Joel Álvarez (22-3, 22) was born in Gijón, Asturias, Spain on March 2, 1993. At the age of 20 years on December 28, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut against Aratz Garmendia, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On February 23, 2019, 25-year old Joel Álvarez made his UFC debut on his 17th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos against a 28-year old Damir Ismagulov but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Álvarez' last fight was a 1st-round KO win against Drakkar Klose at UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley at age 31 on December 14, 2024. He is on a 3-fight winning streak.
He has fought nine times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Joel Álvarez' best fights have been against Drakkar Klose, Thiago Moisés, Joseph Duffy, Alexander Yakovlev, Marc Diakiese, Danilo Belluardo and Elves Brener.
Álvarez has 3 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25  | Dec 14, 2024 31 years, 9 months 22-3 (22) | 36 years, 9 months 15-2-1 (6) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Flying knee and punches |
24 | Aug 3, 2024 31 years, 5 months 21-3 (21) | Elves Brener | UFC | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches |
23  | Jul 22, 2023 30 years, 4 months 20-3 (20) | 30 years, 4 months 16-6 (7) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Brabo choke |
22  | Feb 26, 2022 28 years, 11 months 19-3 (19) | 25 years, 4 months 17-2 (11) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
21  | Nov 13, 2021 28 years, 8 months 19-2 (19) | 26 years, 7 months 15-5 (9) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbows and punches |
20  | Oct 24, 2020 27 years, 7 months 18-2 (18) | 36 years, 3 months 25-10-1 (18) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
19  | Jul 19, 2020 27 years, 4 months 17-2 (17) | 32 years, 5 months 16-4 (14) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
18 | Jun 1, 2019 26 years, 2 months 16-2 (16) | Danilo Belluardo | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
17  | Feb 23, 2019 25 years, 11 months 15-2 (15) | 28 years 20-1 (13) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
16 | Nov 24, 2018 25 years, 8 months 15-1 (15) | Radu Maxim | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
15 | Sep 29, 2018 25 years, 6 months 14-1 (14) | Julio Cesar Alves | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Brabo choke | |
14 | May 5, 2018 25 years, 2 months 13-1 (13) | Alexandre Ribeiro | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
13 | Mar 17, 2018 25 years 12-1 (12) | Kevin Daniel Delgado | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
12 | Oct 14, 2017 24 years, 7 months 11-1 (11) | Francisco Gonzalez | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
11 | Jun 3, 2017 24 years, 3 months 10-1 (10) | Jekson Poleza | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
10 | Mar 18, 2017 24 years 9-1 (9) | Anthony Muller | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Oct 8, 2016 23 years, 7 months 8-1 (8) | Moncef Ed Doukani | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Anaconda choke | |
8 | Jul 8, 2016 23 years, 4 months 7-1 (7) | Jose Luis Bravo | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
7 | Jun 12, 2015 22 years, 3 months 6-1 (6) | Carlos Villar | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
6 | Apr 10, 2015 22 years, 1 months 5-1 (5) | Ali Abdulkhalikov | M-1 | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Spinning heel kick |
5 | Mar 21, 2015 22 years 5-0 (5) | Graham Turner | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
4 | Mar 7, 2015 22 years 4-0 (4) | Jose Luis Bravo | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
3 | Jan 26, 2015 21 years, 10 months 3-0 (3) | Helson Henriques | 1 | SUB | WIN Anaconda choke | ||
2 | Apr 12, 2014 21 years, 1 months 2-0 (2) | Hicham Rachid | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
1 | Dec 28, 2013 20 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Aratz Garmendia | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
