Welterweight · “El Fenomeno”

Joel Alvarez

23-4-0 UFC 8-3-0

6'3"Height

77"Reach

OrthodoxStance

33Age

4KO wins

3Sub wins

87.5%Finish rate

7:42Avg fight

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Statistical profile

Percentile vs. UFC veterans · rim = true specialist

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min4.53

Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.03

Striking accuracy54.5%

Striking defense53.9%

Takedowns / 15 min0.18

Takedown accuracy33.3%

Takedown defense46.4%

Sub attempts / 15 min1.06

Control time10.8%

Record vs .500+ opponents6-3

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win

Fight history

11 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night

L Yaroslav Amosov 1-0 walk-in Submission · R2 1:13 — UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · May 9, 2026

8/22Sig. strikes

16/28Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:00Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Vicente Luque 16-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot · October 11, 2025

89/148Sig. strikes

30/99Absorbed

1/1Takedowns

6:30Control

0Knockdowns

1Sub attempts

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W Drakkar Klose 9-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:48 — UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley · December 14, 2024

20/24Sig. strikes

7/13Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:04Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Elves Brener 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:36 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov · August 3, 2024

95/141Sig. strikes

45/97Absorbed

0/1Takedowns

0:51Control

1Knockdowns

1Sub attempts

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W Marc Diakiese 7-6 walk-in Submission · R2 4:26 — UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura · July 22, 2023

42/75Sig. strikes

20/46Absorbed

0/1Takedowns

1:26Control

0Knockdowns

1Sub attempts

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L Arman Tsarukyan 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:57 — UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green · February 26, 2022

7/10Sig. strikes

36/53Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:00Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Thiago Moises 4-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:01 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez · November 13, 2021

44/73Sig. strikes

11/24Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:02Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Alexander Yakovlev 3-5 walk-in Submission · R1 3:00 — UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje · October 24, 2020

4/6Sig. strikes

1/1Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:00Control

0Knockdowns

2Sub attempts

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W Joe Duffy 4-3 walk-in Submission · R1 2:25 — UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 · July 18, 2020

18/37Sig. strikes

14/26Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:00Control

0Knockdowns

1Sub attempts

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W Danilo Belluardo 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:22 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith · June 1, 2019

19/41Sig. strikes

13/20Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:17Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Damir Ismagulov 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos · February 23, 2019

38/127Sig. strikes

64/150Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:00Control

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)

23-4-0Pro record

Bandog Fight ClubGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 5

Submission 17

Decision 1

Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2

Submission 1

Decision 1

Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 11

Ansgar Fighting League 6

MMA España 3

MMA Casino Fights 2

Fight Night Series 1

M-1 Challenge 1

Rage in the Cage 1

International Pro Combat 1

+ 1 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 27 fights, every organization

	Opponent	Method	Event	Org	Rd	Time
L	Yaroslav Amosov	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	UFC 328 May 9, 2026	UFC	2	1:13
W	Vicente Luque	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot October 11, 2025	UFC	3	5:00
W	Drakkar Klose	KO (flying knee and punches)	UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley December 14, 2024	UFC	1	2:48
W	Elves Brener	TKO (knees and punches)	UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov August 3, 2024	UFC	3	3:36
W	Marc Diakiese	Submission (brabo choke)	UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura July 22, 2023	UFC	2	4:26
L	Arman Tsarukyan	TKO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green February 26, 2022	UFC	2	1:57
W	Thiago Moisés	TKO (elbows and punches)	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez November 13, 2021	UFC	1	3:01
W	Alexander Yakovlev	Submission (armbar)	UFC 254 October 24, 2020	UFC	1	3:00
W	Joseph Duffy	Submission (guillotine choke)	UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 July 19, 2020	UFC	1	2:25
W	Danilo Belluardo	TKO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith June 1, 2019	UFC	2	2:22
L	Damir Ismagulov	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos February 23, 2019	UFC	3	5:00
W	Radu Maxim	Submission (triangle choke)	Ansgar Fighting League 17 November 24, 2018	Ansgar Fighting League	1	4:29
W	Julio Cesar Alves	Submission (brabo choke)	Ansgar Fighting League 16 September 29, 2018	Ansgar Fighting League	2	1:02
W	Alexandre Ribeiro	Submission (triangle choke)	Ansgar Fighting League 15 May 5, 2018	Ansgar Fighting League	1	4:17
W	Kevin Daniel Delgado	Submission (guillotine choke)	Ansgar Fighting League 14 March 17, 2018	Ansgar Fighting League	1	0:26
W	Francisco Gonzalez	Submission (guillotine choke)	Ansgar Fighting League 13 October 14, 2017	Ansgar Fighting League	1	1:59
W	Jekson Poleza	Submission (triangle choke)	Ansgar Fighting League 12 June 3, 2017	Ansgar Fighting League	1	1:57
W	Anthony Muller	TKO (punches)	Fight Night Series 2 March 18, 2017	Fight Night Series	1	0:33
W	Moncef Ed Doukani	Submission (anaconda choke)	MMA Casino Fights: Álvarez vs. Ed Doukani October 8, 2016	MMA Casino Fights	1	1:45
W	Jose Luis Bravo	Submission (triangle choke)	MMA Casino Fights: Álvarez vs. Bravo July 8, 2016	MMA Casino Fights	1	0:49
W	Carlos Villar	Submission (armbar)	MMA España: Bandog Challenge 3 June 12, 2015	MMA España	1	4:20
L	Ali Abdulkhalikov	KO (spinning heel kick)	M-1 Challenge 56 April 10, 2015	M-1 Challenge	1	0:34
W	Graham Turner	Submission (guillotine choke)	Rage in the Cage 3 March 21, 2015	Rage in the Cage	3	—
W	Jose Luis Bravo	Submission (triangle choke)	MMA España: Desafio Burgos Profight 2015 March 7, 2015	MMA España	1	3:20
W	Helson Henriques	Submission (anaconda choke)	International Pro Combat 6 January 26, 2015	International Pro Combat	1	1:23
W	Hicham Rachid	Submission (triangle choke)	MMA España: Bandog Challenge 2 April 12, 2014	MMA España	1	2:01
W	Aratz Garmendia	Submission (triangle choke)	Txurdinaga Sutan: Pro Boxing & MMA December 28, 2013	Txurdinaga Sutan	1	3:19

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

Division context

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean

Striking volume /min 4.5 avg 3.4

Strikes absorbed /min 3.0 avg 3.3

Striking accuracy 54.5% avg 45.2%

Striking defense 53.9% avg 55.4%

Takedowns /15 min 0.2 avg 1.5

Takedown accuracy 33.3% avg 39.9%

Takedown defense 46.4% avg 62.5%

Sub attempts /15 min 1.1 avg 0.6

Control time 10.8% avg 21.3%

Finish rate 87.5% avg 53.7%

Hero photo of Joel Alvarez by Jprietf · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons