Joel Alvarez Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	#14Yaroslav Amosov Welterweight	Submission	Arm Triangle On Ground	R2	1:13	UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland	May 9, 2026
W	#14Vicente Luque Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot	Oct 11, 2025
W	Drakkar Klose Lightweight	KO/TKO	Knee to Head At Distance	R1	2:48	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley	Dec 14, 2024
W	Elves Brener Lightweight	KO/TKO	Knees to Head In Clinch	R3	3:36	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov	Aug 3, 2024
W	Marc Diakiese Lightweight	Submission	D'Arce Choke From Side Control	R2	4:26	UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura	Jul 22, 2023
L	#13Arman Tsarukyan Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head On Ground	R2	1:57	UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green	Feb 26, 2022
W	#15Thiago Moises Lightweight	KO/TKO	Elbows to Head In Clinch	R1	3:01	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez	Nov 13, 2021
W	Alexander Yakovlev Lightweight	Submission	Armbar From Bottom Guard	R1	3:00	UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje	Oct 24, 2020
W	Joe Duffy Lightweight	Submission	Guillotine Choke From Guard	R1	2:25	UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2	Jul 18, 2020
W	Danilo Belluardo Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Half Guard	R2	2:22	UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith	Jun 1, 2019
L	Damir Ismagulov Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos	Feb 23, 2019

Outside the UFC

15-1across 16 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 14 subMMA Espana · MMA Casino Fights · AFL 17 · AFL 16 · AFL 15 +8

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Radu Maxim10-3	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	4:29	AFL 17	Nov 24, 2018
W	Julio Cesar Alves15-13	Submission	Brabo Choke	R2	1:02	AFL 16	Sep 29, 2018
W	Alexandre Ribeiro21-14-2	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	4:17	AFL 15	May 5, 2018
W	Kevin Daniel Delgado6-2	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	0:26	AFL 14	Mar 17, 2018
W	Francisco Gonzalez6-5	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R2	1:59	AFL 13	Oct 14, 2017
W	Jekson Poleza dos Santos3-2	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	1:57	AFL 12	Jun 3, 2017
W	Anthony Muller6-5	KO/TKO	—	R1	0:33	FNS	Mar 18, 2017
W	Moncef Ed Doukani0-2	Submission	Anaconda Choke	R1	1:45	MMA Casino Fights	Oct 8, 2016
W	Jose Luis Bravo3-3	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	0:49	MMA Casino Fights	Jul 8, 2016
W	Carlos Villar3-2	Submission	Armbar	R1	4:20	MMA Espana	Jun 12, 2015
L	Ali Abdulkhalikov17-4	KO/TKO	Spinning Heel Kick	R1	0:34	M-1	Apr 10, 2015
W	Graham Turner25-10	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R3	0:00	Fightstar Promotions	Mar 21, 2015
W	Jose Luis Bravo3-3	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	3:20	MMA Espana	Mar 7, 2015
W	Helson Henriques9-6-1	Submission	Anaconda Choke	R2	1:23	IPC 6	Jan 26, 2015
W	Hicham Rachid7-8	Submission	Triangle Choke	R2	2:01	MMA Espana	Apr 12, 2014
W	Aratz Garmendia11-19	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	3:19	Txurdinaga Sutan	Dec 28, 2013

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

1-1across 2 amateur bouts · 1 promotionFELUCHA

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Jose Jaime Benitez0-1	Decision	Split	R3	3:00	FELUCHA	Feb 22, 2014
L	Juan Carlos Villar2-0	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	FELUCHA	Feb 9, 2013

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

5 wins, 2 losses

W5

L2

Submission

17 wins, 1 loss

W17

L1

Decision

1 win, 1 loss

W1

L1

Finishes

UFC KOs

4

Above avg · 13%Welterweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.09

Below avg · 0.24Welterweight

UFC submissions

3

Above avg · 7%Welterweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.55

Above avg · 0.39Welterweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Joel Alvarez

PowerChin

Knockout rate

36%

4 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

1

0.38 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

1

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

0

0.00 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Decision behavior

Judging

2 scorecards on file

Joel Alvarez

Unanimous2 decisions · 100%

1W1L

Split

None

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

3 rounds total

3

Won

0

Lost

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallB65th

54%384 / 704

Striking accuracy

53%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+1.50 differential

Landed4.53

Absorbed3.03

50%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+7%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head69%82nd265
Body20%74th76
Leg11%58th43

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

74%Standing

Standing74%286
Clinch11%44
Ground14%54

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Joel Alvarez

Landed per 15

Head

A+

89th

46.9

89th

Body

A

78th

13.4

78th

Leg

C

57th

7.6

57th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

A

73rd

22.8

73rd

Body

D

38th

11.0

38th

Leg

F

19th

11.7

19th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	46.9	265	557	48%
Body	13.4	76	98	78%
Leg	7.6	43	49	88%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	22.8	129	366	35%
Body	11.0	62	107	58%
Leg	11.7	66	84	79%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Joel Alvarez

33%

Takedown accuracy

46%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min-2.1 min net

On top1.6

On bottom3.7

Offense

Takedowns

D

32nd

0.2

32nd

TD accuracy

33%

Sub attempts

A

77th

1.1

77th

Control

D

41st

1.6 min

41st

Defense

TD defense

D

30th

46%

30th

Controlled

3.7 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	1 / 3
Submission attempts	6
Control time	9:10

Defense

TDs defended	13 / 28
Control absorbed	21:07

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (85min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Joel Alvarez

11 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 85 min

88%

R3 pace · 3 bouts

Alvarez holds steady (+2% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Alvarez keeps 88% of round-1 output by round 3 (3 bouts).

Alvarez — HOLDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Alvarezlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Alvarezattempts / min

Control time

Alvarez% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	4.8	4.5	3.2	0.04	3%	11
R2	5.7	4.9	3.2	0.00	19%	7
R3	5.0	3.9	2.1	0.07	22%	3

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Joel Alvarez

11 resolved UFC bouts · 4 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

50/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A

77th

48%

77th

Win quality

A+

87th

55%

87th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

2

3

1

2

Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Top-5	2	1-1	50%
Top-15	3	1-2	33%
Contender-level	1	1-0	100%
Established	1	1-0	100%
Building	2	2-0	100%
Unproven	2	2-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Yaroslav Amosov#14	Top-15	66	May 9, 2026
W	Vicente Luque#14	Top-5	74	Oct 11, 2025
W	Drakkar Klose	Contender-level	45	Dec 14, 2024
W	Elves Brener	Building	18	Aug 3, 2024
W	Marc Diakiese	Established	30	Jul 22, 2023
L	Arman Tsarukyan#13	Top-5	81	Feb 26, 2022
W	Thiago Moises#15	Top-15	61	Nov 13, 2021
W	Alexander Yakovlev	Unproven	8	Oct 24, 2020
W	Joe Duffy	Building	18	Jul 18, 2020
W	Danilo Belluardo	Unproven	8	Jun 1, 2019
L	Damir Ismagulov	Top-15	46	Feb 23, 2019

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

11 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

2-0

2 bouts

Typical camp

100–180 days

1-1

2 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

5-1

6 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

0-1

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

2-0

2 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

6-2

8 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

0-1

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

—

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

—

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

—

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

2 months

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Joel Alvarez

Active

2 monthssince last bout

vs Yaroslav Amosov · May 9, 2026

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 6-0As underdog 2-3

74.3

DK avg

96.7

Median

103.9

Ceiling

15.2

Floor

73%

Boom

27%

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