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Lightweight

Eddie Alvarez

4-3-0 (1 NC)
5'9"Height
69"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1984-01-11Born
2KO wins
0Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
11:07Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min4.5
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.33
Striking accuracy41.2%
Striking defense53.8%
Takedowns / 15 min2.02
Takedown accuracy26.1%
Takedown defense100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.17
Control time19.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-3
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2014-09-27 vs Donald Cerrone — 3.2/min (L) 14-09 2015-06-13 vs Gilbert Melendez — 2.07/min (W) 15-06 2016-01-17 vs Anthony Pettis — 2.8/min (W) 16-01 2016-07-07 vs Rafael Dos Anjos — 11.79/min (W) 16-07 2016-11-12 vs Conor McGregor — 1.12/min (L) 16-11 2017-05-13 vs Dustin Poirier — 4.87/min (NC) 17-05 2017-12-02 vs Justin Gaethje — 11.08/min (W) 17-12 2018-07-28 vs Dustin Poirier — 2.86/min (L) 18-07
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

8 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Dustin Poirier 15-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:05 — UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 · 2018-07-28
26/76Sig. strikes
54/115Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
2:27Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Justin Gaethje 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:59 — UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · 2017-12-02
155/356Sig. strikes
122/237Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:20Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
NC Dustin Poirier 13-4 walk-in Could Not Continue · R2 4:02 — UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos · 2017-05-13
44/127Sig. strikes
73/144Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
1:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Conor McGregor 8-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R2 3:04 — UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor · 2016-11-12
9/41Sig. strikes
32/84Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:57Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rafael Dos Anjos 14-5 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 3:49 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez · 2016-07-07
45/78Sig. strikes
12/41Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Anthony Pettis 5-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz · 2016-01-17
42/90Sig. strikes
56/109Absorbed
6/15Takedowns
7:37Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gilbert Melendez 1-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum · 2015-06-13
31/64Sig. strikes
37/129Absorbed
3/11Takedowns
3:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Donald Cerrone 11-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso · 2014-09-27
48/138Sig. strikes
88/166Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
0:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

4-3-0 (1 NC)UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 8

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Lightweight average, over 191 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 4.5 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 5.3 avg 3.5
Striking accuracy 41.2% avg 43.8%
Striking defense 53.8% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 2.0 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 26.1% avg 37.9%
Takedown defense 100.0% avg 61.3%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.2 avg 0.6
Control time 19.5% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 50.6%