Fighter profile

Joel Alvarez

“El Fenomeno”

Welterweight · UFC record 8-4 · 12 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 15 Aug 2026

Balanced / Hybrid

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)84

Power68

Striking defense62

Takedown defense64

WrestlingProvisional measure65

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (12 detailed fights; as of Sat 15 Aug 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING85.6

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING74.1

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Reach: 196 cm (6'5")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 33

Last 3: W W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

12 detailed UFC fights · 24 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 15 Aug 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed19.1significant, per round

Strikes absorbed17.2per round

Striking differential+1.9per round

Takedown attempts0.12per round

Takedown defense48.3%of attempts stopped

Finish rate87.5%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 19.1
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 17.2
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +1.9
Striking accuracy: 52.8%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 47.6%
Knockdowns per round: 0.04
Target: head / body / leg: 65.9% / 20.7% / 13.3%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 78.2% / 10.0% / 11.8%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.12
Takedowns landed per round: 0.04
Takedown accuracy: 33.3%
Takedown defense: 48.3%
Control time per round: 0:24
Submission attempts per round: 0.25
Reversals per round: 0.04

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 8-4-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 87.5%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 4 · 3 · 1
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 1 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 1 / 0
Average fight time: 7:45 (over 10 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Joel Alvarez — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 15 Aug 2026	Chidi Njokuani	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry
Sat 9 May 2026	Yaroslav Amosov	L	SUB Arm Triangle	R2 1:13	UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
Sat 11 Oct 2025	Vicente Luque	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot
Sat 14 Dec 2024	Drakkar Klose	W	KO/TKO Knee	R1 2:48	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
Sat 3 Aug 2024	Elves Brener	W	KO/TKO Knees	R3 3:36	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov

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Joel Alvarez — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 22 Jul 2023	Marc Diakiese	W	SUB D'Arce Choke	R2 4:26	UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
Sat 26 Feb 2022	Arman Tsarukyan	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 1:57	UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
Sat 13 Nov 2021	Thiago Moises	W	KO/TKO Elbows	R1 3:01	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
Sat 24 Oct 2020	Alexander Yakovlev	W	SUB Armbar	R1 3:00	UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
Sat 18 Jul 2020	Joe Duffy	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 2:25	UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
Sat 1 Jun 2019	Danilo Belluardo	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 2:22	UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith
Sat 23 Feb 2019	Damir Ismagulov	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos

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