Joel Alvarez "El Fenomeno"

Welterweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record8-4 · current 2-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record57-33 (63.3%) across 12 opponents
Last 5 opponents34-15 (69.4%) across 5 opponents
Age33
Height6' 3"
Reach77"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.59
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.13
Striking accuracy53%
Striking defense48%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.15
Takedowns landed / attempted33%
Takedown defense48%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.90
Average fight time8.3 min

UFC wins: 4 KO/TKO, 3 submission, 1 decision. UFC losses: 1 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 2 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-08-15Chidi Njokuani5-5StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry
2026-05-09Yaroslav Amosov1-0—LSubmission R2 1:13UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
2025-10-11Vicente Luque16-7StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot
2024-12-14Drakkar Klose9-2StrikerWKO/TKO R1 2:48UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
2024-08-03Elves Brener3-1StrikerWKO/TKO R3 3:36UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
2023-07-22Marc Diakiese7-6WrestlerWSubmission R2 4:26UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
2022-02-26Arman Tsarukyan4-1WrestlerLKO/TKO R2 1:57UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
2021-11-13Thiago Moises4-3Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R1 3:01UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
2020-10-24Alexander Yakovlev3-5BalancedWSubmission R1 3:00UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
2020-07-18Joe Duffy4-3BalancedWSubmission R1 2:25UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
2019-06-01Danilo BelluardoUFC debut—WKO/TKO R2 2:22UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith
2019-02-23Damir Ismagulov1-0WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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