“El Fenomeno” Welterweight
Joel Alvarez
8-4-0
UFC record, 12 fights, 99.8 min
23-5-0
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
- Height
- 6'3"
- Reach
- 77"
- Weight
- 170 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Tue, Mar 2, 1993, age 33
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Feb 23, 2019
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Aug 15, 2026
01/How he wins
in 8 wins
4 KO/TKO (elbows to head in clinch, knee to head at distance, knees to head in clinch, punches to head from half guard), 3 submissions, 1 decision in 8 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 4 | 1 |
| Submission | 3 | 1 |
| Decision | 1 | 2 |
| All | 8 | 4 |
02/Career rates
12 fights, 99.8 min
Sig strikes landed
4.59 per min
458 in 99.8 min, 12 fights
Sig strike accuracy
52.8%
458 of 868 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
4.13 per min
412 of 786 landed on him in 99.8 min
Takedowns
0.15 per 15 min
1 of 3 · 99.8 min
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
1 of 3 attempts
Takedown defence
14 of 29
defended of attempted on him, 99.8 min
Control time
1:27 per 15 min
9:36 of 99:48
Knockdowns
1
scored in 99.8 min, 12 fights
Submission attempts
0.90 per 15 min
6 in 99.8 min
Where his sig strikes land
78% distance, 10% clinch, 12% ground
358 distance, 46 clinch, 54 ground of 458 landed
What he hits
66% head, 21% body, 13% leg
302 head, 95 body, 61 leg of 458 landed
Cage time
99:48
12 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/By division
2 divisions
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | 9 | 7-2-0 | 63.6 | 287 of 534 | 4.51 | 0 of 2 | 2:40 of 63:35 | 1 | 7 in 7 |
| Welterweight | 3 | 1-2-0 | 36.2 | 171 of 334 | 4.72 | 1 of 1 | 6:56 of 36:13 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| All | 12 | 8-4-0 | 99.8 | 458 of 868 | 4.59 | 1 of 3 | 9:36 of 99:48 | 1 | 7 in 8 |
04/By year
2019 to 2026
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0-2-0 | 21.2 | 82 of 186 | 3.86 | 0 of 0 | 0:26 of 21:13 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 15.0 | 89 of 148 | 5.93 | 1 of 1 | 6:30 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 16.4 | 115 of 165 | 7.01 | 0 of 1 | 0:55 of 16:24 | 1 | 2 in 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 9.4 | 42 of 75 | 4.45 | 0 of 1 | 1:26 of 9:26 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 7.0 | 7 of 10 | 1.01 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 6:57 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 3.0 | 44 of 73 | 14.59 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 of 3:01 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 5.4 | 22 of 43 | 4.06 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 5:25 | 0 | 2 in 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 22.4 | 57 of 168 | 2.55 | 0 of 0 | 0:17 of 22:22 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| All | 12 | 8-4-0 | 99.8 | 458 of 868 | 4.59 | 1 of 3 | 9:36 of 99:48 | 1 | 7 in 8 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
05/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 12 of 12 | 51.2 | 231 of 439 | 4.51 | 0 of 2 | 1:22 of 51:14 | 0 | 4 | 4, won 4 |
| Round 2 | 8 of 12 | 30.0 | 147 of 262 | 4.91 | 0 of 0 | 4:50 of 29:58 | 0 | 1 | 4, won 2 |
| Round 3 | 4 of 12 | 18.6 | 80 of 167 | 4.30 | 1 of 1 | 3:24 of 18:36 | 1 | 1 | 4, won 2 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
06/Fight log
12 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 15, 2026UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry | Chidi NjokuaniWelterweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Brent Colflesh 27 - 30. Eric Colon 27 - 30. David Braslow 28 - 29. | 74 of 164 | 0 of 0 | 0:26 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 9, 2026UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland | Yaroslav AmosovWelterweight | LSubmission, R2 1:13Arm Triangle On Ground | 8 of 22 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 6:13 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 11, 2025UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot | Vicente LuqueWelterweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mateus Fonseca 26 - 30. Sal D'amato 26 - 30. David Lethaby 26 - 30. | 89 of 148 | 1 of 1 | 6:30 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 14, 2024UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley | Drakkar KloseLightweight | WKO/TKO, R1 2:48Knee to Head At Distance | 20 of 24 | 0 of 0 | 0:04 | 0 | 2:48 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 3, 2024UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov | Elves BrenerLightweight | WKO/TKO, R3 3:36Knees to Head In Clinch | 95 of 141 | 0 of 1 | 0:51 | 1 | 13:36 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 22, 2023UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura | Marc DiakieseLightweight | WSubmission, R2 4:26D'Arce Choke From Side Control | 42 of 75 | 0 of 1 | 1:26 | 0 | 9:26 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 26, 2022UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green | Arman TsarukyanLightweight | LKO/TKO, R2 1:57Punches to Head On Ground | 7 of 10 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 6:57 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 13, 2021UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez | Thiago MoisesLightweight | WKO/TKO, R1 3:01Elbows to Head In Clinch | 44 of 73 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 0 | 3:01 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 24, 2020UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje | Alexander YakovlevLightweight | WSubmission, R1 3:00Armbar From Bottom Guard | 4 of 6 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 3:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 18, 2020UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | Joe DuffyLightweight | WSubmission, R1 2:25Guillotine Choke From Guard | 18 of 37 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 2:25 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 1, 2019UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith | Danilo BelluardoLightweight | WKO/TKO, R2 2:22Punches to Head From Half Guard | 19 of 41 | 0 of 0 | 0:17 | 0 | 7:22 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 23, 2019UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos | Damir IsmagulovLightweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Ben Cartlidge 27 - 30. Mark Collett 27 - 30. Zdenek Ledvina 27 - 30. | 38 of 127 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.