Throughout their UFC careers, both Charles Oliveira and Max Holloway have been involved in several rematches.
This coming Saturday in the UFC 326 main event, Max Holloway looks to successfully defend his BMF title for the second time when he rematches Charles Oliveira.
When the two first met back in 2015, Holloway took the bragging rights after ‘Do Bronx’ went down injured in the first round.
But if ‘Blessed’ Holloway is to walk out of Las Vegas with his BMF title around his waist, he will have to do something no one has ever been able to do to the Brazilian.
Oliveira undefeated in 4 rematches while Holloway sits 2-3
Throughout their illustrious UFC careers, Holloway and Oliveira have been involved in several rematches.
‘Do Bronx’ has competed in the premier promotion 36 times, winning 24 of those outings, putting him on the all-time greats list.
Similarly, Holloway has competed 31 times in the UFC, putting together one of the greatest UFC careers of all time.
With them both having been in the top promotion for such a considerable amount of time, they have both become familiar with a rematch.
And it is an area in which ‘Do Bronx’ Oliveira excels. On four occasions where he is competing in a rematch, the Brazilian has won on every occasion.
‘Blessed’, on the other hand, has had a tough time of redeeming past losses and in rematches, he currently sits 2-3.
Holloway’s rematches have come against far tougher opponents
Although on the face of things it looks as though the 36-year-old Brazilian has the advantage in this area, the numbers don’t paint the entirety of the picture.
Oliveira’s first rematch came against Nik Lentz, who finished his career at 30-12-2.
When the two first met in 2011, their fight ended in a no contest due to an illegal knee. Four years later, they faced each other again and Oliveira scored the submission win.
They clashed again in 2019 and ‘Do Bronx’ scored the TKO win over ‘The Carny’, putting him 2-0 on rematches.
In between fighting Lentz for a third time, Oliveira bounced back in another rematch, this time against Jim Miller.
Miller submitted ‘Do Bronx’ with a kneebar in 2010, in what was just the Brazilian’s third UFC appearance. Eight years later, Oliveira returned the favor when he submitted ‘A-10’ Miller in the first round.
And Oliveira’s final rematch came against Michael Chandler. After knocking him out in 2021 to become the lightweight champion, they met again three years later without championship stakes.
Again, the Brazilian showcased levels, this time dominating him over five rounds.
It’s fair to say, Holloway’s rematches have come against much tougher opposition.
‘Blessed’s’ first rematch came against one of the greatest fighters of all time, Jose Aldo, who he first met back in 2017 in a title unification fight.
Holloway dominated ‘The King of Rio’ in his own backyard, finishing him in the third round. Because of Aldo’s dominance as a champion, he was given an immediate rematch later the same year.
The result, though, was the exact same as the Hawaiian scored another third round win.
His next rematch came against Dustin Poirier, who he fought three times in the Octagon.
Their first meeting came in Holloway’s UFC debut back in 2012, and he lost the fight via an armbar. Seven years later, daring to be great, Holloway moved up to lightweight on short notice to fight ‘The Diamond’ for the interim lightweight title, unfortunately losing by decision.
He redeemed himself at UFC 318, though, finally beating the Louisianan.
And his final, most difficult rematch, came against Alexander Volkanovski. In three meetings against ‘The Great’, Holloway was unpicked, knocking his rematch record to 2-3 overall.