Lightweight

Eddie Alvarez

Last fought: Jul 2018

RECORD

Pro

29-6-0 (1 NC)

UFC

4-3-0

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

69"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:07
Fight Completion Rate	59.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.23
% Fights Inside the Distance	50.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	68-21 (76.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	21-9 (70.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	34-8 (81.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	76.7%
% Time in Control	19.5%
% Time Controlled	3.8%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	83.6%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.59
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.85
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.26
Distance Strike Accuracy	37.0%
Distance Strike Defense	56.2%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.29
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.33
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.37
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.37
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.86
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.07

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Eddie Alvarez League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Eddie Alvarez
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.3
Strike Differential	-0.8/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	26.1%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	2:55
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	11:07
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	6.7
Takedown Accuracy	20.0%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:04

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Dustin Poirier

UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 • Jul 2018Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:05

Eddie Alvarez26/7634%TD 0/3Ctrl 2:27

Dustin Poirier54/11547%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Eddie Alvarez	18/47	38%	0/2	0:00	—
	Dustin Poirier	20/63	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Eddie Alvarez	8/29	28%	0/1	2:27	—
	Dustin Poirier	34/52	65%	0/0	0:05	1

WIN

vs. Justin Gaethje

UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 • Dec 2017Lightweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 3, 3:59

Eddie Alvarez155/35644%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:20KD 1

Justin Gaethje122/23751%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Eddie Alvarez	42/123	34%	0/1	0:06	—
	Justin Gaethje	39/89	44%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Eddie Alvarez	73/154	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Justin Gaethje	51/94	54%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Eddie Alvarez	40/79	51%	1/1	0:14	1
	Justin Gaethje	32/54	59%	0/0	0:04	—

vs. Dustin Poirier

UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos • May 2017Lightweight

CNC • Rd 2, 4:02

Eddie Alvarez44/12735%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:16

Dustin Poirier73/14451%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Eddie Alvarez	17/55	31%	0/1	0:00	—
	Dustin Poirier	29/75	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Eddie Alvarez	27/72	38%	1/3	1:16	—
	Dustin Poirier	44/69	64%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Conor McGregor

UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor • Nov 2016LightweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:04

Eddie Alvarez9/4122%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:57

Conor McGregor32/8438%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:54KD 3

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Eddie Alvarez	6/29	21%	0/1	0:00	—
	Conor McGregor	18/57	32%	0/0	0:52	2

R2	Eddie Alvarez	3/12	25%	0/2	0:57	—
	Conor McGregor	14/27	52%	0/0	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Rafael Dos Anjos

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez • Jul 2016LightweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:49

Eddie Alvarez45/7858%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:20

Rafael Dos Anjos12/4129%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Eddie Alvarez	45/78	58%	1/3	0:20	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	12/41	29%	0/1	0:22	—

WIN

vs. Anthony Pettis

UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz • Jan 2016Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Eddie Alvarez42/9047%TD 6/15Ctrl 7:37

Anthony Pettis56/10951%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Eddie Alvarez	4/10	40%	3/5	3:07	—
	Anthony Pettis	11/23	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Eddie Alvarez	16/44	36%	0/4	1:08	—
	Anthony Pettis	25/55	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Eddie Alvarez	22/36	61%	3/6	3:22	—
	Anthony Pettis	20/31	65%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Gilbert Melendez

UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum • Jun 2015Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Eddie Alvarez31/6448%TD 3/11Ctrl 3:47

Gilbert Melendez37/12929%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Eddie Alvarez	8/17	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gilbert Melendez	15/53	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Eddie Alvarez	9/17	53%	1/3	1:32	—
	Gilbert Melendez	6/31	19%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Eddie Alvarez	14/30	47%	2/8	2:15	—
	Gilbert Melendez	16/45	36%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Donald Cerrone

UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso • Sep 2014Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Eddie Alvarez48/13835%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:38

Donald Cerrone88/16653%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:57KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Eddie Alvarez	23/63	37%	0/2	0:38	—
	Donald Cerrone	19/47	40%	0/1	0:05	—

R2	Eddie Alvarez	16/36	44%	0/2	0:00	—
	Donald Cerrone	27/57	47%	0/0	0:15	—

R3	Eddie Alvarez	9/39	23%	0/1	0:00	—
	Donald Cerrone	42/62	68%	0/1	1:37	1

Prior to UFC

DREAM (4 fights)

WIN

vs. Katsunori Kikuno

DREAM 12 • Oct 2009

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 3:42

Eddie Alvarez20/6133%TD 2/6Ctrl 0:00

Katsunori Kikuno14/4829%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Eddie Alvarez	9/36	25%	0/3	0:00	—
	Katsunori Kikuno	12/33	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Eddie Alvarez	11/25	44%	2/3	0:00	—
	Katsunori Kikuno	2/15	13%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri

DREAM 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round • Jul 2008

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 7:35

Eddie Alvarez46/9648%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00KD 2

Tatsuya Kawajiri28/6941%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Eddie Alvarez	46/96	48%	0/2	0:00	2
	Tatsuya Kawajiri	28/69	41%	0/1	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Joachim Hansen

DREAM 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round • May 2008

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Eddie Alvarez48/10844%TD 7/9Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Joachim Hansen40/8945%TD 1/7Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Eddie Alvarez	37/84	44%	5/6	0:00	1
	Joachim Hansen	28/66	42%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Eddie Alvarez	11/24	46%	2/3	0:00	—
	Joachim Hansen	12/23	52%	1/5	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Andre Amado

DREAM 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round • Mar 2008

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 6:47

Eddie Alvarez40/10040%TD 3/4Ctrl 0:00

Andre Amado8/3921%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Eddie Alvarez	40/100	40%	3/4	0:00	—
	Andre Amado	8/39	21%	0/0	0:00	1

Other (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Shinya Aoki

Dynamite!! 2008 • Dec 2008

Submission (Heel Hook) • Rd 1, 1:32

Eddie Alvarez2/729%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Shinya Aoki1/333%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Eddie Alvarez	2/7	29%	1/1	0:00	—
	Shinya Aoki	1/3	33%	0/1	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com