Charles Oliveira wasn’t always at the top of the UFC food chain.The former UFC lightweight champion, who is set to face Ilia Topuria in the main event of UFC 317 this weekend, was once viewed as a journeyman and gatekeeper who had a tendency to quit in big fights. ‘Do Bronx’ went 2-4 (1) in his first seven UFC fights while fluctuating between both the featherweight and lightweight divisions.The Brazilian’s first defeat in the UFC came against Jim Miller at UFC 124 in 2010. Losses against Donald Cerrone, Cub Swanson, and Frankie Edgar soon followed as Oliveira’s reputation for being an entertaining yet fundamentally flawed fighter continued to grow.But then the Brazilian eventually got it together, beating Clay Guida via submission in 2018, which marked the start of an 11-fight win streak, culminating in a victory over Michael Chandler in 2021 that crowned him the vacant lightweight champion.The 35-year-old from Sao Paulo has a professional MMA record of 35-10, with one no-contest decision, and has the most performance bonuses in UFC history (20).UFC bonuses are separate cash awards usually handed to fighters after each event, based an internal decision by UFC CEO and President Dana White.They include Fight of the Night, Performance of the Night, Submission of the Night, and Knockout of the Night, although the latter two bonuses were discontinued in 2014.They include Fight of the Night (FOTN), Knockout of the Night, Submission of the Night, and Performance of the Night (POTN), though FOTN and POTN are the most common.The reward for each one is usually $50,000, but the UFC have changed these in the past, most recently in July when White doubled bonuses for UFC Manchester to $100,000, a decision he later regretted.Oliveira has recorded three Knockouts of the Night, four Fight of the Night honours, and 13 Performance of the Night incentives during his illustrious career.Oliveira has shaken his ‘quitter’ tag to become one of the most dangerous 155 pounders on the planetGettyWith his dominant knockout over Beneil Dariush at UFC 289 last year, Oliveira earned his 19th bonus, surpassing the retired Cerrone (18) for the most in UFC history.He then made it 20 by outpointing Chandler at UFC 309 in November, which is his last appearance in the Octagon to date.Nate Diaz is third on the all-time list with 16 performance bonuses, while Joe Lauzon, Dustin Poirier and Jim Miller each have 15, and Anderson Silva sits on 14.In total, Oliveira has made a whopping $1,000,000 from bonuses alone.The veteran picked up his first-ever bonus in his UFC debut in August 2010 when he submitted Darren Elkins in under one minute of the first round.Before defeating Chandler, Oliveira claimed had claimed another bonus when he scored a first-round TKO against Dariush.Oliveira has the record for most performance bonuses in UFC history (19)GettyHe has collected $1 million in bonus incentives over his 15-year careerGettyWith the victory, ‘Do Bronx’ extended his UFC finishing record to 20 — the most finishes by a fighter in UFC history.In 35 career victories, Oliveira has finished 31 of them. Of the 34 wins, 16 of his finishes were submissions — also a UFC record.Oliveira’s UFC 317 bout with Topuria will be his first fight since contesting Chandler in November, on the same card Stipe Miocic fought Jon Jones, who is now retired.It was a rematch of their 2021 vacant UFC lightweight championship scrap following the retirement of legend Khabib Nurmagomedov.The 4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was dominated in the opening exchanges but managed to knockout Chandler in the second round to claim the vacant 155lb gold.Oliveira followed that up by defending his title against Poirier at UFC 269.The Brazilian’s win over Dariush last year was his 20th finish – the most everGettyOliveira tapped out Gaethje in 2022ReutersHowever, his reign as UFC lightweight champion was short-lived, coming to an end before he stepped foot inside the octagon against Justin Gaethje at UFC 274 in 2022.Oliveira was stripped of the lightweight title after weighing in at 155.5lbs, half a pound over the title limit, meaning only Gaethje was eligible to win the strap. Not that it mattered, however, as ‘Do Bronxs’ wound up submitting Gaethje with a rear naked choke in the first round.Oliveira’s win set up a title fight with Khabib’s unbeaten protege, Islam Makhachev.The Dagestani won the fight via an arm triangle in round two to become the undisputed lightweight champion.Oliveira bounced back from the defeat with a victory against Dariush before suffering a close split decision loss to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300 earlier this year.Oliveira was defeated by Makhachev at UFC 280 in his last title fightAFPUFC 317 Main CardTwo Title FightsMAIN EVENT: Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira – for vacant UFC lightweight titleAlexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Kara-France – for UFC flyweight titleBrandon Royval vs. Joshua VanBeneil Dariush vs. Renato MoicanoPayton Talbott vs. Felipe LimaHe then defeated Chandler to put his name back into the mix for another shot at gold, and has the opportunity to cement his legacy at UFC 317 on Saturday.Oliveira may have hoped to exact revenge on his defeat to Makhachev, but the Russian has since moved up a division to contest UFC welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena.This meant Oliveira was matched up against former featherweight champion Topuria, who has moved up to lightweight for the headline act in Las Vegas.Oliveira was asked last month if Topuria’s style suits him better compared to a fellow grappler like Makhachev.“In reality, I’m not very focused on what [Topuria] has been doing, but [rather] on what we can get and take… ” he responded.“My team will map out Topuria so that we can see which game we can play, but the whole concern, in reality,ufc 317 is what I will be able to take into the [fight]. “We are more than prepared for this fight. [Topuria] is a tough opponent, but I know the firepower I have in my hands.“I’ll go all in, I have a promise to be fulfilled and I’m going to get this belt.”UFC 317 takes place on Saturday, June 7, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.The preliminary card is scheduled to get started at 11pm UK time, with the main card kicking off at around 3am on Sunday morning before the headline clash at 5am. talkSPORT.com will have you covered for everything UFC 317 related leading up to and including the big fights.