Joel “El Fenomeno” Alvarez is a 29 year old Male fighter from Spain with a 19-3-0 pro MMA record. Alvarez most recently fought Arman Tsarukyan at UFC Fight Night on Saturday February 26, 2022. Joel Alvarez lost to Arman Tsarukyan by KO/TKO at 1:57 of Round 2 in the Lightweight division.
Joel Alvarez has 19 wins with a 100% finish rate, including 3 by knockout, 16 by submission.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 19-2-0 | Arman Tsarukyan |
KO/TKO
R2 1:57
|
UFC Fight Night | 2022-02-26 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 18-2-0 | Thiago Moisés |
KO/TKO
R1 3:01
|
UFC Fight Night | 2021-11-13 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 17-2-0 | Alexander Yakovlev |
SUB
R1 3:00
|
UFC 254 | 2020-10-24 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 16-2-0 | Joe Duffy |
SUB
R1 2:25
|
UFC Fight Night | 2020-07-18 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 15-2-0 | Danilo Belluardo |
KO/TKO
R2 2:22
|
UFC on ESPN+ 11 | 2019-06-01 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Loss | 15-1-0 | Damir Ismagulov |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC on ESPN+ 3 | 2019-02-23 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 14-1-0 | Maxim Radu |
SUB
R1 4:29
|
AFL 17 | 2018-11-24 | Lightweight | AFL |
| Win | 13-1-0 | Julio Cesar Alves |
SUB
R2 1:02
|
AFL 16 | 2018-09-29 | Catchweight | AFL |
| Win | 12-1-0 | Alexandre Ribeiro |
SUB
R1 4:17
|
AFL 15 | 2018-05-05 | Lightweight | AFL |
| Win | 11-1-0 | Kevin Daniel Delgado |
SUB
R1 0:26
|
AFL 14 | 2018-03-17 | Lightweight | AFL |
| Win | 10-1-0 | Francisco Gonzalez |
SUB
R2 1:59
|
AFL 13 | 2017-10-14 | Lightweight | AFL |
| Win | 9-1-0 | Jekson Poleza |
SUB
R1 1:57
|
AFL 12 | 2017-06-03 | Lightweight | AFL |
| Win | 8-1-0 | Anthony Muller |
KO/TKO
R1 0:33
|
Fight Night Series 2 | 2017-03-18 | Lightweight | FNS |
| Win | 7-1-0 | Moncef Ed Doukani |
SUB
R1 1:45
|
Regional circuit | 2016-10-08 | ||
| Win | 6-1-0 | Jose Luis Bravo |
SUB
R1 0:49
|
Regional circuit | 2016-07-08 | ||
| Win | 5-1-0 | Carlos Villar |
SUB
R1 4:20
|
Regional circuit | 2015-06-12 | ||
| Loss | 5-0-0 | Ali Abdulkhalikov |
KO/TKO
R1 0:34
|
M-1 Challenge 56 | 2015-04-10 | Lightweight | M-1 |
| Win | 4-0-0 | Graham Turner |
SUB
R3
|
Rage in the Cage 3 | 2015-03-21 | Featherweight | FSP |
| Win | 3-0-0 | Jose Luis Bravo |
SUB
R1 3:20
|
Regional circuit | 2015-03-07 | ||
| Win | 2-0-0 | Helson Henriques |
SUB
R2 1:23
|
Regional circuit | 2015-01-26 | ||
| Win | 1-0-0 | Hicham Rachid |
SUB
R2 2:01
|
Regional circuit | 2014-04-12 | ||
| Win | 0-0-0 | Aratz Garmendia |
SUB
R1 3:19
|
Regional circuit | 2013-12-28 |
Alvarez made his professional debut against Aratz Garmendia on December 28, 2013, fighting on the regional circuit.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Aratz Garmendia who carried a 5-2-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Joel Alvarez beat Aratz Garmendia by Submission at 3:19 of Round 1.
Alvarez made his debut in the UFC against Damir Ismagulov on February 23, 2019, fighting on the preliminary card of UFC on ESPN+ 3: Błachowicz vs. Santos having compiled a 15-1-0 professional MMA record.
Joel Alvarez lost to Damir Ismagulov by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Since his debut, Alvarez has gone on to fight a total of 6 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 4-2-0.
Alvarez's last win came against Thiago Moisés at UFC Fight Night on Saturday November 13, 2021. Joel Alvarez beat Thiago Moisés by KO/TKO at 3:01 of Round 1.
Alvarez is not currently booked for any fights.
Alvarez's last loss came against Arman Tsarukyan at UFC Fight Night on Saturday February 26, 2022. Joel Alvarez lost to Arman Tsarukyan by KO/TKO at 1:57 of Round 2.
Alvarez has fought 6 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 4-2-0.
Alvarez has knocked out 3 opponents.
Alvarez has submitted 16 opponents.
Alvarez has been knocked out 2 times.
Alvarez has never been submitted.
