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Joel Alvarez

Joel Alvarez

1090 ELO #205

"El Fenomeno"

MMA 23-5-0 · UFC 8-4-0 · Welterweight · Last fought 23 days ago

Joel Alvarez "El Fenomeno" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Joel Alvarez has 8 wins in the UFC. Joel Alvarez lands an average of 4.59 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.15 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Welterweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1090), and have not fought Joel Alvarez before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Kevin Holland 16-12-0 33 1108 0.0 18
Uros Medic 8-3-0 33 1121 0.0 31
Punahele Soriano 7-5-0 33 1058 0.0 32
Carlos Prates 7-1-0 33 1143 0.0 53
Sean Brady 9-2-0 33 1144 0.0 54
Ramiz Brahimaj 5-5-0 33 1028 0.0 62

Fight Results Breakdown

12
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Vicente Luque in 2025
Opponent ELO: 1151

Biggest Upset Loss

Yaroslav Amosov in 2026
Your ELO: 1131 · Opponent ELO: 1027 · Favored by 104

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 3'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
77'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Mar 02 1993
Age
33
Peak ELO
1131
ELO Rank
205 of 2748
Strength of Schedule
247-78-3
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1043.3
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1031.5

Performance Statistics

SLpM
4.59
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
52%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
4.13
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
47%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.15
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
33%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.9
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Joel Alvarez Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-08-15 UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry Chidi Njokuani U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -300
2026-05-09 UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland Yaroslav Amosov SUB Arm Triangle 2 1:13 Loss +166
2025-10-11 UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot Vicente Luque U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -666
2024-12-14 UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley Drakkar Klose KO/TKO Knee 1 2:48 Win -
2024-08-03 UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov Elves Brener KO/TKO Knees 3 3:36 Win -
2023-07-22 UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura Marc Diakiese SUB D'Arce Choke 2 4:26 Win -
2022-02-26 UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green Arman Tsarukyan KO/TKO Punches 2 1:57 Loss -
2021-11-13 UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez Thiago Moises KO/TKO Elbows 1 3:01 Win -
2020-10-24 UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje Alexander Yakovlev SUB Armbar 1 3:00 Win -
2020-07-18 UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 Joe Duffy SUB Guillotine Choke 1 2:25 Win -
2019-06-01 UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith Danilo Belluardo KO/TKO Punches 2 2:22 Win -
2019-02-23 UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos Damir Ismagulov U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Joel Alvarez ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
12 2026-08-15 Chidi Njokuani 1020 Loss -20 1090
11 2026-05-09 Yaroslav Amosov 1027 Loss -21 1110
10 2025-10-11 Vicente Luque 1151 Win +18 1131
9 2024-12-14 Drakkar Klose 1104 Win +22 1113
8 2024-08-03 Elves Brener 1024 Win +19 1091
7 2023-07-22 Marc Diakiese 1029 Win +20 1072
6 2022-02-26 Arman Tsarukyan 1061 Loss -16 1052
5 2021-11-13 Thiago Moises 1034 Win +20 1068
4 2020-10-24 Alexander Yakovlev 994 Win +19 1048
3 2020-07-18 Joe Duffy 1034 Win +22 1029
2 2019-06-01 Danilo Belluardo 1000 Win +22 1007
1 2019-02-23 Damir Ismagulov 1016 Loss -15 985

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