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The BMF title is conceptually all about the blood, guts and violence.
While fight fans didn't get many of those things in the UFC 326 main event, they got a lopsided masterclass by one of the two involved in Saturday's title fight.
Charles Oliveira defeated Max Holloway for the BMF title with a five-round shutout, winning a unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
From the opening seconds, Oliveira showed he was bigger, stronger, and more skilled, particularly in the clinch and grappling department. He stunned Holloway and planted him 30 seconds into the bout. In each round, Oliveira only needed one takedown to spend the remainder of the round on top on the canvas.
He worked rear-naked chokes and neck cranks, but Holloway, who has only been submitted once in his career, did enough to survive. Oliveira landed hard elbows from the back.
Holloway had a brief glimmer of success in the final round, as he stuffed an Oliveira takedown and briefly ended up on top. Wanting to escape the ground and in need of a finish, Holloway tried to get up but Oliveira seized that moment to reverse position.
There was a wild striking exchange in the final 10 seconds. But even then, Oliveira got the better of the exchange.
When the scorecards were read, Oliveira won every round from every judge. As requested, his father was the one to present him with the BMF title.
With the victory, Oliveira has won back-to-back fights since a knockout loss to Ilia Topuria in June 2025. Holloway is 2-1 in his most recent three with the recent loss also coming against Topuria.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 326 results: Charles Oliveira schools Max Holloway, wins BMF title
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While fight fans didn't get many of those things in the UFC 326 main event, they got a lopsided masterclass by one of the two involved in Saturday's title fight.
Charles Oliveira defeated Max Holloway for the BMF title with a five-round shutout, winning a unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
From the opening seconds, Oliveira showed he was bigger, stronger, and more skilled, particularly in the clinch and grappling department. He stunned Holloway and planted him 30 seconds into the bout. In each round, Oliveira only needed one takedown to spend the remainder of the round on top on the canvas.
He worked rear-naked chokes and neck cranks, but Holloway, who has only been submitted once in his career, did enough to survive. Oliveira landed hard elbows from the back.
Holloway had a brief glimmer of success in the final round, as he stuffed an Oliveira takedown and briefly ended up on top. Wanting to escape the ground and in need of a finish, Holloway tried to get up but Oliveira seized that moment to reverse position.
There was a wild striking exchange in the final 10 seconds. But even then, Oliveira got the better of the exchange.
When the scorecards were read, Oliveira won every round from every judge. As requested, his father was the one to present him with the BMF title.
Charles Oliveira's dad hands him the BMF belt@CharlesDoBronxs
@paramountpluspic.twitter.com/HePdygrTre
— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) March 8, 2026
With the victory, Oliveira has won back-to-back fights since a knockout loss to Ilia Topuria in June 2025. Holloway is 2-1 in his most recent three with the recent loss also coming against Topuria.
Up-to-the-minute UFC 326 results:
- Charles Oliveira def. Max Holloway via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) – to win BMF title
- Caio Borralho def. Reinier de Ridder via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Raul Rosas Jr. def. Rob Font via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Drew Dober def. Michael Johnson via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 1:52
- Gregory Rodrigues def. Brunno Ferreira via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 1:47
- Cody Garbrandt def. Xiao Long via unanimous decision (28-27, 28-27, 28-27)
- Donte Johnson def. Cody Brundage via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Alberto Montes def. Ricky Turcios via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 2, 0:40
- Nyamjargal Tumendemberel def. Cody Durden via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Su Mudaerji def. Jesus Aguilar via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Diyar Nurgozhay def. Rafael Tobias via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Rodolfo Bellato def. Luke Fernandez via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:42
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 326 results: Charles Oliveira schools Max Holloway, wins BMF title
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