Michael Oliveira

Oliveira dropped Elliott with a stiff right hand early. Elliott then looked to wrestle his way back into the fight. Oliveira stuffed the takedown entries. A clean one-two then put Elliott down for a second time. Oliveira finished on the ground at 1:49 of round one.

Key moments

• A stiff right hand put Elliott down early in the fight.
• Oliveira stuffed Elliott’s takedown attempts after the first knockdown.
• A clean one-two dropped Elliott again before Oliveira finished on the floor at 1:49.

Going the full three rounds and still taking a unanimous decision at LFA 197 mattered because it showed he could bank a result without the knockout, one fight before the Contender Series breakthrough against Valenzuela.

Key moments

• Oliveira beat Pereira by unanimous decision after three rounds at LFA 197.
• It is the lone decision victory among Oliveira's first nine professional wins.
• The bout immediately preceded the Oct. 14, 2025 Contender Series stoppage of Victor Valenzuela.

Oliveira had to work deeper into the fight than usual before closing the show against Dallys Gama at LFA 179.

Key moments

• Stopped Gama with a head kick and punches at 4:47 of round three.
• The finish was Oliveira's longest professional fight to that point.
• It followed the 31-second LFA stoppage of Eduardo Alencar and preceded the November 2024 decision over Aldo Pereira.

Oliveira barely needed half a minute to stop Eduardo Alencar at LFA 171.

Key moments

• Finished Alencar with punches 31 seconds into the opening round.
• It was the fastest stoppage of Oliveira's five-fight LFA stretch.
• The win bridged the July 2023 Francisco Chagas Ataliba Junior fight and the March 2024 Dallys Gama bout.