Per-round statistics
Round 1
| Alex Oliveira | Stat | Joe Merritt |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Knockdowns | 0 |
| 2/5 | Sig. strikes | 8/11 |
| By target | ||
| 0/2 | Head | 6/9 |
| 0/0 | Body | 0/0 |
| 2/3 | Leg | 2/2 |
| By position | ||
| 0/1 | Distance | 1/3 |
| 2/4 | Clinch | 4/4 |
| 0/0 | Ground | 3/4 |
| 5/8 | Total strikes | 12/15 |
| 1/5 | Takedowns | 0/0 |
| 0 | Submission att. | 0 |
| 0 | Reversals | 1 |
| 3:56 | Control time | 0:50 |
Round 2
| Alex Oliveira | Stat | Joe Merritt |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Knockdowns | 0 |
| 3/14 | Sig. strikes | 10/16 |
| By target | ||
| 3/12 | Head | 6/10 |
| 0/1 | Body | 2/3 |
| 0/1 | Leg | 2/3 |
| By position | ||
| 2/11 | Distance | 2/7 |
| 1/2 | Clinch | 2/2 |
| 0/1 | Ground | 6/7 |
| 5/18 | Total strikes | 15/21 |
| 1/2 | Takedowns | 0/2 |
| 1 | Submission att. | 0 |
| 0 | Reversals | 2 |
| 2:14 | Control time | 1:29 |
Round 3
| Alex Oliveira | Stat | Joe Merritt |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Knockdowns | 0 |
| 6/14 | Sig. strikes | 5/12 |
| By target | ||
| 4/11 | Head | 4/11 |
| 0/1 | Body | 1/1 |
| 2/2 | Leg | 0/0 |
| By position | ||
| 3/9 | Distance | 1/8 |
| 1/2 | Clinch | 2/2 |
| 2/3 | Ground | 2/2 |
| 23/34 | Total strikes | 7/14 |
| 3/9 | Takedowns | 0/0 |
| 1 | Submission att. | 0 |
| 0 | Reversals | 0 |
| 4:14 | Control time | 0:12 |
Fight totals
| Alex Oliveira | Stat | Joe Merritt |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Knockdowns | 0 |
| 11/33 | Sig. strikes | 23/39 |
| By target | ||
| 7/25 | Head | 16/30 |
| 0/2 | Body | 3/4 |
| 4/6 | Leg | 4/5 |
| By position | ||
| 5/21 | Distance | 4/18 |
| 4/8 | Clinch | 8/8 |
| 2/4 | Ground | 11/13 |
| 33/60 | Total strikes | 34/50 |
| 5/16 | Takedowns | 0/2 |
| 2 | Submission att. | 0 |
| 0 | Reversals | 3 |
| 10:24 | Control time | 2:31 |