Joel Alvarez
"El Fenomeno"
| Age | 33 |
| Nationality | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Weight class | Lightweight |
| Height | 190 cm |
| Reach | 196 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
27
fights
23
✅ wins
4
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
1
bonus
0
Fights of the night
1
Performance of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
February 23, 2019
UFC debuts
May 09, 2026
UFC last fight
1h24:48
time in the cage
7:43
avg time by combat
72.7%
win rate
87.5%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1576
as of May 09, 2026
🥇 Peak Elo
1598
on October 11, 2025
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
77
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Significant strikes differential | 89 | +7.49 / round |
| 2. | Submission | 88 | 3 |
| 3. | Ko tko | 86 | 4 |
| 4. | Significant strikes accuracy | 86 | 55% |
| 5. | Head strikes landed | 85 | 15.62 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Takedowns landed | 12 | 0.06 / round |
| 2. | Takedowns defense | 26 | 46% |
| 3. | Control time | 29 | 32s / round |
| 4. | Significant strikes per knockdown | 44 | 384 |
| 5. | Total strikes defense | 47 | 45% |
73
Boxing Score
60
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+7.49
/ round
💫 Strike differential
16.9 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
12.6 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
49.6%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
57.1%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
39
Wrestling Score
86
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
0.2 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.1 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
33.3%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
46.4%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
32s / round
⏱ Control Time
1:15 / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
3.2 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
74.0%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
3
✅ Submission wins
0.4 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
50.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Joel Alvarez's UFC Fight History
May 09, 2026 - UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
Welterweight bout
Loss by submission (Arm Triangle) at round 2 (1:13).
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October 11, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 14, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Knee) at round 1 (2:48).
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August 03, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Knees) at round 3 (3:36).
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July 22, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
Lightweight bout
Win by submission (D'Arce Choke) at round 2 (4:26).
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February 26, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (1:57).
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November 13, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Elbows) at round 1 (3:01).
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October 24, 2020 - UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
Lightweight bout
Win by submission (Armbar) at round 1 (3:00).
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July 18, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
Lightweight bout
Win by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 1 (2:25).
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June 01, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (2:22).
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February 23, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos
Lightweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Fighter's fights