Fighter Profile›Welterweight

“El Fenomeno”

Joel Alvarez

23-310 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

· 4W

Hot Streak

High Variance

Early Chaos

6'3"ht·77"reach·Orthodoxstance·33age

Last fightWVicente Luque·U-DEC·R3·7mo ago

Fighter Context

8–2UFC·

4KO

3Sub

1Dec

7.9min/fight

79UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

6–2(8 fights)

83%finish rate

+2.7str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.71

Positive

92%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.020

Passive

14%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Durable

66%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

63%

Strong

74%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Alvarez

Distance Striker

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.78

Str. Accuracy55%

376UFC landed/682attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.6 vs avg3.07

Str. Defense54%

KD Rate / fight0.10

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fightNone on record

CQ KO Power

Below Avg12%ile0.27

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

69%

Body

20%

Leg

11%

By Position

Distance74%

Clinch12%

Ground14%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 110 rounds	Round 26 rounds	Round 33 rounds
Avg. Landed	21	19	18
Avg. Absorbed	14	13	10
Avg. Net	+7	+7	+8

Grappling

Alvarez·55s ctrlAverage Control

Welterweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.19

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.57

TD Accuracy33%

1UFC landed/3attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.10

3UFC wins/6attempted

Defense

TD Defense47%

8UFC defended/17opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

88%

Elite Finisher

div avg 53%

How They Lose

2UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO4 / 8

Submission3 / 8

Decision1 / 8

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 2

Submission0 / 2

Decision1 / 2

Loss Pattern

1 of 2 losses by finish in R1–R2

Fast and versatile. 6 of 7 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

2UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 26 more in second half of career

10 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=10

R2n=6

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

5.0

4.9

3.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.3

3.2

2.1

Diff

+1.7

+1.8

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

▲Str. Diff+0.88 idxL3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Alvarez — 10 UFC Fights

Result

Method

10 fights

Vicente LuqueElite

U-DEC R3Oct '25

+59

·89 SS (60%)·30 abs·1/1 td·390s ctrl·1 sub att

Drakkar KloseVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 2:48Dec '24

+13

·20 SS (83%)·7 abs·1 td taken

Elves Brener

KO/TKO R3 · 3:36Aug '24

+50

·95 SS (67%)·45 abs·0/1 td·51s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att

Marc Diakiese

SUB R2 · 4:26Jul '23

+22

·42 SS (56%)·20 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·86s ctrl·1 sub att

↵ 17mo layoff

Arman Tsarukyan

KO/TKO R2 · 1:57Feb '22

-29

·7 SS (70%)·36 abs·2 td taken

Thiago Moises

KO/TKO R1 · 3:01Nov '21

+33

·44 SS (60%)·11 abs

Alexander Yakovlev

SUB R1 · 3:00Oct '20

·4 SS (67%)·1 abs·1 td taken·2 sub att

Joe Duffy

SUB R1 · 2:25Jul '20

·18 SS (49%)·14 abs·1 td taken·1 sub att

Danilo Belluardo

KO/TKO R2 · 2:22Jun '19

·19 SS (46%)·13 abs·2 td taken·17s ctrl

Damir Ismagulov

U-DEC R3Feb '19

-26

·38 SS (30%)·64 abs

All Fighters

Welterweight

“El Fenomeno”

Joel Alvarez

23-310 UFC

Form

6'3"ht·77"reach·Orthodoxstance·33age

Last fightWVicente Luque·U-DEC·7mo ago

Fighter Context

8–2UFC·

4KO

3Sub

1Dec

7.9min/fight

79UFC min

vs. Winning Record6–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.71

92%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.020

14%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

66%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

63%

74%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Alvarez

Welterweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.78

Str. Accuracy55%

376UFC landed/682attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.6 vs avg3.07

Str. Defense54%

KD Rate / Fight0.10

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / FightNone on record

CQ KO Power

Below Avg12%ile0.27

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

69%

Body

20%

Leg

11%

By Position

Dist74%

Clinch12%

Ground14%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=10	R2 n=6	R3 n=3
Landed	21	19	18
Absorbed	14	13	10
Net	+7	+7	+8

Grappling

Alvarez

Welterweight avg

55s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.19

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.57

TD Accuracy33%

1UFC landed/3attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.10

3UFC wins/6attempted

Defense

TD Defense47%

8UFC defended/17opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

88%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

4KO/TKO

3Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

2UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=10

R2n=6

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

5.0

4.9

3.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.3

3.2

2.1

Diff

+1.7

+1.8

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Alvarez — UFC Fight Log

Vicente LuqueElite

U-DEC·R3·Oct '25

89 SS (60%)·30 abs·1/1 td·390s ctrl·1 sub

Drakkar KloseVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '24

20 SS (83%)·7 abs·1 td taken

Elves Brener

KO/TKO·R3·Aug '24

95 SS (67%)·45 abs·0/1 td·51s ctrl·1 kd·1 sub

Marc Diakiese

SUB·R2·Jul '23

42 SS (56%)·20 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·86s ctrl·1 sub

Arman Tsarukyan

KO/TKO·R2·Feb '22

7 SS (70%)·36 abs·2 td taken

Thiago Moises

KO/TKO·R1·Nov '21

44 SS (60%)·11 abs

Alexander Yakovlev

SUB·R1·Oct '20

4 SS (67%)·1 abs·1 td taken·2 sub

Joe Duffy

SUB·R1·Jul '20

18 SS (49%)·14 abs·1 td taken·1 sub

Round 110 rounds

Round 26 rounds

Round 33 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

n=10

n=6

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net