Professional Record
23-5-0
Current Elo Rating
1657
True Contender System
Welterweight Ranking
#24
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#163
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 188 cm
- Reach
- 196 cm
- Weight
- 77.6 kg
- Age
- 33 years
- Place of birth
- Gijón, Spain
- UFC debut
- February 23, 2019
- Team / gym
- Centro Deportivo Tíbet
Activity
Next fight
No bout announced
Joel Alvarez has no next fight confirmed by the UFC yet.
This section updates automatically as soon as one is announced.
Last fight
Joel Alvarezvs.Chidi Njokuani
L · decision
- Date
- August 15, 2026
- Elo change
- -40
Career Statistics
Professional Record
23-5-0
UFC Record
8-4-0
12 UFC fights
Current Elo
1,657
Peak Elo
1,771
Wins by method
4KO/TKO3Submissions1Decisions
Finish rate87.5%
From peak-113
Streak2 Losses
Biggest Elo gain
Joe Duffy
Achievements and career
- Current streak: 2 straight losses
- Best recorded streak: 4 straight wins
Elo History
12 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1657
Peak Elo
1771
Total
+157
UFC Fight History
Aug 15, 2026
Decision
Elo
1657
Change
-40
May 09, 2026
Submission
Elo
1697
Change
-74
Oct 11, 2025
Decision
Elo
1771
Change
+22
Dec 14, 2024
TKO
Elo
1749
Change
+37
Aug 03, 2024
TKO
Elo
1711
Change
+36
Jul 22, 2023
Marc Diakiese
Submission
Elo
1675
Change
+51
Feb 26, 2022
TKO
Elo
1624
Change
-54
Nov 13, 2021
TKO
Elo
1678
Change
+52
Oct 24, 2020
Alexander Yakovlev
Submission
Elo
1626
Change
+46
Jul 18, 2020
Joe Duffy
Submission
Elo
1580
Change
+57
Jun 01, 2019
Danilo Belluardo
TKO
Elo
1522
Change
+53
Feb 23, 2019
Damir Ismagulov
Decision
Elo
1469
Change
-31
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | L | Chidi Njokuani | Decision | 1657 | -40 |
| May 09, 2026 | L | Yaroslav Amosov | Submission | 1697 | -74 |
| Oct 11, 2025 | W | Vicente Luque | Decision | 1771 | +22 |
| Dec 14, 2024 | W | Drakkar Klose | TKO | 1749 | +37 |
| Aug 03, 2024 | W | Elves Brener | TKO | 1711 | +36 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | W | Marc Diakiese | Submission | 1675 | +51 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | L | Arman Tsarukyan | TKO | 1624 | -54 |
| Nov 13, 2021 | W | Thiago Moisés | TKO | 1678 | +52 |
| Oct 24, 2020 | W | Alexander Yakovlev | Submission | 1626 | +46 |
| Jul 18, 2020 | W | Joe Duffy | Submission | 1580 | +57 |
| Jun 01, 2019 | W | Danilo Belluardo | TKO | 1522 | +53 |
| Feb 23, 2019 | L | Damir Ismagulov | Decision | 1469 | -31 |
Fight history outside the UFC
15 bouts recorded in other promotions and on the road to the UFC.
Nov 24, 2018
Maxim Radu
Submission · Triangle Choke · R1 · 4:29
AFL · AFL 17: Coal and Blood
Sep 29, 2018
Julio Cesar Alves
Submission · D'arce Choke · R2 · 1:02
AFL · AFL 16: Feudal War
May 05, 2018
Alexandre Ribeiro
Submission · Triangle Choke · R1 · 4:17
AFL · AFL 15: Typhoon
Mar 17, 2018
Kevin Daniel Delgado
Submission · Guillotine Choke · R1 · 0:26
Competitive Profile
Joel Alvarez’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.