JOEL
ÁLVAREZ
Overview
Joel Álvarez is a UFC Welterweight fighter. (Data from ESPN; combat ratings are editorial estimates.)
Attributes (editorial ratings)
Tale of the Tape
Recent Form
Fight History
Álvarez lost to Chidi Njokuani via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 330 on August 15, 2026, taking his record to 23–5.
Álvarez lost to Yaroslav Amosov via Submission (arm-triangle choke) in round 2 (1:13) at UFC 328 on May 9, 2026, taking his record to 23–4.
Álvarez defeated Vicente Luque via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot on October 11, 2025, taking his record to 23–3.
Álvarez defeated Drakkar Klose via KO (flying knee and punches) in round 1 (2:48) at UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley on December 14, 2024, taking his record to 22–3.
Álvarez defeated Elves Brener via TKO (knees and punches) in round 3 (3:36) at UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on August 3, 2024, taking his record to 21–3.
Álvarez defeated Marc Diakiese via Submission (brabo choke) in round 2 (4:26) at UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura on July 22, 2023, taking his record to 20–3.
Álvarez lost to Arman Tsarukyan via TKO (punches) in round 2 (1:57) at UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green on February 26, 2022, taking his record to 19–3.
Álvarez defeated Thiago Moisés via TKO (elbows and punches) in round 1 (3:01) at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez on November 13, 2021, taking his record to 19–2.
Álvarez defeated Alexander Yakovlev via Submission (armbar) in round 1 (3:00) at UFC 254 on October 24, 2020, taking his record to 18–2.
Álvarez defeated Joseph Duffy via Submission (guillotine choke) in round 1 (2:25) at UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 on July 19, 2020, taking his record to 17–2.
Álvarez defeated Danilo Belluardo via TKO (punches) in round 2 (2:22) at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith on June 1, 2019, taking his record to 16–2.
Álvarez lost to Damir Ismagulov via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos on February 23, 2019, taking his record to 15–2.
Álvarez defeated Radu Maxim via Submission (triangle choke) in round 1 (4:29) at Ansgar Fighting League 17 on November 24, 2018, taking his record to 15–1.
Álvarez defeated Julio Cesar Alves via Submission (brabo choke) in round 2 (1:02) at Ansgar Fighting League 16 on September 29, 2018, taking his record to 14–1.
Álvarez defeated Alexandre Ribeiro via Submission (triangle choke) in round 1 (4:17) at Ansgar Fighting League 15 on May 5, 2018, taking his record to 13–1.
Álvarez defeated Kevin Daniel Delgado via Submission (guillotine choke) in round 1 (0:26) at Ansgar Fighting League 14 on March 17, 2018, taking his record to 12–1.
Álvarez defeated Francisco Gonzalez via Submission (guillotine choke) in round 1 (1:59) at Ansgar Fighting League 13 on October 14, 2017, taking his record to 11–1.
Álvarez defeated Jekson Poleza via Submission (triangle choke) in round 1 (1:57) at Ansgar Fighting League 12 on June 3, 2017, taking his record to 10–1.
Álvarez defeated Anthony Muller via TKO (punches) in round 1 (0:33) at Fight Night Series 2 on March 18, 2017, taking his record to 9–1.
Álvarez defeated Moncef Ed Doukani via Submission (anaconda choke) in round 1 (1:45) at MMA Casino Fights: Álvarez vs. Ed Doukani on October 8, 2016, taking his record to 8–1.
Álvarez defeated Jose Luis Bravo via Submission (triangle choke) in round 1 (0:49) at MMA Casino Fights: Álvarez vs. Bravo on July 8, 2016, taking his record to 7–1.
Álvarez defeated Carlos Villar via Submission (armbar) in round 1 (4:20) at MMA España: Bandog Challenge 3 on June 12, 2015, taking his record to 6–1.
Álvarez lost to Ali Abdulkhalikov via KO (spinning heel kick) in round 1 (0:34) at M-1 Challenge 56 on April 10, 2015, taking his record to 5–1.
Álvarez defeated Graham Turner via Submission (guillotine choke) in round 3 (N/A) at Rage in the Cage 3 on March 21, 2015, taking his record to 5–0.
Álvarez defeated Jose Luis Bravo via Submission (triangle choke) in round 1 (3:20) at MMA España: Desafio Burgos Profight 2015 on March 7, 2015, taking his record to 4–0.
Álvarez defeated Helson Henriques via Submission (anaconda choke) in round 1 (1:23) at International Pro Combat 6 on January 26, 2015, taking his record to 3–0.
Álvarez defeated Hicham Rachid via Submission (triangle choke) in round 1 (2:01) at MMA España: Bandog Challenge 2 on April 12, 2014, taking his record to 2–0.
Álvarez defeated Aratz Garmendia via Submission (triangle choke) in round 1 (3:19) at Txurdinaga Sutan: Pro Boxing & MMA on December 28, 2013, taking his record to 1–0.
Career record from the fighter's Wikipedia record table; fight footage plays via the official YouTube embed from its original channel.
Analytics
- KO/TKO5 · 22%
- Submission17 · 74%
- Decision1 · 4%
- DQ/Other0 · 0%
Rates a fighter on the standard of opposition he has actually beaten: a win over someone we also rate counts far more than a win over an unrated opponent, recent bouts count more than old ones, and recent losses or a long layoff pull the score down. Proprietary FighterStatus metric — not an official ranking.
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