Welterweight

Thiago Alves

Last fought: Dec 2019

RECORD

Pro

23-15-0

UFC

14-12-0

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

70"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:49
Fight Completion Rate	68.7%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.17
% Fights Inside the Distance	57.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	135-61 (68.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	62-34 (64.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	73-27 (73.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	63.9%
% Time in Control	10.5%
% Time Controlled	25.6%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	29.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.59
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.01
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.58
Distance Strike Accuracy	38.9%
Distance Strike Defense	67.4%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	2.26
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.95
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.64
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.11
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	3.03
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.42

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 Welterweight field

Thiago Alves 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	Thiago Alves
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.6
Strike Differential	0.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	60.9%
Takedown Defense	61.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.7
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3
Control Time/15min	1:34
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	57.1%
Submission % of Wins	7.1%
Decision % of Wins	35.7%
Avg Fight Time	10:49
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.7
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.9
Takedown Accuracy	40.0%
Takedown Defense	60.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:32

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Tim Means

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik • Dec 2019Welterweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 2:38

Thiago Alves13/2650%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Tim Means23/4156%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:43KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	13/26	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tim Means	23/41	56%	0/3	0:43	1

LOSS

vs. Laureano Staropoli

UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade • May 2019Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thiago Alves58/14739%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:27

Laureano Staropoli54/20227%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	10/24	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Laureano Staropoli	13/55	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Thiago Alves	19/59	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Laureano Staropoli	19/68	28%	1/1	0:22	—

R3	Thiago Alves	29/64	45%	1/3	0:27	—
	Laureano Staropoli	22/79	28%	0/0	0:10	—

WIN

vs. Max Griffin

UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 • Feb 2019Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thiago Alves83/13561%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:13

Max Griffin112/15473%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:40KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	29/53	55%	0/1	0:00	—
	Max Griffin	57/92	62%	0/1	0:22	1

R2	Thiago Alves	45/65	69%	0/0	0:16	—
	Max Griffin	44/49	90%	0/1	0:36	—

R3	Thiago Alves	9/17	53%	0/0	0:57	—
	Max Griffin	11/13	85%	2/2	2:42	—

LOSS

vs. Aleksei Kunchenko

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik • Sep 2018Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thiago Alves56/17532%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:50

Aleksei Kunchenko44/15329%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	9/40	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aleksei Kunchenko	5/27	19%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Thiago Alves	26/70	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aleksei Kunchenko	10/46	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Thiago Alves	21/65	32%	0/0	0:50	—
	Aleksei Kunchenko	29/80	36%	1/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Curtis Millender

UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros • Feb 2018Welterweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 4:17

Thiago Alves33/10631%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:14

Curtis Millender47/10644%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	11/46	24%	1/1	0:14	—
	Curtis Millender	26/54	48%	0/0	0:11	1

R2	Thiago Alves	22/60	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Curtis Millender	21/52	40%	0/0	0:03	1

WIN

vs. Patrick Cote

UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 • Apr 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thiago Alves79/15750%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:43KD 2

Patrick Cote44/13134%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	27/57	47%	0/0	0:55	1
	Patrick Cote	13/39	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Thiago Alves	29/61	48%	0/0	0:07	1
	Patrick Cote	19/56	34%	0/0	0:06	—

R3	Thiago Alves	23/39	59%	1/1	1:41	—
	Patrick Cote	12/36	33%	0/1	0:27	—

LOSS

vs. Jim Miller

UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor • Nov 2016Catch Weight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thiago Alves36/11232%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:32

Jim Miller28/8533%TD 4/5Ctrl 6:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	9/32	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jim Miller	11/34	32%	1/1	1:47	—

R2	Thiago Alves	13/45	29%	0/0	0:07	—
	Jim Miller	10/27	37%	1/2	2:09	—

R3	Thiago Alves	14/35	40%	0/0	0:25	—
	Jim Miller	7/24	29%	2/2	2:28	—

LOSS

vs. Carlos Condit

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves • May 2015Welterweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 5:00

Thiago Alves34/6949%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

Carlos Condit75/16246%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:35KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	23/39	59%	0/0	0:00	—
	Carlos Condit	24/82	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Thiago Alves	11/30	37%	0/0	0:05	—
	Carlos Condit	51/80	64%	2/3	2:35	1

WIN

vs. Jordan Mein

UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz • Jan 2015Welterweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 0:39

Thiago Alves23/6834%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Jordan Mein37/9639%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	15/55	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jordan Mein	37/95	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Thiago Alves	8/13	62%	0/0	0:04	1
	Jordan Mein	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Seth Baczynski

UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne • Apr 2014Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thiago Alves116/23649%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:04

Seth Baczynski90/33527%TD 0/8Ctrl 0:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	38/70	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Seth Baczynski	32/114	28%	0/1	0:08	—

R2	Thiago Alves	37/85	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Seth Baczynski	28/106	26%	0/2	0:06	—

R3	Thiago Alves	41/81	51%	0/1	0:04	—
	Seth Baczynski	30/115	26%	0/5	0:32	—

LOSS

vs. Martin Kampmann

UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann • Mar 2012Welterweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 4:12

Thiago Alves62/11853%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:31

Martin Kampmann47/11840%TD 1/7Ctrl 2:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	11/23	48%	1/1	2:23	—
	Martin Kampmann	12/22	55%	1/4	1:03	—

R2	Thiago Alves	32/55	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Martin Kampmann	23/57	40%	0/2	0:34	—

R3	Thiago Alves	19/40	48%	1/2	0:08	—
	Martin Kampmann	12/39	31%	0/1	0:53	—

WIN

vs. Papy Abedi

UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz • Nov 2011Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:32

Thiago Alves25/4556%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:31KD 1

Papy Abedi14/3837%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	25/45	56%	0/0	0:31	1
	Papy Abedi	14/38	37%	0/0	0:41	—

LOSS

vs. Rick Story

UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill • May 2011Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thiago Alves41/11137%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:00

Rick Story62/16937%TD 4/14Ctrl 7:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	9/27	33%	0/1	0:16	—
	Rick Story	30/52	58%	1/4	3:14	—

R2	Thiago Alves	4/19	21%	1/1	0:34	—
	Rick Story	10/28	36%	3/5	3:07	—

R3	Thiago Alves	28/65	43%	0/1	0:10	—
	Rick Story	22/89	25%	0/5	1:15	—

WIN

vs. John Howard

UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2 • Dec 2010Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thiago Alves73/18539%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:58KD 1

John Howard37/12430%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	29/75	39%	1/1	0:34	—
	John Howard	12/46	26%	0/1	0:14	—

R2	Thiago Alves	14/41	34%	1/1	2:21	—
	John Howard	8/22	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Thiago Alves	30/69	43%	0/0	0:03	1
	John Howard	17/56	30%	0/1	0:39	—

LOSS

vs. Jon Fitch

UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen • Aug 2010Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thiago Alves22/8127%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:02

Jon Fitch29/6644%TD 9/11Ctrl 8:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	7/30	23%	0/0	0:58	—
	Jon Fitch	11/29	38%	4/5	1:58	—

R2	Thiago Alves	2/12	17%	0/0	0:19	—
	Jon Fitch	10/17	59%	4/4	3:41	—

R3	Thiago Alves	13/39	33%	0/0	0:45	—
	Jon Fitch	8/20	40%	1/2	2:27	—

LOSS

vs. Georges St-Pierre

UFC 100 • Jul 2009WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Thiago Alves30/16219%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:20

Georges St-Pierre59/12846%TD 10/12Ctrl 13:10KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	8/35	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	12/30	40%	3/4	1:53	—

R2	Thiago Alves	2/18	11%	0/0	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	12/21	57%	1/1	3:50	—

R3	Thiago Alves	9/46	20%	0/0	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	21/43	49%	1/2	1:58	1

R4	Thiago Alves	7/32	22%	0/0	1:20	—
	Georges St-Pierre	6/13	46%	2/2	2:23	—

R5	Thiago Alves	4/31	13%	0/0	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	8/21	38%	3/3	3:06	—

WIN

vs. Josh Koscheck

UFC 90: Silva vs Cote • Oct 2008Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thiago Alves80/18144%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:17KD 2

Josh Koscheck39/12830%TD 0/5Ctrl 2:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	22/52	42%	0/2	0:03	1
	Josh Koscheck	12/48	25%	0/1	0:31	—

R2	Thiago Alves	18/47	38%	0/0	0:01	—
	Josh Koscheck	13/35	37%	0/2	1:40	—

R3	Thiago Alves	40/82	49%	0/0	0:13	1
	Josh Koscheck	14/45	31%	0/2	0:28	—

WIN

vs. Matt Hughes

UFC 85: Bedlam • Jun 2008Welterweight

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 2, 1:02

Thiago Alves10/1662%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:27KD 1

Matt Hughes9/1369%TD 1/7Ctrl 3:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	6/11	55%	1/1	0:42	—
	Matt Hughes	9/12	75%	1/5	3:03	—

R2	Thiago Alves	4/5	80%	0/0	0:45	1
	Matt Hughes	0/1	0%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Karo Parisyan

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon • Apr 2008Welterweight

KO/TKO (Knees) • Rd 2, 0:24

Thiago Alves17/4835%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Karo Parisyan10/4522%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	11/37	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Karo Parisyan	10/40	25%	1/4	1:55	—

R2	Thiago Alves	6/11	55%	0/0	0:02	1
	Karo Parisyan	0/5	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Chris Lytle

UFC 78: Validation • Nov 2007Welterweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 5:00

Thiago Alves39/9043%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:32KD 1

Chris Lytle42/12833%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	16/33	48%	0/0	0:32	1
	Chris Lytle	19/66	29%	1/1	0:50	—

R2	Thiago Alves	23/57	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Lytle	23/62	37%	0/0	1:39	—

WIN

vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka

UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian • Sep 2007Welterweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 4:04

Thiago Alves48/9749%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:53

Kuniyoshi Hironaka15/3938%TD 2/6Ctrl 1:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	24/56	43%	0/0	0:25	—
	Kuniyoshi Hironaka	9/24	38%	1/1	0:27	—

R2	Thiago Alves	24/41	59%	0/0	0:28	—
	Kuniyoshi Hironaka	6/15	40%	1/5	1:09	—

WIN

vs. Tony DeSouza

UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 • Dec 2006Welterweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 1:10

Thiago Alves26/4953%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:44KD 2

Tony DeSouza1/1010%TD 0/8Ctrl 0:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	22/43	51%	0/0	1:28	1
	Tony DeSouza	1/10	10%	0/6	0:26	—

R2	Thiago Alves	4/6	67%	0/0	0:16	1
	Tony DeSouza	0/0	—	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Jon Fitch

UFC Fight Night 5 • Jun 2006Welterweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 4:37

Thiago Alves1/1100%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:27

Jon Fitch51/7271%TD 3/4Ctrl 8:48KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	1/1	100%	1/1	0:22	—
	Jon Fitch	27/42	64%	1/1	4:33	—

R2	Thiago Alves	0/0	—	0/0	0:05	—
	Jon Fitch	24/30	80%	2/3	4:15	1

WIN

vs. Derrick Noble

UFC 59: Reality Check • Apr 2006Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:54

Thiago Alves11/2741%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12KD 1

Derrick Noble18/4540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	11/27	41%	0/0	0:12	1
	Derrick Noble	18/45	40%	0/0	0:40	—

WIN

vs. Ansar Chalangov

UFC 56: Full Force • Nov 2005Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:25

Thiago Alves8/1173%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:01

Ansar Chalangov2/2100%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	8/11	73%	1/1	1:01	—
	Ansar Chalangov	2/2	100%	0/2	0:44	—

LOSS

vs. Spencer Fisher

UFC Fight Night 2 • Oct 2005Welterweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 2, 4:43

Thiago Alves19/5336%TD 3/3Ctrl 6:31

Spencer Fisher13/3636%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	6/25	24%	1/1	3:42	—
	Spencer Fisher	6/19	32%	1/1	0:20	—

R2	Thiago Alves	13/28	46%	2/2	2:49	—
	Spencer Fisher	7/17	41%	0/1	0:55	—

Prior to UFC

Other (1 fight)

WIN

vs. John Alessio

Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter • Oct 2006Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thiago Alves63/14244%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:16

John Alessio13/8216%TD 2/10Ctrl 4:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thiago Alves	21/43	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Alessio	2/14	14%	0/4	2:03	—

R2	Thiago Alves	18/45	40%	0/0	1:15	—
	John Alessio	7/41	17%	1/4	1:28	—

R3	Thiago Alves	24/54	44%	0/0	0:01	—
	John Alessio	4/27	15%	1/2	0:42	—

Last updated: 2026-10-05 | Data source: UFCStats.com