Joel Álvarez
“El Fenomeno”
WelterweightRecord: 23-4-0
Last 5
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- Team Centro Deportivo Tíbet
- From Gijón, Spain
- UFC debut Feb 2019
- Active
Height
6'2"
Weight
171 lb
Reach
77"
Leg reach
42"
Stance
—
Style
Striker
Age
33
Career stats
Striking
Striking accuracy
53%
Sig. strikes landed
458 of 868
Landed per min
4.59
Absorbed per min
4.13
Strike defence
48%
Knockdown avg
0.15
Grappling
Takedown defence
48%
Takedowns per 15 min
0.15
Submissions per 15 min
0.90
Avg fight time
8:19
Strikes by target
Head
66%
Body
21%
Leg
13%
Strikes by position
Standing
78%
Clinch
10%
Ground
12%
Wins by method · 14 first-round finishes
KO/TKO
5
Submission
17
Decision
1
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Fights in UFC
12 bouts
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Chidi Njokuani | Loss | Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00 | UFC 330 |
| May 9, 2026 | Yaroslav Amosov | Loss | SUB, R2 1:13 | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland |
| Oct 11, 2025 | Vicente Luque | Win | Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs Gamrot |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Drakkar Klose | Win | KO/TKO, R1 2:48 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Buckley |
| Aug 3, 2024 | Elves Brener | Win | KO/TKO, R3 3:36 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Marc Diakiese | Win | SUB, R2 4:26 | UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Arman Tsarukyan | Loss | KO/TKO, R2 1:57 | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Thiago Moises | Win | KO/TKO, R1 3:01 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Alexander Yakovlev | Win | SUB, R1 3:00 | UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Joe Duffy | Win | SUB, R1 2:25 | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 |
| May 31, 2019 | Danilo Belluardo | Win | KO/TKO, R2 2:22 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith |
| Feb 22, 2019 | Damir Ismagulov | Loss | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos |