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Joel Alvarez
“El Fenomeno”
Activeage 33
23-5
82% win rate
L2 streak
Peak Vertex
2024-12-14 → 2024-12-1432held 3 bouts-32 vs current
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · KO · 2024-12-14
Eased since the peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
- Win
- Loss
- Draw / No contest
- Title
8 wins4 losseslast 5: L L W W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(12) | R2(8) | R3(4) | R4 | R5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 24.8 | 23.1 | 23.8 | — | — |
| Sig Str absorbed | 18.4 | 23.2 | 23.7 | — | — |
| Takedowns landed | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | — | — |
| Takedowns absorbed | 1.04 | 1.38 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Control time | 0:07 | 0:40 | 0:51 | — | — |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 3302026-08-15L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland2026-05-09L·Sub·R2 · 1:13
- UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot2025-10-11W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley2024-12-14W·KO·R1 · 2:48
- W·KO·R3 · 3:36
- UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura2023-07-22W·Sub·R2 · 4:26
- UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green2022-02-26L·KO·R2 · 1:57
- UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez2021-11-13W·KO·R1 · 3:01
- UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje2020-10-24W·Sub·R1 · 3:00
- W·Sub·R1 · 2:25
- UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith2019-06-01W·KO·R2 · 2:22
- UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos2019-02-23L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- Sherdog
Chidi Njokuani's path to the scales at UFC 330 took an unexpected detour before he secured an upset unanimous decision victory over Joel Alvarez at welterweight.
- MMA Fighting
Chidi Njokuani defeated Joel Alvarez by unanimous decision at UFC 330 on Saturday night, but the welterweight's path to the octagon was marked by frustration with the Pennsylvania athletic…
- MMA Fighting
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