Saimon Oliveira

Overview

Saimon Oliveira has more submission attempts per 15 minutes than most of the UFC roster, and no UFC win to show for it. He is 0-4 in the UFC at bantamweight, a Brazilian from Cocal do Sul with an 18-7-0 professional record across all promotions.

The numbers behind the losses are lopsided in a specific way. The grappling output is there. The defense is not.

Four fights, four losses. He carries that streak into his next bout.

UFC Career

Oliveira's route to the UFC ran through Dana White's Contender Series 5.2, where he beat Jose Alday by split decision in September 2021. That fight is a professional win, not part of his UFC record.

His UFC debut came at UFC 270 in January 2022, a unanimous decision loss to Tony Gravely that went the full three rounds. Then a year passed. At UFC 283 in January 2023, Daniel Marcos stopped him by KO/TKO at 2:18 of the second round.

Another long gap followed. In March 2025, David Martinez finished him by KO/TKO at 4:38 of the first round. In October 2025, Luan Lacerda submitted him at 3:55 of the second.

Of his four UFC losses, three ended early: two by KO/TKO, one by submission. Only the debut went the distance.

Fighting Style

The career averages point to a fighter who hunts for submissions but gives up ground to get there. His submission attempt rate is far above the UFC average, the clearest strength in the profile. The rest is thin. He lands fewer strikes per minute than most and defends strikes worse than most, though he absorbs about as many as the average fighter. His takedown output is below average, and his takedown defense is far below it.

That is a risky mix: a grappler's appetite without the wrestling numbers to dictate where fights happen. The finish pattern fits. Two of his losses came by knockout and one by submission.

Quick Facts

• Division: Bantamweight
• UFC record: 0-4
• Professional record (all promotions): 18-7-0
• UFC debut: January 2022
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height: 5'4"
• Reach: 72"
• Born: Cocal do Sul, SC, Brazil