El Fenomeno nickname
Alvarez is nicknamed "El Fenomeno", or "The Phenomenon".
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Joel Alvarez
SpainAge, record and fight historyJoel Alvarez is a UFC fighter who has fought at Welterweight since 2025, after a Lightweight run from 2019 to 2024.
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About Joel Alvarez
Joel Alvarez was born on March 2, 1993, in Gijon, Asturias, Spain, and his professional career began in 2013. He holds a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. A loss to Damir Ismagulov by unanimous decision came in his first UFC fight at UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos on Feb 23, 2019. He fought at Lightweight in the UFC from 2019 to 2024, and at Welterweight since 2025.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 5, 2026Fight history12
Every UFC fight in our records, newest first.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Method | Rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry | Chidi Njokuani | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| May 9, 2026 | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland | Yaroslav Amosov | L | Submission | 2 | 1:13 |
| Oct 11, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot | Vicente Luque | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Dec 14, 2024 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley | Drakkar Klose | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 2:48 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov | Elves Brener | W | KO/TKO | 3 | 3:36 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura | Marc Diakiese | W | Submission | 2 | 4:26 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green | Arman Tsarukyan | L | KO/TKO | 2 | 1:57 |
| Nov 13, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez | Thiago Moises | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 3:01 |
| Oct 24, 2020 | UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje | Alexander Yakovlev | W | Submission | 1 | 3:00 |
| Jul 18, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | Joe Duffy | W | Submission | 1 | 2:25 |
| Jun 1, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith | Danilo Belluardo | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 2:22 |
| Feb 23, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos | Damir Ismagulov | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
How he is doing now
UFC record8-412 fights since 2019
Since moving up1-2at welterweight, since 2025
Last fightAug 15lost to Chidi Njokuani
Last 53-2LLWWWNewest first. Two losses in a row.
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Career
13years2013 to 2026
- 2019UFC debutLost to Damir Ismagulov
- 2025WelterweightMoved up a division
- Aug 15, 2026Latest fightLost to Chidi Njokuani
How his UFC fights ended
8 wins
KO/TKO 4Submission 3Decision 1
4 losses
KO/TKO 1Submission 1Decision 2
Divisions
- Welterweight: 1-22025 to 2026, 3 UFC fights
- Lightweight: 7-22019 to 2024, 9 UFC fights
First UFC fight
Feb 23, 2019: lost to Damir Ismagulov by unanimous decisionFight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos, round 3, 5:00
Latest fight
Aug 15, 2026: lost to Chidi Njokuani by unanimous decisionUFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry, round 3, 5:00
Sources and updates
Fights, records and schedules come from Agatha's own records: ESPN's fighter records and results, and the UFC fight history in our data.
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 3:18 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every fight; biography facts are checked weekly.