Joel Alvarez

“El Fenomeno”

Joel Alvarez "El Fenomeno" is an active Lightweight fighter with a 23-3-0 Sherdog full record. CageVault tracks this fighter profile with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI predictions, betting odds, and DFS research.

Fighter Profile Overview

Joel Alvarez is an active Lightweight mixed martial artist. The profile data says career record is 23-3-0, UFC record is 8-2-0, nationality is Spain, team is Bandog Fight Club, stance is Orthodox, height is 6' 3", reach is 77". CageVault uses this page as a fighter research hub with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI prediction links, odds research, and DFS tools.

The most recent logged fight is a win against Vicente Luque at UFC Fight Night 261 - Oliveira vs. Gamrot on Oct 11 2025 by Decision (Unanimous). Across the latest 5 logged bouts, the recent form line is 4-1 with 4 finishes.

The striking profile lists 4.78 significant strikes landed per minute, 3.07 significant strikes absorbed per minute, 55% striking accuracy, 54% striking defense. The grappling data lists 0.19 takedowns per 15 minutes, 33% takedown accuracy, 47% takedown defense, 1.1 submission attempts per 15 minutes. Those fields help separate striking pace, defensive reliability, takedown risk, and submission activity before a matchup is compared against betting lines.

The listed win mix includes 5 KO/TKO wins, 17 submission wins, 1 decision win. CageVault currently lists a 95.7% finish rate. The finish profile gives readers a quick way to compare knockout, submission, and decision paths when researching upcoming UFC matchups.

Full Record
23-3-0
UFC Record
8-2-0
Weight Class
Lightweight
Nationality
Spain
Team
Bandog Fight Club

Career Statistics

Recent Fights

Result Opponent Method Event Date
WIN Vicente Luque Decision (Unanimous) UFC Fight Night 261 - Oliveira vs. Gamrot Oct 11 2025
WIN Drakkar Klose KO (Flying Knee and Punches) UFC on ESPN 63 - Covington vs. Buckley Dec 14 2024
WIN Elves Brener TKO (Knees and Punches) UFC on ABC 7 - Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov Aug 03 2024
WIN Marc Diakiese Submission (Brabo Choke) UFC Fight Night 224 - Aspinall vs. Tybura Jul 22 2023
LOSS Arman Tsarukyan TKO (Punches) UFC Fight Night 202 - Makhachev vs. Green Feb 26 2022
WIN Thiago Moises TKO (Elbows and Punches) UFC Fight Night 197 - Holloway vs. Rodriguez Nov 13 2021
WIN Alexander Yakovlev Submission (Armbar) UFC 254 - Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje Oct 24 2020
WIN Joseph Duffy Submission (Guillotine Choke) UFC Fight Night 172 - Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 Jul 18 2020
WIN Danilo Belluardo TKO (Punches) UFC Fight Night 153 - Gustafsson vs. Smith Jun 01 2019
LOSS Damir Ismagulov Decision (Unanimous) UFC Fight Night 145 - Blachowicz vs. Santos Feb 23 2019

CageVault Research Notes

  • 28 logged professional fights in the profile data; the table below shows the 10 most recent entries.
  • Latest activity signal: Oct 11 2025 vs. Vicente Luque.
  • 6/6 core UFC-style stat fields are populated for search and matchup research.
  • UFC experience is detected from profile links, organization data, or logged fight events.
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