Eddie Alvarez (30-8, 23) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. on January 11, 1984. At the age of 19 years on December 14, 2003, he made his professional MMA debut against Anthony Ladonna, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On September 27, 2014, 30-year old Eddie Alvarez made his UFC debut on his 29th professional MMA fight at UFC 178 against a 31-year old Donald Cerrone but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
He became the UFC lightweight champion on July 7, 2016 at age 32 on his 32nd professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez after defeating a 31-year old Rafael dos Anjos via 1st-round TKO.
Alvarez' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Ok Rae-yoon at ONE on TNT 4 at age 37 on April 28, 2021. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought eight times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins, 3 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Eddie Alvarez' best fights have been against Rafael dos Anjos, Aaron Riley, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Shinya Aoki, Patricky Pitbull, Michael Chandler and Pat Curran.
Alvarez has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40  | Apr 28, 2021 37 years, 3 months 30-8 (23) | 30 years, 1 months 14-3 (5) | ONE | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
39 | Apr 7, 2021 37 years, 2 months 30-7 (23) | Iuri Lapicus | ONE | LT | 1 | NC | NC Overturned |
38  | Aug 2, 2019 35 years, 6 months 30-7 (23) | 35 years, 8 months 21-7 (8) | ONE | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
37  | Mar 31, 2019 35 years, 2 months 29-7 (22) | 29 years, 4 months 12-4 (10) | ONE | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
36  | Jul 28, 2018 34 years, 6 months 29-6 (22) | 29 years, 6 months 23-5 (18) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
35  | Dec 2, 2017 33 years, 10 months 29-5 (22) | 29 years 18-0 (16) | UFC | LT | 3 | KO | WIN Knee |
34 | May 13, 2017 33 years, 4 months 28-5 (21) | 28 years, 3 months 21-5 (16) | UFC | LT | 2 | NC | NC Illegal knees |
33  | Nov 12, 2016 32 years, 10 months 28-5 (21) | 28 years, 3 months 20-3 (18) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches Lost UFC lightweight title |
32  | Jul 7, 2016 32 years, 5 months 28-4 (21) | 31 years, 8 months 25-7 (13) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won UFC lightweight title |
31  | Jan 17, 2016 32 years 27-4 (20) | 28 years, 11 months 18-3 (15) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
30  | Jun 13, 2015 31 years, 5 months 26-4 (20) | 33 years, 2 months 22-4 (12) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
29  | Sep 27, 2014 30 years, 8 months 25-4 (20) | 31 years, 5 months 24-6 (19) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
28  | Nov 2, 2013 29 years, 9 months 25-3 (20) | 27 years, 6 months 12-0 (9) | Bellator | LT | 5 | SD | WIN Won Bellator World lightweight title |
27  | Oct 12, 2012 28 years, 9 months 24-3 (20) | 26 years, 8 months 10-3 (8) | Bellator | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick |
26  | Apr 20, 2012 28 years, 3 months 23-3 (19) | 28 years, 11 months 30-5 (19) | Bellator | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
25 | Nov 19, 2011 27 years, 10 months 22-3 (18) | 25 years, 6 months 8-0 (5) | Bellator | LT | 4 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke Lost Bellator World lightweight title |
24  | Apr 2, 2011 27 years, 2 months 22-2 (18) | 23 years, 7 months 13-3 (7) | Bellator | LT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended Bellator World lightweight title |
23  | Oct 21, 2010 26 years, 9 months 21-2 (18) | 27 years, 5 months 21-4-1 (16) | Bellator | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
22  | May 6, 2010 26 years, 3 months 20-2 (17) | 27 years, 1 months 27-9-1 (23) | Bellator | LT | 2 | CKO | WIN Standing rear-naked choke |
21  | Oct 26, 2009 25 years, 9 months 19-2 (17) | 27 years, 11 months 12-1-2 (8) | Dream | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
20  | Jun 19, 2009 25 years, 5 months 18-2 (16) | 31 years, 1 months 24-13 (21) | Bellator | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
19 | May 1, 2009 25 years, 3 months 17-2 (15) | Eric Reynolds | Bellator | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
18 | Apr 3, 2009 25 years, 2 months 16-2 (14) | Greg Loughran | Bellator | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
17 | Dec 31, 2008 24 years, 11 months 15-2 (13) | 25 years, 7 months 18-3 (11) | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook | |
16  | Jul 21, 2008 24 years, 6 months 15-1 (13) | 30 years, 2 months 22-4-2 (14) | Dream | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
15  | May 11, 2008 24 years, 4 months 14-1 (12) | 28 years, 11 months 17-6-1 (10) | Dream | LT | 2 | UD | WIN |
14 | Mar 15, 2008 24 years, 2 months 13-1 (12) | Andre Amade | Dream | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
13 | Jan 25, 2008 24 years 12-1 (11) | Ross Ebañez | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | |
12 | Jul 14, 2007 23 years, 6 months 11-1 (10) | Matt Lee | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11  | Apr 14, 2007 23 years, 3 months 10-1 (10) | 25 years, 9 months 31-9-1 (27) | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
10 | Feb 16, 2007 23 years, 1 months 10-0 (10) | Scott Henze | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | |
9  | Dec 2, 2006 22 years, 10 months 9-0 (9) | 25 years, 11 months 25-8-1 (19) | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches Won MFC welterweight title | |
8 | Aug 26, 2006 22 years, 7 months 8-0 (8) | Hidenobu Koike | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
7 | Jun 3, 2006 22 years, 4 months 7-0 (7) | Derrick Noble | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Nov 5, 2005 21 years, 9 months 6-0 (6) | Daisuke Hanazawa | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | May 14, 2005 21 years, 4 months 5-0 (5) | Danil Veselov | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4  | Feb 26, 2005 21 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | 29 years, 6 months 11-10-4 (7) | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Oct 16, 2004 20 years, 9 months 3-0 (3) | Chris Schlesinger | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
2 | Apr 24, 2004 20 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Adam Fearon | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
1 | Dec 14, 2003 19 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Anthony Ladonna | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
