UFC UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Alvarez

LightweightTITLE FIGHT★ Performance of the Night5 rounds scheduled

Rafael Dos Anjos

32-17-0

RESULT

Eddie Alvarez def. Rafael Dos Anjos (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 3:49

WIN

Eddie Alvarez

“The Underground King”

29-6-0 (1 NC)

Thursday, July 7, 2016

MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Eddie Alvarez defeated Rafael Dos Anjos by TKO in round 1 (3:49) in the Lightweight title main event of UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Alvarez, held Thursday, July 7, 2016 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Rafael Dos Anjos

Eddie Alvarez

Knockdowns

12 of 41

Significant strikes

45 of 78

29%

Sig. strike accuracy

58%

12 of 41

Total strikes

49 of 83

0 of 1

Takedowns

1 of 3

Takedown accuracy

33%

Submission attempts

Reversals

0:22

Control time

0:20

Significant strikes by target

9 of 38

Head

34 of 67

2 of 2

Body

8 of 8

1 of 1

Leg

3 of 3

10 of 38

Distance

20 of 45

2 of 3

Clinch

22 of 30

0 of 0

Ground

3 of 3

By round

ROUND 1

12 of 41

Sig. str.

45 of 78

12 of 41

Total str.

49 of 83

0 of 1

Takedowns

1 of 3

Sub. att

0:22

Ctrl

0:20

Frequently asked questions

Who won Rafael Dos Anjos vs Eddie Alvarez?

Referee

Herb Dean

Time format

5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Rafael Dos Anjos 49%51% Eddie Alvarez

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Rafael Dos Anjos

Complete Fighter

10 edges

Eddie Alvarez

Grappling Specialist

1 edge

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

95Power54

95Speed58

94Precision60

95Durability86

95Engine93

90Wrestling98

94Ground88

Biggest edge Rafael Dos Anjos, Punch power +44

Attribute by attribute

94Punch power50

96Kick power58

93Punch speed64

96Kick speed52

94Accuracy60

90Takedowns98

95Ground striking84

93Submissions92

97Chin91

93Body strength81

95Cardio93

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

32-17-0

Record

29-6-0 (1 NC)

1876

Power Index rating

1886

Win Streak

Age

5'8"

173 cm

Height

5'9"

175 cm

70"

178 cm

Reach

69"

175 cm

Southpaw

Stance

Orthodox

Lightweight

Weight Class

Lightweight

Brazil

Nationality

United States

Striking Profile

3.48

SLpM

4.32

47%

Str. Acc.

41%

3.23

SApM

4.39

60%

Str. Def.

55%

Grappling Profile

1.95

TD Avg.

2.92

35%

TD Acc.

36%

54%

TD Def.

92%

0.60

Sub. Avg.

0.50

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Rafael Dos Anjos · 1-4

L
Geoff Neal
UFC 308: Topuria vs Holloway · Oct 26, 2024
TKO · R1 · 1:30 · Welterweight
L
Mateusz Gamrot
UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2 · Mar 9, 2024
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Vicente Luque
UFC Fight Night: Luque vs Dos Anjos · Aug 12, 2023
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Bryan Barberena
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland · Dec 4, 2022
Submission · R2 · 3:20 · Welterweight
L
Rafael Fiziev
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Fiziev · Jul 9, 2022
TKO · R5 · 0:18 · Lightweight

Eddie Alvarez · 1-3

L
Ok Rae Yoon
ONE on TNT IV
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
L
Jeremy Stephens
BKFC: Knuckle Mania 5 · Jan 25, 2025
TKO · R3 · 2:00
NC
Iuri Lapicus
ONE on TNT I
L
Mike Perry
BKFC 56: Perry vs. Alvarez · Dec 2, 2023
TKO · R2 · 2:00
W
Eduard Folayang
Dawn Of Heroes
Submission · R1 · 2:16

Common Opponents

Rafael Dos Anjos

Eddie Alvarez

Head-to-Head History

TKO

R1 · 3:49

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Alvarez

Career Averages

Based on 36 fights · 7 fights

50.6

Avg sig. strikes

50.9

1.89

Avg takedowns

1.57

3:48

Avg control time

2:18

172

Career high strikes

155

Career high TDs

Strike Distribution

Rafael Dos Anjos

Strike target

Eddie Alvarez

58%

Head

65%

24%

Body

25%

18%

Leg

10%

Rafael Dos Anjos

Strike position

Eddie Alvarez

67%

Distance

78%

18%

Clinch

19%

15%

Ground