Lightweight

Eddie Alvarez

30-8-0 (2 NC) UFC 4-3-0 (1 NC)
5'9"Height
69"Reach
OrthodoxStance
42Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
11:07Avg fight
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Statistical profile

Percentile vs. UFC veterans · rim = true specialist

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min4.5
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.33
Striking accuracy41.2%
Striking defense53.8%
Takedowns / 15 min2.02
Takedown accuracy26.1%
Takedown defense100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.17
Control time19.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-3

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
September 27, 2014 vs Donald Cerrone — 3.2/min (L) Sep '14 June 13, 2015 vs Gilbert Melendez — 2.07/min (W) Jun '15 January 17, 2016 vs Anthony Pettis — 2.8/min (W) Jan '16 July 7, 2016 vs Rafael Dos Anjos — 11.79/min (W) Jul '16 November 12, 2016 vs Conor McGregor — 1.12/min (L) Nov '16 May 13, 2017 vs Dustin Poirier — 4.87/min (NC) May '17 December 2, 2017 vs Justin Gaethje — 11.08/min (W) Dec '17 July 28, 2018 vs Dustin Poirier — 2.86/min (L) Jul '18

Fight history

8 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Dustin Poirier 15-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:05 — UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 · July 28, 2018
26/76Sig. strikes
54/115Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
2:27Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Justin Gaethje 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:59 — UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · December 2, 2017
155/356Sig. strikes
122/237Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:20Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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NC Dustin Poirier 13-4 walk-in Could Not Continue · R2 4:02 — UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos · May 13, 2017
44/127Sig. strikes
73/144Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
1:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Conor McGregor 8-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R2 3:04 — UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor · November 12, 2016
9/41Sig. strikes
32/84Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:57Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Rafael Dos Anjos 14-5 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 3:49 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez · July 7, 2016
45/78Sig. strikes
12/41Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Anthony Pettis 5-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz · January 17, 2016
42/90Sig. strikes
56/109Absorbed
6/15Takedowns
7:37Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Gilbert Melendez 1-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum · June 13, 2015
31/64Sig. strikes
37/129Absorbed
3/11Takedowns
3:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Donald Cerrone 11-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso · September 27, 2014
48/138Sig. strikes
88/166Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
0:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
30-8-0 (2 NC)Pro record
Ricardo Almeida BJJ, Nick Catone MMA, Blackzilians (formerly)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 16
Submission 8
Decision 6
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 2
Decision 2
Other 0

No contests: 2

Fights by organization

Bellator 10
UFC 8
Dream 4
BodogFight 4
Euphoria 3
ONE on TNT 2
ONE 2
Ring of Combat 2

+ 5 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 40 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Ok Rae-yoon Decision (unanimous) ONE on TNT 4
April 28, 2021
 ONE on TNT 3 5:00
NC Iuri Lapicus NC (overturned) ONE on TNT 1
April 7, 2021
 ONE on TNT 1 1:02
W Eduard Folayang Submission (rear-naked choke) ONE: Dawn of Heroes
August 2, 2019
 ONE 1 2:16
L Timofey Nastyukhin TKO (punches) ONE: A New Era
March 31, 2019
 ONE 1 4:05
L Dustin Poirier TKO (punches) UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
July 28, 2018
 UFC 2 4:05
W Justin Gaethje KO (knee) UFC 218
December 2, 2017
 UFC 3 3:59
NC Dustin Poirier NC (illegal knees) UFC 211
May 13, 2017
 UFC 2 4:12
L Conor McGregor TKO (punches) UFC 205
November 12, 2016
 UFC 2 3:04
W Rafael dos Anjos TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
July 7, 2016
 UFC 1 3:49
W Anthony Pettis Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz
January 17, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
W Gilbert Melendez Decision (split) UFC 188
June 13, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
L Donald Cerrone Decision (unanimous) UFC 178
September 27, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
W Michael Chandler Decision (split) Bellator 106
November 2, 2013
 Bellator 5 5:00
W Patricky Pitbull KO (head kick) Bellator 76
October 12, 2012
 Bellator 1 4:54
W Shinya Aoki TKO (punches) Bellator 66
April 20, 2012
 Bellator 1 2:14
L Michael Chandler Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 58
November 19, 2011
 Bellator 4 3:06
W Pat Curran Decision (unanimous) Bellator 39
April 2, 2011
 Bellator 5 5:00
W Roger Huerta TKO (doctor stoppage) Bellator 33
October 21, 2010
 Bellator 2 5:00
W Josh Neer Technical Submission (standing rear-naked choke) Bellator 17
May 6, 2010
 Bellator 2 2:08
W Katsunori Kikuno Submission (arm-triangle choke) Dream 12
October 26, 2009
 Dream 2 3:42
W Toby Imada Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 12
June 19, 2009
 Bellator 2 2:34
W Eric Reynolds Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 5
May 1, 2009
 Bellator 3 1:30
W Greg Loughran Submission (guillotine choke) Bellator 1
April 3, 2009
 Bellator 1 2:44
L Shinya Aoki Submission (heel hook) Fields Dynamite!! 2008
December 31, 2008
 Fields Dynamite!! 1 1:32
W Tatsuya Kawajiri TKO (punches) Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round
July 21, 2008
 Dream 1 7:35
W Joachim Hansen Decision (unanimous) Dream 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Second Round
May 11, 2008
 Dream 2 5:00
W Andre Amade TKO (punches) Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round
March 15, 2008
 Dream 1 6:47
W Ross Ebañez KO (punches) ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series
January 25, 2008
 ShoXC 2 2:32
W Matt Lee Decision (unanimous) BodogFight: Alvarez vs. Lee
July 14, 2007
 BodogFight 3 5:00
L Nick Thompson TKO (punches) BodogFight: Clash of the Nations
April 14, 2007
 BodogFight 2 4:32
W Scott Henze TKO (corner stoppage) BodogFight: Costa Rica Combat
February 16, 2007
 BodogFight 1 4:13
W Aaron Riley KO (punches) BodogFight: USA vs. Russia
December 2, 2006
 BodogFight 1 1:05
W Hidenobu Koike TKO (punches) MARS 4: New Deal
August 26, 2006
 MARS 1 1:26
W Derrick Noble KO (punches) MFC: Russia vs. USA
June 3, 2006
 MFC 1 1:01
W Daisuke Hanazawa TKO (punches) Euphoria: USA vs. Japan
November 5, 2005
 Euphoria 1 4:00
W Danil Veselov TKO (punches) Euphoria: USA vs. Russia
May 14, 2005
 Euphoria 2 2:15
W Seichi Ikemoto TKO (punches) Euphoria: USA vs. The World
February 26, 2005
 Euphoria 2 4:25
W Chris Schlesinger Submission (guillotine choke) Reality Fighting 7
October 16, 2004
 Reality Fighting 1 1:00
W Adam Fearon TKO (submission to punches) Ring of Combat 6
April 24, 2004
 Ring of Combat 1 2:06
W Anthony Ladonna KO (punch) Ring of Combat 5
December 14, 2003
 Ring of Combat 1 3:57

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Eddie Alvarez) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 191 qualified Lightweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 4.5 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 5.3 avg 3.5
Striking accuracy 41.2% avg 43.8%
Striking defense 53.8% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 2.0 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 26.1% avg 37.9%
Takedown defense 100.0% avg 61.3%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.2 avg 0.6
Control time 19.5% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 50.6%