Oban Elliott vs. Michael Oliveira

UFC 3-3-0 vs. 1-0-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-3-0
UFC record
1-0-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
28
AgeΔ 0 yrs
28
6'0"
Height
72"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
0.2
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
0.2
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
W

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Michael Oliveira carries real power — 16.51 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.
Michael Oliveira outworks the Welterweight division — 7.71 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.17 norm.
Oban Elliott owns the mat — in control 26% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Oban Elliott

Full career not yet synced for Oban Elliott — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Michael Oliveira

Full career not yet synced for Michael Oliveira — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2353.56/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
147.71/min · norm 3.17
1492.26/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
63.30/min · norm 3.06
49.3%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
56.0%norm 44.9%
59.6%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
45.5%norm 55.25%
10.23/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
216.51/15 · norm 0.38

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Oban Elliott

Distance 85.7% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 3.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 8.1%)

Michael Oliveira

Distance 44.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 56.0% (norm 8.1%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Oban Elliott

Head 78.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.1% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.5% (norm 8.4%)

Michael Oliveira

Head 92.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Elliott L/AAccWelterweight med Oliveira L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 179 / 409 43.8% 38.6% 4 / 11 too few to rate 38.6%
In the clinch 14 / 16 too few to rate 67.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 67.8%
On the ground 42 / 52 80.8% 67.2% 10 / 14 too few to rate 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 158 / 374 42.2% 37.2% 13 / 23 too few to rate 37.2%
To the body 35 / 53 66.0% 70.7% 1 / 2 too few to rate 70.7%
To the legs 42 / 50 84.0% 82.9% 0 / 0 too few to rate 82.9%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Elliott L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Oliveira L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 103 / 296 34.8% 39.0% 6 / 11 too few to rate 39.0%
In the clinch 17 / 31 54.8% 68.9% 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.9%
On the ground 29 / 42 69.0% 68.0% 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 101 / 299 33.8% 35.6% 4 / 8 too few to rate 35.6%
To the body 19 / 39 48.7% 69.6% 1 / 2 too few to rate 69.6%
To the legs 29 / 31 93.5% 82.1% 1 / 1 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
433.3% acc · 0.91/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.27
1152.4% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
1100.0% def · norm 63.9%
16:5425.6% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
0:1513.8% of cage time · norm 18.5%
16:053:39 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
0:000:00 per 15 · norm 3:15
00.00/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Elliott has more cage time on record.