Joel Alvarez
“El Fenomeno”
Professional record
Last 5: LLWWW
Profile
- Age
- 33 (born March 2, 1993)
- Born in
- Gijón
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 155 lbs.
- Reach
- 77"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- UFC record
- 8-4
How the fights ended
Wins in the UFC8
- KO/TKO 4
- Submission 3
- Decision 1
Losses in the UFC4
- KO/TKO 1
- Submission 1
- Decision 2
UFC career stats
Striking
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.59 top 16%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.13
Grappling
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.15 top 95%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.9
Next fight
In the record book
About Joel Alvarez
Joel Alvarez "El Fenomeno" is a welterweight mixed martial artist, born in Gijón, Spain, on March 2, 1993. Alvarez stands 6' 3", has a 77" reach and fights from an orthodox stance.
Alvarez turned professional in 2013, debuting with Txurdinaga Sutan. A 15-1 record outside the UFC came first. Alvarez made a UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos in February 2019 and lost to Damir Ismagulov by decision. In the UFC, Alvarez is 8-4 across 12 fights.
A finisher on the feet, Alvarez has won 4 of 8 UFC fights by knockout. By the numbers, Alvarez is more accurate with significant strikes than 90% of welterweights and lands more significant strikes per minute than 84% of welterweights. Alvarez ranks #5 in UFC history for most knee knockouts.
Most recently, Alvarez lost to Chidi Njokuani by decision at UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry in August 2026.
UFC fight history
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L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry
Aug 15, 2026
74Str 0TD 0KD -
L
Submission · Arm Triangle On Ground · R2 1:13
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
May 9, 2026
8Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot
Oct 11, 2025
89Str 1TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Knee to Head At Distance · R1 2:48
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
Dec 14, 2024
20Str 0TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Knees to Head In Clinch · R3 3:36
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
Aug 3, 2024
95Str 0TD 1KD -
W
Submission · D'Arce Choke From Side Control · R2 4:26
UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
Jul 22, 2023
42Str 0TD 0KD -
L
KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R2 1:57
UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
Feb 26, 2022
7Str 0TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Elbows to Head In Clinch · R1 3:01
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
Nov 13, 2021
44Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Submission · Armbar From Bottom Guard · R1 3:00
Oct 24, 2020
4Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Submission · Guillotine Choke From Guard · R1 2:25
UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
Jul 18, 2020
18Str 0TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Half Guard · R2 2:22
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith
Jun 1, 2019
19Str 0TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos
Feb 23, 2019
38Str 0TD 0KD
Full MMA career
Joel Alvarez is 23-5 across 28 professional fights in 9 promotions, since a pro debut on December 28, 2013 (Txurdinaga Sutan). 16 of those fights were outside the UFC.
Pro wins23
- KO/TKO 5
- Submission 17
- Decision 1
Pro losses5
- KO/TKO 2
- Submission 1
- Decision 2
- Finish rate
- 96% of wins
- Longest win streak
- 10
- Current streak
- 2 losses
Fights by promotion
| Promotion | Record | First fight |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 8-4 | 2019 |
| Ansgar Fighting League | 6-0 | 2017 |
| MMA España | 3-0 | 2014 |
| MMA Casino Fights | 2-0 | 2016 |
| Fight Night Series | 1-0 | 2017 |
| International Pro Combat | 1-0 | 2015 |
| M-1 | 0-1 | 2015 |
| Rage in the Cage | 1-0 | 2015 |
| Txurdinaga Sutan | 1-0 | 2013 |
All professional fights
| Result | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|
| L | Chidi Njokuani | Aug 15, 2026 |
| L | Yaroslav Amosov | May 9, 2026 |
| W | Vicente Luque | Oct 11, 2025 |
| W | Drakkar Klose | Dec 14, 2024 |
| W | Elves Brener | Aug 3, 2024 |
| W | Marc Diakiese | Jul 22, 2023 |
| L | Arman Tsarukyan | Feb 26, 2022 |
| W | Thiago Moisés | Nov 13, 2021 |
| W | Alexander Yakovlev | Oct 24, 2020 |
| W | Joseph Duffy | Jul 18, 2020 |
| W | Danilo Belluardo | Jun 1, 2019 |
| L | Damir Ismagulov | Feb 23, 2019 |
| W | Radu Maxim | Nov 24, 2018 |
| W | Julio Cesar Alves | Sep 29, 2018 |
| W | Alexandre Ribeiro | May 5, 2018 |
| W | Kevin Daniel Delgado | Mar 17, 2018 |
| W | Francisco Gonzalez | Oct 14, 2017 |
| W | Jekson Poleza | Jun 3, 2017 |
| W | Anthony Muller | Mar 18, 2017 |
| W | Moncef Ed Doukani | Oct 8, 2016 |
| W | Jose Luis Bravo | Jul 8, 2016 |
| W | Carlos Villar | Jun 12, 2015 |
| L | Ali Abdulkhalikov | Apr 10, 2015 |
| W | Graham Turner | Mar 21, 2015 |
| W | Jose Luis Bravo | Mar 7, 2015 |
| W | Helson Henriques | Jan 26, 2015 |
| W | Hicham Rachid | Apr 12, 2014 |
| W | Aratz Garmendia | Dec 28, 2013 |
Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Quick answers
What is Joel Alvarez's record?
Joel Alvarez's professional MMA record is 23 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws.
How old is Joel Alvarez?
Joel Alvarez is 33 years old, born on March 2, 1993.
How tall is Joel Alvarez and what is their reach?
Joel Alvarez stands 6' 3" with a 77" reach.
Who did Joel Alvarez fight last?
Joel Alvarez lost to Chidi Njokuani by Decision - Unanimous at UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry on Aug 15, 2026.
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