Charles Oliveira overcomes early scare to finish Michael Chandler in a UFC title fight for the ages

• Charles Oliveira is the UFC's newest lightweight champion after finishing Michael Chandler.
• The jiu jitsu expert didn't even need to rely on his ground game to put Chandler away in the second round.
• Watch the 31-year-old's big win right here.

Charles Oliveira overcame an early scare to finish Michael Chandler in a UFC lightweight title fight for the ages Saturday in front of 16,005 fans at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

The win crowns a new king in the post-Khabib Nurmagomedov era, and it is one who receives great acclaim for putting away a former three-time Bellator MMA champion, fresh from a brutal knockout win over Dan Hooker on Fight Island earlier this year.

Oliveira, a Brazilian submission specialist, cared little for his American opponent's momentum and didn't even need to resort to his jiu jitsu to put Chandler away, as he instead finished him with punches in the second round.

Though the fight began with Oliveira sweeping Chandler to the floor, then attempting to make things happen in later grapples, it was Chandler who threw strike after strike - landing 36 from 61 attempts in the first round alone. He even had Oliveira in trouble, but failed to secure the win.

When the finish happened, it seemed to happen quickly for Oliveira who hurled shots immediately after the second round started. He clipped Chandler with a hook that put him on the floor, and then pounced to dominate him against the fence.

With a knee to the gut, elbow strikes, and furious fists, Oliveira walloped Chandler until he was back on the floor and in no position to defend himself. It was all over. Oliveira had done it - a new champion had arrived.

Watch it right here:

Oliveira, now the UFC lightweight titleholder, scored his ninth win in succession since a second-round loss to Paul Felder in 2017. He also has the most submission wins in UFC history (14).

"I'm motivated by things … to be the champion, to break records," the 31-year-old said in a statement sent to Insider.

"When I got into the UFC, a lot of people said I was crazy and I said I wanted to be the best in the world. Now I'm the biggest finisher, I'm the second in post-fight bonuses, I'm making history today becoming the lightweight champion."

He continued: "I knew that the victory was ours, I was not going to give up."

With victory, Oliviera advances his pro MMA record to 31 wins (nine knockouts, 19 submissions, and three decisions) against eight losses.