 109 cm (43")
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 170 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Brazil
- Status
- Not fighting
- Style
- Muay Thai
- Gym
- TATA Fight Team - Rio de Janeiro
- UFC debut
- Mar 21, 2015
- Last fight
- Mar 5, 2022
5 fight-night bonuses: 3 Performance of the Night, 2 Fight of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 2.99
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 51%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 2.55
- Sig. strike defence
- 46%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 2.35
- Takedown accuracy
- 38%
- Takedown defence
- 63%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.57
- Knockdowns
- 6
- Sig. strikes landed
- 629
- Takedowns landed
- 33
- Total fight time
- 3h 30m 23s
- Control time
- 1h 09m 27s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kevin Holland | KO/TKO · Elbows to Head From Half Guard | 2 | 0:38 | UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal | Mar 5, 2022 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 |
| L | Niko Price | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker | Oct 2, 2021 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Randy Brown | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 2:50 | UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 | Apr 24, 2021 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Shavkat Rakhmonov | Submission · Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard | 1 | 4:40 | UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje | Oct 24, 2020 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Peter Sobotta | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till | Jul 25, 2020 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Max Griffin | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero | Mar 7, 2020 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Nicolas Dalby | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier | Sep 28, 2019 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| L | Mike Perry | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson | Apr 27, 2019 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Gunnar Nelson | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 4:17 | UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega | Dec 8, 2018 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Carlo Pedersoli Jr. | KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch | 1 | 0:39 | UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders | Sep 22, 2018 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Carlos Condit | Submission · Guillotine Choke After Drop to Ground | 2 | 3:17 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje | Apr 14, 2018 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| L | Yancy Medeiros | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 3 | 2:02 | UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 | Dec 2, 2017 | 2 | 93 | 2 | 0 |
| W | Ryan LaFlare | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 2 | 1:50 | UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum | Jul 22, 2017 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| W | Tim Means | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 2:38 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum | Mar 11, 2017 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| NC | Tim Means | Other · Knees by Means | 1 | 3:33 | UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey | Dec 30, 2016 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Will Brooks | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Half Guard | 3 | 3:30 | UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson | Oct 1, 2016 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 1 |
| W | James Moontasri | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko | Jul 23, 2016 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 0 |
| L | Donald Cerrone | Submission · Triangle Choke From Mount | 1 | 2:33 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy | Feb 21, 2016 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Piotr Hallmann | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 3 | 0:51 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 | Nov 7, 2015 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Joe Merritt | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero | Jun 27, 2015 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| W | KJ Noons | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 2:51 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves | May 30, 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| L | Gilbert Burns | Submission · Armbar On Ground | 3 | 4:14 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare | Mar 21, 2015 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |