Saturday, December 12, 2020Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Charles Oliveira defeated Tony Ferguson by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 256: Figueiredo vs Moreno, held Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 30-26, 30-26, 30-26, Charles Oliveira won the decision.
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Tony Ferguson vs Charles Oliveira
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Tony FergusonCharles Oliveira
0
Knockdowns0
19 / 42
Significant strikes41 / 63
45%
Sig. strike accuracy65%
26 / 49
Total strikes86 / 112
0 / 0
Takedowns3 / 3
0
Submission attempts3
0:05
Control time11:39
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Tony FergusonCharles Oliveira
1474%2663%
Head
316%717%
Body
211%820%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Tony Ferguson
79%16%
Charles Oliveira
41%59%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Tony Ferguson19 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
1010/25
33/10
22/3
Clinch
11/1
0
0
Ground
33/3
0
0
Charles Oliveira41 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
99/21
00/4
88/9
Clinch
0
0
0
Ground
1717/22
77/7
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Tony FergusonCharles Oliveira
R1
11
16
10-810-810-8
R2
6
12
10-910-910-9
R3
2
13
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Charles Oliveira
0
Knockdowns0
11 / 29
Significant strikes16 / 28
38%
Sig. strike accuracy57%
11 / 29
Total strikes28 / 43
0 / 0
Takedowns1 / 1
0
Submission attempts2
0:00
Control time3:35
Round 2Judges: Charles Oliveira
0
Knockdowns0
6 / 7
Significant strikes12 / 16
86%
Sig. strike accuracy75%
11 / 12
Total strikes34 / 38
0 / 0
Takedowns1 / 1
0:00
Control time4:05
Round 3Judges: Charles Oliveira
0
Knockdowns0
2 / 6
Significant strikes13 / 19
33%
Sig. strike accuracy68%
4 / 8
Total strikes24 / 31
0 / 0
Takedowns1 / 1
0
Submission attempts1
0:05
Control time3:59
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
0
Tony Ferguson
25
Charles Oliveira
●30-26 Oliveira×15●30-25 Oliveira×7●30-24 Oliveira×3
All 25 media scorecards
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com30-24Oliveira
- Adam Martin · BJPenn.com30-24Oliveira
- Drake Riggs · TheBodyLockMMA.com30-24Oliveira
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com30-25Oliveira
- MMAMania.com30-25Oliveira
- Eric Kowal · MyMMANews.com30-25Oliveira
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com30-25Oliveira
- Phil Murphy · ESPN30-25Oliveira
- Marcel Dorff · mmadna.nl30-25Oliveira
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com30-25Oliveira
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com30-26Oliveira
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com30-26Oliveira
- Ben Duffy · Sherdog.com30-26Oliveira
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com30-26Oliveira
- MMAJunkie.com30-26Oliveira
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com30-26Oliveira
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com30-26Oliveira
- Joe McDonagh · Cageside Press30-26Oliveira
- Jillian DeCoursey · CombatPress.com30-26Oliveira
- Hadi Mohamed Ali · albiladpress.com30-26Oliveira
- Scott Fontana · Couchside Judges30-26Oliveira
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com30-26Oliveira
- Stephie Haynes · BloodyElbow.com30-26Oliveira
- Shakiel Mahjouri · Fightful.com30-26Oliveira
- Dominik Durniat · Polsat Sport30-26Oliveira
Fan Scorecards
386 fan scorecards submitted
3%
Tony Ferguson
1%
Draw
97%
Charles Oliveira
●30-26 Oliveira38.1%●30-25 Oliveira28.2%●30-24 Oliveira16.3%●30-23 Oliveira6.5%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
75%
Oliveira
R2
64%
Oliveira
R3
58%
Oliveira
Betting Odds
Tony Ferguson
-167
63% implied win probability
Open: -158Best: -154
Charles Oliveira
+134
43% implied win probability
Open: +127Best: +145
Average moneyline across 10 sportsbooks.
Line Movement
| Sportsbook | Tony Ferguson | Charles Oliveira |
|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | -161 | +141 |
| Bookmaker | -165 | +134 |
| Bovada | -170 | +140 |
| Cloudbet | -174 | +127 |
| DraftKings | -159 | +130 |
| FanDuel | -154 | +130 |
| mybookie | -165 | +135 |
| sportsbetio | -182 | +124 |
| sports-interaction | -190 | +145 |
| unibet | -159 | +130 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Tony Ferguson absorbs 4.37 significant strikes a minute, more than 78% of UFC fighters.
- Tony Ferguson lands 4.91 significant strikes a minute, more than 86% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Tony Ferguson
Folkstyle WrestlingNo-Gi Grappling
- 2017Black belt · BJJEddie Bravo
- 2007Bronze · Ncwa Nationals184 lb
- 2006Champion · Ncwa Nationals165 lb
- 2002Champion · State HS152 lb
Charles Oliveira
BJJ
- 2010Black belt · BJJJorge Patino "Macaco" and Ericson Cardoso
- 2008Champion · Cbjje South Americanjunior · purple belt
- 2008Runner-up · Cbjje World Cupjunior · purple belt
- 2007Champion · Cbjje Worldsjunior · blue belt
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
60%59%
Head
19%26%
Body
20%15%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Tony Fergusonlast 3 fights
60%23%17%
Charles Oliveiralast 7 fights
29%16%55%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Tony Ferguson· from fights outside the UFC Charles Oliveira· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.913.23
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tony Ferguson · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fightersCharles Oliveira · Average · better than 44% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.373.05
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tony Ferguson · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fightersCharles Oliveira · Good · better than 62% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.392.29
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tony Ferguson · Poor · better than 17% of UFC fightersCharles Oliveira · Good · better than 77% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
35%40%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tony Ferguson · Average · better than 42% of UFC fightersCharles Oliveira · Average · better than 54% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
66%55%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tony Ferguson · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersCharles Oliveira · Below avg · better than 33% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.902.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tony Ferguson · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersCharles Oliveira · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.91
Strikes landed / min3.23
4.37
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.05
0.39 / 1.1
Takedowns landed / 15 min2.29 / 5.7
35%
Takedown accuracy40%
66%
Takedown defence55%
0:20
Control time / fight2:46
0.90
Submission attempts / 15 min2.60
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Tony Ferguson23 UFC fights · 1271 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
52%661/1948
19%241/372
21%263/319
Clinch
2%26/43
0%3/4
0%1/1
Ground
6%71/96
0%5/6
0%0/0
Charles Oliveira36 UFC fights · 911 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
31%286/777
14%124/220
14%130/163
Clinch
8%71/117
9%81/91
1%6/6
Ground
20%183/242
3%29/31
0%1/1
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Tony Ferguson26 of 36 ended early · 72%10 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
10 early stoppages have no logged time
Charles Oliveira41 of 48 ended early · 85%7 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
10 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Tony Ferguson0-5
- LUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov · Aug 3, 2024Submission · R1 · 3:44 · Welterweight
- LUFC 296: Edwards vs Covington · Dec 16, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- L
- L
Full record · 36 fightsShow less
- LUFC 262: Oliveira vs Chandler · May 15, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- LUFC 256: Figueiredo vs Moreno · Dec 12, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Ferguson · Nov 5, 2016Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WUFC Fight Night: McDonald vs Lineker · Jul 13, 2016Submission · R2 · 2:22 · Lightweight
- WThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: Team McGregor vs Teab Faber · Dec 11, 2015Submission · R2 · 2:54 · Lightweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee · Jul 15, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller Finale · Dec 3, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale · Jun 4, 2011TKO · R1 · 3:54 · Ultimate Fighter 13 Welterweight
- WBrock JardinePureCombat · Sep 25, 2010TKO
- WDavid GardnerCalifornia Fight Syndicate · Mar 26, 2010TKO
- WChris KennedyNational Fight Alliance · Dec 18, 2009TKO
- LJamie ToneyNational Fight Alliance · Oct 15, 2009Submission
- WJames FanshierCalifornia Regional · Jul 17, 2009DEC
- WDevin BenjaminCalifornia Regional · May 28, 2009TKO
- WDaniel HernandezCalifornia Regional · Mar 5, 2009TKO
- L
- WFrank ParkLong Beach Fight Night · Jan 4, 2009Submission
- W
- WBrandon AdamsTotal Fighting Alliance · Jul 12, 2008TKO
- WSteve AvalosCalifornia Xtreme Fighting · Apr 12, 2008Submission
Charles Oliveira3-2
- WUFC 326: Holloway vs Oliveira 2 · Mar 7, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs Gamrot · Oct 11, 2025Submission · R2 · 2:48 · Lightweight
- L
- W
- L
Full record · 49 fightsShow less
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC 256: Figueiredo vs Moreno · Dec 12, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Ferguson · Nov 5, 2016Submission · R2 · 2:13 · Featherweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Cowboy 2 · Dec 19, 2015Submission · R1 · 3:05 · Featherweight
- L
- W
- WThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: A Champion Will Be Crowned · Dec 12, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt · Jun 28, 2014Submission · R2 · 4:32 · Featherweight
- W
- L
- L
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale · Jun 1, 2012Submission · R2 · 2:42 · Featherweight
- W
- L
- NC
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares · Sep 15, 2010Submission · R3 · 2:25 · Lightweight
- W
- WDiego BatagliaWarrior Challenge · Feb 14, 2010TKO
- WRosenildo RochaWarrior Challenge · Feb 14, 2010Submission
- WEduardo PachuSao Paulo Regional · Sep 26, 2009DEC
- W
- WDom StancoRing of Combat 24 · Apr 17, 2009Submission · R1 · 3:33 · Catchweight
- WCarlos SoaresJungle Fight · Mar 21, 2009Submission
- WDaniel FernandesSao Paulo Regional · Dec 29, 2008TKO
- WElieni SilvaSao Paulo Regional · Dec 29, 2008TKO
- W
- WJakson PontesPredador FC · Mar 15, 2008Submission
- W
- WDiego BragaPredador FC · Mar 15, 2008TKO
Frequently asked questions
Who won Tony Ferguson vs Charles Oliveira?
Charles Oliveira defeated Tony Ferguson by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 256: Figueiredo vs Moreno, held Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 30-26, 30-26, 30-26, Charles Oliveira won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Tony Ferguson vs Charles Oliveira?
The judges scored it 30-26, 30-26, 30-26, Charles Oliveira won the decision.
Was Tony Ferguson vs Charles Oliveira a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 97% of 386 fan cards scored it for Charles Oliveira; 100% of 25 media scores picked Charles Oliveira.