The UFC’s return to Brazil was a memorable one as UFC Fight Night 261 on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro featured another iconic result for an all-time great.
Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira (36-11 MMA, 24-11 UFC) added another signature win to his one-of-a-kind resume when he scored a second-round submission over Mateusz Gamrot (25-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) in the headlining act.
For more on the numbers on Oliveira’s legacy, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 261.
Events stats
The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $184,500.
Debuting fighters went 1-0 at the event.
Oliveira, Vitor Petrino, Bia Mesquita and Julia Polastri earned $50,000 UFC Fight Night 261 fight-night bonuses.
UFC Fight Night 261 drew an announced attendance of 16,297. No live gate was announced for the event.
Betting favorites went 7-4 on the card. One fight had even odds.
Betting favorites are 19-14 (with one even odds) in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 1:50:55.
Charles Oliveira def. Mateusz Gamrot
Oliveira’s 24 UFC victories are tied with Neil Magny for second-most in company history behind Jim Miller (27)
Oliveira’s 17 victories in UFC lightweight competition are tied with Donald Cerrone and Beneil Dariush for second-most in divisional history behind Miller (24).
Oliveira’s 21 stoppage victories in UFC competition are most in company history.
Oliveira’s 21 stoppage victories in UFC/WEC/PRIDE/Strikeforce competition are tied with Mirko Cro Cop for most in combined organizational history.
Oliveira’s 15 stoppage victories in UFC lightweight competition are second-most in divisional history behind Miller (17).
Oliveira’s 17 submission victories in UFC competition are most in company history.
Oliveira’s 11 submission victories in UFC lightweight competition are tied with Miller for most in divisional history.
Oliveira has been awarded 21 fight-night bonuses for UFC bouts, the most in company history.
Oliveira has been awarded 14 Performance of the Night bonuses, the most in company history.
Gamrot suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a submission defeat.
Deiveson Figueiredo def. Montel Jackson
Deiveson Figueiredo (25-5-1 MMA, 14-5-1 UFC) improved to 4-2 since he moved up to the UFC bantamweight division in December 2023.
Montel Jackson (15-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by decision.
Joel Alvarez def. Vicente Luque
Joel Alvarez (23-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) was successful in his UFC welterweight debut.
Alvarez earned the first decision victory of his career.
Vicente Luque (23-12-1 MMA, 16-8 UFC) fell to 2-5 in his past seven fights dating back to April 2022.
Luque has suffered five of his eight UFC losses by decision.
Mario Pinto def. Jhonata Diniz
Mario Pinto (11-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by knockout.
Jhonata Diniz (9-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by knockout.
Kaan Ofli def. Ricardo Ramos
Ricardo Ramos (17-8 MMA, 8-7 UFC) fell to 4-6 since he moved up to the featherweight division in November 2019.
Ramos has suffered six of his eight career losses by stoppage.
Michael Aswell Jr. def. Lucas Almeida
Michael Aswell Jr. (11-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has earned all six of his career stoppage victories by knockout.
Jafel Filho def. Clayton Carpenter
Jafel Filho (17-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has earned 16 of his 17 career victories by stoppage. That includes all three of his UFC wins.
Clayton Carpenter (8-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after starting his career 8-0.
Carpenter suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a submission defeat.
Vitor Petrino def. Thomas Petersen
Vitor Petrino (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) improved to 2-0 since he moved up to the heavyweight division in July 2025.
Petrino has earned 10 of his 12 career victories by stoppage.
Thomas Petersen (10-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has suffered three of his four career losses by stoppage.
Petersen has suffered all three of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Bia Mesquita def. Irina Alekseeva
Bia Mesquita (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned all six of her career victories by stoppage.
Irina Alekseeva’s (5-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. She hasn’t earned a victory since April 2023.
Alekseeva suffered the first stoppage loss of her career with a submission defeat.
Lucas Rocha def. Stewart Nicoll
Stewart Nicoll (8-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after starting his career 8-0.
Nicoll suffered the first decision loss of his career.
Julia Polastri def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Karolina Kowalkiewicz (16-10 MMA, 9-10 UFC) fell to 4-8 dating back to April 2018.
Kowalkiewicz fell to 6-10 in her past 16 fights dating back to when she fought for the UFC strawweight title in November 2016.
Luan Lacerda def. Saimon Oliveira
Luan Lacerda (13-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has earned 11 of his 13 career victories by stoppage.
Saimon Oliveira’s (18-7 MMA, 0-4 UFC) four-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since September 2021.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
