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Eddie Alvarez
Fighter

Eddie Alvarez

"The Underground King"
30-8-0★ 2bonusesUnited StatesUnited StatesLast 5
pro-knuckle 1-2
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CAREER SUMMARY

Eddie Alvarez holds a professional MMA record of 30-8-0. Their full professional MMA career spans 44 bouts on record. Eddie Alvarez has won 31 fights: 16 by KO/TKO, 9 by submission, 6 by decision. Of 10 career losses, 5 came by KO/TKO and 2 by submission. In the UFC, Eddie Alvarez lands 4.32 significant strikes per minute with 41% accuracy and averages 2.92 takedowns per 15 minutes. Eddie Alvarez also has 3 recorded knuckle bouts. Most recent fight: April 29, 2021. Tracked organizations: ONE, UFC.

Profile

Height
5'9"175 cm
Weight
155 lbs70 kg
Reach
69"175 cm
Stance
Orthodox
DOB
1984-01-11
Age
42
Team
Ricardo Almeida BJJ
Nationality
United States
Birthplace
Kensington, Pennsylvania, United States

Fight DNA

Grappling Specialist

UFCalendar's style model · Lightweight roster (302 fighters)

PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround
Takedown Machine
98 · top 1% in division
Punch power50
Kick power58
Punch speed64
Kick speed52
Accuracy60
Takedowns98
Ground striking84
Submissions92
Chin91
Body strength81
Cardio93

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

By the numbers

UFC careerRecord: 29-6-0 (1 NC) · Source: UFCStats.com
Striking
Strikes landed4.32per min
41% accuracy
Strikes absorbed4.39per min
55% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed2.92per 15 min
36% success
Takedowns stuffed92%
Submission attempts0.5per 15 min

Bonus résumé

Eddie Alvarez has won 2 UFC post-fight bonuses. Estimated bonus earnings: $100,000.

★ FOTN ×1★ POTN ×1
  1. ★ FOTNvs Justin Gaethje · UFC 218: Holloway vs Aldo 2Dec 2, 2017
  2. ★ POTNvs Rafael Dos Anjos · UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs AlvarezJul 7, 2016

Estimates use each era's real amount: $50,000 from 2012, $100,000 from UFC 324, plus $25,000 finish incentives.

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Salary & career earnings

Disclosed purses, reported paydays and our model's estimate of what Eddie Alvarez earns per fight.

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Career history

  1. LOSS
    vs Ok Rae Yoon
    ONE on TNT IV
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  2. NC
    vs Iuri Lapicus
    ONE on TNT I
    —
  3. WIN
    vs Eduard Folayang
    Dawn Of Heroes
    SUB
    R1 · 2:16
  4. LOSS
    vs Timofey Nastyukhin
    A New Era
    TKO
    R1 · 4:05
  5. LOSS
    vs Ok Rae Yoon
    ONEONE on TNT IV· Apr 29, 2021· Lightweight· 30-7 vs 14-3
    UD
    R3
  6. NC
    vs Iuri Lapicus
    ONEONE on TNT I· Apr 8, 2021· Lightweight· 30-7 vs 14-1
    -
  7. WIN
    vs Eduard Folayang
    ONEDawn Of Heroes· Aug 2, 2019· Lightweight· 29-7 vs 21-7
    SUB
    R1 · 2:16
  8. LOSS
    vs Timofey Nastyukhin
    ONEA New Era· Mar 31, 2019· Lightweight· 29-6 vs 12-4
    TKO
    R1 · 4:05
  9. LOSS
    vs Dustin Poirier
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs Poirier 2· Jul 28, 2018· Lightweight· 29-5 vs 23-5
    TKO
    R2 · 4:05
  10. WIN
    vs Justin Gaethje
    UFCUFC 218: Holloway vs Aldo 2· Dec 2, 2017· Lightweight· 28-5 vs 18-0
    TKO
    R3 · 3:59
    FOTN
  11. NC
    vs Dustin Poirier
    UFCUFC 211: Miocic vs Dos Santos 2· May 14, 2017· Lightweight· 28-5 vs 21-5
    Could Not Continue
    R2 · 4:02
  12. LOSS
    vs Conor McGregorTitle bout
    UFCUFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor· Nov 13, 2016· Lightweight· 28-4 vs 20-3
    TKO
    R2 · 3:04
  13. WIN
    vs Rafael Dos Anjos×2Title bout · Title win #2
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Alvarez· Jul 7, 2016· Lightweight· 27-4 vs 25-7
    TKO
    R1 · 3:49
    POTN
  14. WIN
    vs Anthony Pettis
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz· Jan 18, 2016· Lightweight· 26-4 vs 18-3
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  15. WIN
    vs Gilbert Melendez
    UFCUFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum· Jun 13, 2015· Lightweight· 25-4 vs 22-4
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  16. LOSS
    vs Donald Cerrone
    UFCUFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso· Sep 27, 2014· Lightweight· 25-3 vs 24-6
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  17. WIN
    vs Michael Chandler
    Bellator 106· Nov 2, 2013· Lightweight· 24-3 vs 12-0
    SD
  18. WIN
    vs Patricky Freire
    Bellator 76· Oct 12, 2012· Lightweight· 23-3 vs 10-3
    TKO
    R1 · 4:54
  19. WIN
    vs Shinya Aoki
    Bellator 66· Apr 20, 2012· Lightweight· 22-3 vs 30-5
    TKO
    R1 · 2:14
  20. LOSS
    vs Michael Chandler
    Bellator 58· Nov 19, 2011· Lightweight· 22-2 vs 8-0
    SUB
    R4 · 3:06
  21. WIN
    vs Pat Curran×1Title bout · Title win #1
    Bellator 39· Apr 2, 2011· Lightweight· 21-2 vs 13-3
    UD
  22. WIN
    vs Roger Huerta
    Bellator 33· Oct 21, 2010· Lightweight· 20-2 vs 21-4-1
    TKO
    R2 · 5:00
  23. WIN
    vs Josh Neer
    Bellator 17· May 6, 2010· Catchweight· 19-2 vs 27-9-1
    SUB
    R2 · 2:08
  24. WIN
    vs Katsunori Kikuno
    Dream 12: Cage of the Rising Sun· Oct 25, 2009· Lightweight· 18-2 vs 10-1-2
    SUB
    R2 · 3:42
  25. WIN
    vs Toby Imada
    Bellator 12· Jun 19, 2009· Lightweight· 17-2 vs 24-13
    SUB
    R2 · 0:38
  26. WIN
    vs Eric Reynolds
    Bellator 5· May 1, 2009· Lightweight· 16-2 vs 11-1
    SUB
    R3 · 1:30
  27. WIN
    vs Greg Loughran
    Bellator 1· Apr 3, 2009· Lightweight· 15-2 vs 18-12
    SUB
    R1 · 2:44
  28. LOSS
    vs Shinya Aoki
    K-1: Dynamite 2008· Dec 31, 2008· Lightweight· 15-1 vs 18-3
    SUB
    R1 · 1:32
  29. WIN
    vs Tatsuya Kawajiri
    Dream 5· Jul 21, 2008· Lightweight· 14-1 vs 22-4-2
    TKO
    R1 · 7:35
  30. WIN
    vs Joachim Hansen
    Dream 3· May 11, 2008· Lightweight· 13-1 vs 17-6-1
    UD
  31. WIN
    vs Andre Amado
    Dream 1· Mar 15, 2008· Lightweight· 12-1 vs 6-1-1
    TKO
    R1 · 6:47
  32. WIN
    vs Ross Ebanez
    ShoXC 4· Jan 25, 2008· Catchweight· 11-1 vs 17-5
    TKO
    R2 · 2:32
  33. WIN
    vs Matt Lee
    Bodog Fight· Jul 14, 2007· Welterweight· 10-1 vs 10-5-1
    UD
  34. LOSS
    vs Nick Thompson
    Bodog Fight· Apr 14, 2007· Lightweight· 10-0 vs 31-9-1
    TKO
    R2 · 4:32
  35. WIN
    vs Scott Henze
    Bodog Fight· Feb 17, 2007· 9-0 vs 18-6-2
    TKO
  36. WIN
    vs Aaron Riley
    Bodog Fight· Dec 2, 2006· Lightweight· 8-0 vs 25-8-1
    TKO
    R1 · 1:05
  37. WIN
    vs Hidenobu Koike
    MARS 4: New Deal· Aug 26, 2006· Welterweight· 7-0 vs 6-4-3
    TKO
    R1 · 1:26
  38. WIN
    vs Derrick Noble
    Euphoria 7: Russia vs. USA 3· Jun 3, 2006· Lightweight· 6-0 vs 18-8-1
    TKO
    R1 · 1:01
  39. WIN
    vs Daisuke Hanazawa
    Euphoria 5: USA vs. Japan· Nov 5, 2005· Lightweight· 5-0 vs 3-5-3
    TKO
    R1 · 4:00
  40. WIN
    vs Danila Veselov
    Euphoria 4: Russia vs. USA 2· May 14, 2005· Lightweight· 4-0 vs 4-6-1
    TKO
    R2 · 2:15
  41. WIN
    vs Seichi Ikemoto
    Euphoria 3: USA vs. The World· Feb 26, 2005· Lightweight· 3-0 vs 11-10-4
    TKO
    R2 · 1:25
  42. WIN
    vs Chris Schlesinger
    Reality Fighting 7· Oct 16, 2004· Welterweight· 2-0 vs 1-0
    SUB
    R1 · 1:00
  43. WIN
    vs Adam Fearon
    Ring of Combat 6· Apr 24, 2004· 1-0 vs 0-0
    SUB
    R1 · 2:06
  44. WIN
    vs Anthony Ladonna
    Ring of Combat 5· Dec 14, 2003· 0-0 vs 0-0
    TKO
    R1 · 3:57

Career history data via Tapology.

Official UFC Ranking

Eddie Alvarez's standing in the official UFC rankings, tracked since 2013.

Current
Unranked
Peak
Champion Lightweight
First ranked
Sep 9, 2014
Times ranked
151

Men's Pound-for-Pound

#1#5#10#15Jul 11, 2016 · #8Aug 3, 2016 · #7Aug 9, 2016 · #6Sep 14, 2016 · #7Nov 7, 2016 · #7#7

Lightweight

C#5#10#152015201620172018Sep 9, 2014 · #14Sep 29, 2014 · #10Nov 24, 2014 · #11Dec 22, 2014 · #10Feb 24, 2015 · #11Mar 2, 2015 · #10Apr 13, 2015 · #9Apr 27, 2015 · #10May 25, 2015 · #9Jun 15, 2015 · #4Jan 19, 2016 · #1Apr 18, 2016 · #2Jul 11, 2016 · CNov 16, 2016 · #3Oct 9, 2017 · #4Dec 6, 2017 · #3Aug 1, 2018 · #4Oct 8, 2018 · #4#4

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UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current
1775▼13
Peak
1905Jul 7, 2016
Rated fights
38
150016501800200420072010201320162019Dec 14, 2003 · 1541Apr 24, 2004 · 1576Oct 16, 2004 · 1611Feb 26, 2005 · 1641May 14, 2005 · 1665Nov 5, 2005 · 1689Jun 3, 2006 · 1709Aug 26, 2006 · 1723Dec 2, 2006 · 1744Feb 17, 2007 · 1759Apr 14, 2007 · 1731Jul 14, 2007 · 1741Jan 25, 2008 · 1761Mar 15, 2008 · 1785May 11, 2008 · 1804Jul 21, 2008 · 1839Dec 31, 2008 · 1815Apr 3, 2009 · 1827May 1, 2009 · 1835Jun 19, 2009 · 1842Oct 25, 2009 · 1852May 6, 2010 · 1862Oct 21, 2010 · 1874Apr 2, 2011 · 1882Nov 19, 2011 · 1863Apr 20, 2012 · 1880Oct 12, 2012 · 1887Nov 2, 2013 · 1886Sep 27, 2014 · 1875Jun 13, 2015 · 1881Jan 18, 2016 · 1886Jul 7, 2016 · 1905Nov 13, 2016 · 1885Dec 2, 2017 · 1899Jul 28, 2018 · 1882Mar 31, 2019 · 1861Aug 2, 2019 · 1870Apr 29, 2021 · 17751775

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Frequently asked questions

When does Eddie Alvarez fight next?

Eddie Alvarez has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is Eddie Alvarez's record?

Eddie Alvarez's professional MMA record is 30-8-0.

Who is Eddie Alvarez fighting next?

Eddie Alvarez's next opponent has not been announced.

Who did Eddie Alvarez fight last?

Eddie Alvarez most recently fought Ok Rae Yoon at ONE on TNT IV on Thursday, April 29, 2021, LOSS (Unanimous Decision).

What weight class does Eddie Alvarez fight in?

Eddie Alvarez fights at Lightweight.

How many knockouts does Eddie Alvarez have?

Eddie Alvarez has 16 wins by KO/TKO and 9 wins by submission.

How many UFC bonuses has Eddie Alvarez won?

Eddie Alvarez has won 2 UFC post-fight bonuses: 1× Fight of the Night, 1× Performance of the Night.

How tall is Eddie Alvarez?

Eddie Alvarez is 5'9" (175 cm) tall.

How much does Eddie Alvarez weigh?

Eddie Alvarez weighs 155 lbs (70 kg).

What is Eddie Alvarez's reach?

Eddie Alvarez has a reach of 69" (175 cm).

How old is Eddie Alvarez?

Eddie Alvarez is 42 years old (born Jan 11, 1984).

Where is Eddie Alvarez from?

Eddie Alvarez is from United States.