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WelterweightActive

Joel Álvarez

“El Fenomeno”
Country
Spain
Record
23-4
Weight class
Welterweight
Height
6'3"
Reach
77"
Age
33
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
Finish rate95%
19 of 20 wins inside the distance · 89th percentile
Durability91%
Stopped in 9% of bouts — 2 of 23 · 78th percentile
Activity3
Bouts in the last 24 months · 83rd percentile
5:05
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
1
Title fights
7
Main events
Percentiles vs 567 welterweights
Counted from the 23 bouts on record, not the full 27-fight career
Strikes & grappling
Sig. strikes landed / min4.53
384 landed from 704 attempts — 55% accuracy · 52nd percentile
Takedowns / 15 min0.18
1 landed from 3 attempts — 33% accuracy · 5th percentile
Knockdowns / 15 min0.18
1 in 11 statted bouts · 19th percentile
Control time11%
9m of 1h 25m fought · 29th percentile
Strikes by target
Head 69%
Body 20%
Leg 11%
Of 384 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 21 welterweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 11 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 1h 25m of fight time, of the 23 bouts on record
DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Aug 15, 2026Chidi NjokuaniLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry
May 9, 2026Yaroslav AmosovLOSSSUBArm TriangleR2 · 1:13UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
Oct 11, 2025Vicente LuqueWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot
Dec 15, 2024Drakkar KloseWINKOKneeR1 · 2:48UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
Aug 3, 2024Elves BrenerWINKOKneesR3 · 3:36UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
Jul 22, 2023Marc DiakieseWINSUBD'Arce ChokeR2 · 4:26UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
Feb 26, 2022Arman TsarukyanLOSSKOPunchesR2 · 1:57UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
Nov 13, 2021Thiago MoisésWINKOElbowsR1 · 3:01UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
Oct 24, 2020Alexander YakovlevWINSUBArmbarR1 · 3:00UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
Jul 18, 2020Joe DuffyWINSUBGuillotine ChokeR1 · 2:25UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
Jun 1, 2019Danilo BelluardoWINKOPunchesR2 · 2:22UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith
Feb 23, 2019Damir IsmagulovLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos
Nov 24, 2018Radu MaximTitleWINSUBSubmission (Triangle Choke)R1 · 4:29AFL 17: Coal And Blood
Sep 29, 2018Julio Cesar AlvesWINSUBSubmission (Anaconda Choke)R2 · 1:02AFL 16: Feudal War
May 5, 2018Alexandre RibeiroWINSUBSubmission (Triangle Choke)R1 · 4:17AFL 15: Typhoon
Mar 17, 2018Kevin Daniel DelgadoWINSUBSubmission (Guillotine)R1 · 0:26AFL 14: Outbreak
Oct 14, 2017Francisco GonzalezWINSUBSubmission (Guillotine)R2AFL 13: Alvarez vs Gonzalez
Jun 3, 2017Jekson Poleza Dos SantosWINSUBSubmission (Triangle Choke)R1AFL 12: Warcelona
Mar 18, 2017Anthony MullerWINKOKO/TKOR1 · 0:33FNS: Fight Night Series 2
Oct 8, 2016Moncef Ed DoukaniWINSUBSubmission (Anaconda Choke)R1MMA Casino Fights: Alvarez vs Ed Doukani
Jul 8, 2016Jose Luis BravoWINSUBSubmission (Triangle Choke)R1MMA Casino Fights: Alvarez vs Bravo
Jun 12, 2015Carlos VillarWINSUBSubmission (Armbar)R1Pride & Pain MMA: The Professionals
Mar 21, 2015Graham TurnerWINSUBSubmission (Guillotine)R3 · -Fightstar Promotions: Rage in the Cage 3
Jan 26, 2015Helson HenriquesWINSUBSubmission (Arm Triangle)R2 · 1:23IPC 6: International Pro Combat 6
Chidi Njokuani
Aug 15, 2026 · UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Yaroslav Amosov
May 9, 2026 · UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
LOSS
SUBArm TriangleR2 · 1:13
Vicente Luque
Oct 11, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Drakkar Klose
Dec 15, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
WIN
KOKneeR1 · 2:48
Elves Brener
Aug 3, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
WIN
KOKneesR3 · 3:36
Marc Diakiese
Jul 22, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
WIN
SUBD'Arce ChokeR2 · 4:26
Arman Tsarukyan
Feb 26, 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
LOSS
KOPunchesR2 · 1:57
Thiago Moisés
Nov 13, 2021 · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
WIN
KOElbowsR1 · 3:01
Alexander Yakovlev
Oct 24, 2020 · UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
WIN
SUBArmbarR1 · 3:00
Joe Duffy
Jul 18, 2020 · UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
WIN
SUBGuillotine ChokeR1 · 2:25
Danilo Belluardo
Jun 1, 2019 · UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith
WIN
KOPunchesR2 · 2:22
Damir Ismagulov
Feb 23, 2019 · UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Radu Maxim
Nov 24, 2018 · AFL 17: Coal And Blood
WIN
SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke)R1 · 4:29Title
Julio Cesar Alves
Sep 29, 2018 · AFL 16: Feudal War
WIN
SUBSubmission (Anaconda Choke)R2 · 1:02
Alexandre Ribeiro
May 5, 2018 · AFL 15: Typhoon
WIN
SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke)R1 · 4:17
Kevin Daniel Delgado
Mar 17, 2018 · AFL 14: Outbreak
WIN
SUBSubmission (Guillotine)R1 · 0:26
Francisco Gonzalez
Oct 14, 2017 · AFL 13: Alvarez vs Gonzalez
WIN
SUBSubmission (Guillotine)R2
Jekson Poleza Dos Santos
Jun 3, 2017 · AFL 12: Warcelona
WIN
SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke)R1
Anthony Muller
Mar 18, 2017 · FNS: Fight Night Series 2
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1 · 0:33
Moncef Ed Doukani
Oct 8, 2016 · MMA Casino Fights: Alvarez vs Ed Doukani
WIN
SUBSubmission (Anaconda Choke)R1
Jose Luis Bravo
Jul 8, 2016 · MMA Casino Fights: Alvarez vs Bravo
WIN
SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke)R1
Carlos Villar
Jun 12, 2015 · Pride & Pain MMA: The Professionals
WIN
SUBSubmission (Armbar)R1
Graham Turner
Mar 21, 2015 · Fightstar Promotions: Rage in the Cage 3
WIN
SUBSubmission (Guillotine)R3 · -
Helson Henriques
Jan 26, 2015 · IPC 6: International Pro Combat 6
WIN
SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle)R2 · 1:23