Kevin Lee vs. Charles Oliveira – Preview & Matchup Analysis

Kevin Lee vs. Charles Oliveira fight preview

UFC Fight Night 170: Lee vs. Oliveira is scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 14, 2020, in Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Kevin “The Motown Phenom” Lee will take on Charles “Do Bronx” Oliveira in the Lightweight bout. You can view the full UFC Fight Night 170 card.

In this post, we will break down Kevin Lee vs. Charles Oliveira matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵

The 32-year-old, Kevin Lee is coming in with a 18-5-0 record. Lee will be fighting for the first time since a win via KO/TKO against Gregor Gillespie at UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz in November.

Oliveira, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Jared Gordon on November 2, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare and holds a 28-8-0 (1 NC) record.

Kevin Lee vs. Charles Oliveira
32
Age
34
5′ 9″
Height
5′ 10″
170 lbs.
Weight
155 lbs.
77″
Reach
74″
18-5-0
Record
28-8-0 (1 NC)
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox

Kevin Lee has an orthodox fighting stance with a 77″ reach. The 34-year-old, Charles Oliveira is an orthodox fighter with a 74″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Lee comes in with 42% striking accuracy, he typically lands about 3.90 significant strikes every minute. His opponent, Oliveira fires at 50% accuracy, landing about 3.21 significant strikes per minute. Kevin Lee also has a 42% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 3.23 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Oliveira’s 2.77 takedowns and 58% takedown accuracy.

Charles spent on average 6:29 minutes in the Octagon and Kevin has an average fight time of 11:55 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC Fight Night 170 is live in , who do you think will win, Kevin or Charles? Sound off in the comments.

Event Name
UFC Fight Night 170: Lee vs. Oliveira
Date
March 14, 2020
Location
Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Matchup
Kevin Lee vs. Charles Oliveira

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