Tsarukyan vs. Oliveira — Full Fight
Fight breakdown
0:54Round 1
The opening round was a scramble-heavy argument about risk. Oliveira threatened early with his front-foot kicks and the guillotine danger that changes every shot, but Tsarukyan kept forcing the wrestling and eventually settled into meaningful top control. Oliveira stayed dangerous from bottom; Tsarukyan did the steadier work.
- 1:32R1 — Oliveira's early danger — Oliveira opens with kicks and immediate submission threats whenever Tsarukyan changes levels.
- 2:44R1 — scramble to top position — Tsarukyan forces a scramble and starts turning the round into a wrestling fight.
- 4:24R1 — sustained control — Tsarukyan settles on top and makes Oliveira work underneath him.
6:54Round 2
Round two stayed razor-close but leaned toward Tsarukyan's pressure. Oliveira found a clean right hand and more guillotine looks in transition, yet Tsarukyan kept answering with mat returns, clinch control and patient top work whenever the fight hit the floor. It was the round where his physicality started to matter most.
- 7:12R2 — Oliveira right hand — Oliveira lands clean before the round drops back into the clinch and scramble game.
- 8:06R2 — guillotine threat — Oliveira attacks the neck in transition and forces Tsarukyan to defend carefully.
- 8:52R2 — Tsarukyan lifts free — Tsarukyan powers out of danger and resets the fight on his terms.
- 11:20R2 — late top work — Tsarukyan ends another close stretch with control time and short offense from above.
12:06Round 3
The final round was fought with full awareness that the scorecards could swing either way. Tsarukyan stayed disciplined, pressed Oliveira backward and mixed his striking with enough positional control to keep the Brazilian from building a late finishing sequence. Oliveira kept hunting chokes, but Tsarukyan's balance and defense carried him to the split decision.
- 13:01R3 — Tsarukyan pressure — Tsarukyan starts the final round by backing Oliveira up and forcing reactive counters.
- 14:21R3 — clinch and mat return — The wrestling exchanges keep Oliveira from building a clean late striking rhythm.
- 17:53R3 — late guillotine look — Oliveira hunts one last choke, but Tsarukyan stays balanced and survives to the cards.
- 18:30Split decision announced — Tsarukyan gets the nod on two scorecards and leaves UFC 300 with the biggest win of his career.