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Charles Oliviera vs. David Teymur
Coming into the fight with the most submission finishes in UFC history (13), Charles Oliviera's lethal ground game can intimidate even the best of grapplers. The 29-year-old had a great 2018 as he got three performance of the night bonuses and looked to begin 2019 with a win over former Ultimate Fighter contender, the Swedish David Teymur.
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Round 1: Oliviera and Teymur exchanged two swift kicks as Teymur's high-level kickboxing background was highlighted at the onset of the fight. The fight was stalled after Oliviera got eye poked. He took his time as the doctors attended to him. Replays showed that Oliviera got poked in both eyes, which was pretty nasty to watch!
A point was taken off Teymur for the eye poke. Oliviera stopped yet again to the displeasure as there seemed to be another eye poke. The fight got underway quickly as Oliviera rushed with a straight kick. The pace of the fight amped up as Teymur landed with a power left shot that took Oliviera down.
Oliviera recuperated and both men continued to keep up the pressure. Oliviera almost got the back of Teymur before grabbing onto his leg. However, Teymur connected with some hammer fists from the top to break free.
Oliviera hurt Teymur with two well-timed flying knees. Teymur got a good combination going in the final 20 seconds as Oliviera also got in a few punches in before the round came to a close. A wild round indeed!
Round 2: Teymur's right eye seemed to be hurt as it looked shut as the round began. Teymur looked to parry with the jab and a few strikes but Oliviera connected with an up elbow while coming in. He followed it up with an uppercut as Teymur was rocked. Oliviera unleashed a flurry of strikes as Teymur covered up. The referee almost stopped the fight but Teymur clinched on for dear life.
Oliviera pushed him away and got hold of his neck. He took him to the ground, locked in the anaconda choke and forced the tap.
Result: Charles Oliviera def. David Teymur via submission (Anaconda Choke) (0:55, Round 2)
Another big win for the Sao Paolo native as he extended his submission record to a record 14 finishes. The king of submissions took himself up to fourth in the all-time list of UFC finishes with 13 and extended his overall record to 26-8-1. Oliviera stated in his post-fight interview that he is ready to feature on the Miami card in April.
