Thiago Alves

WelterweightOutfighter
15 - 12

27 UFC Fights | 56% Win Rate | 9 Finishes (60%)

Height
5' 9"
Reach
70"
Weight
170 lbs.
Age
42
Orthodox

Thiago Alves UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Thiago Alves is 15-12 in the UFC across 27 fights, with 8 wins by knockout, 1 by submission and 6 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 23-15, 8-3 of it outside the UFC. Alves competes at welterweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 5'9" with a 70" reach at 42 years old. The last bout was a loss to Tim Means by submission in Dec 2019.

Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 85th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (0.48/fight).

Thiago Alves's UFC win rate is 56% (15 of 27 fights), and 60% of those wins came by finish. Alves averages 0.5 takedowns per fight at 61% accuracy and stops 63% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
23-15
UFC Record
15-12
Height
5'9"
Reach
70"
Age
42
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Tim Means · Submission · Dec 2019

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Thiago Alves's Last 5 Fights

Alves is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Tim Means · Submission · R1 2:38 · UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik · Dec 2019
  2. Loss vs Laureano Staropoli · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade · May 2019
  3. Win vs Max Griffin · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 · Feb 2019
  4. Loss vs Aleksei Kunchenko · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik · Sep 2018
  5. Loss vs Curtis Millender · KO/TKO · R2 4:17 · UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros · Feb 2018

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
3.7
Accuracy
42%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.48

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
3.4
1.0x avg
Strike Differential
+0.3
Opp. Accuracy Against
38%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.5
Takedown Accuracy
61%
Takedown Defense
63%
Control Time / Fight
1:09
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.2

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
7% KO
4% Sub
R2
22% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Thiago Alves vs Average

Thiago Alves lands 15.6 strikes in R1 but 20.7 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Thiago Alves's UFC Fight History

27 UFC fights on record (15-12), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LTim MeansSubmissionR1 · 2:38UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik2019-12-07
LLaureano StaropoliDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade2019-05-11
WMax GriffinDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 22019-02-02
LAleksei KunchenkoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik2018-09-15
LCurtis MillenderKO/TKOR2 · 4:17UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros2018-02-18
WPatrick CoteDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 22017-04-08
LJim MillerDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor2016-11-12
LCarlos ConditKO/TKOR2 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves2015-05-30
WJordan MeinKO/TKOR2 · 0:39UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz2015-01-31
WSeth BaczynskiDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne2014-04-19
LMartin KampmannSubmissionR3 · 4:12UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann2012-03-02
WPapy AbediSubmissionR1 · 3:32UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz2011-11-05
LRick StoryDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill2011-05-28
WJohn HowardDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 22010-12-11
LJon FitchDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen2010-08-07
L★Georges St-PierreDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 1002009-07-11
WJosh KoscheckDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 90: Silva vs Cote2008-10-25
WMatt HughesKO/TKOR2 · 1:02UFC 85: Bedlam2008-06-07
WKaro ParisyanKO/TKOR2 · 0:24UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon2008-04-02
WChris LytleKO/TKOR2 · 5:00UFC 78: Validation2007-11-17
WKuniyoshi HironakaKO/TKOR2 · 4:04UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian2007-09-19
WTony DeSouzaKO/TKOR2 · 1:10UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 22006-12-30
WJohn AlessioDecisionR3 · 5:00Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter2006-10-10
LJon FitchKO/TKOR2 · 4:37UFC Fight Night 52006-06-28
WDerrick NobleKO/TKOR1 · 2:54UFC 59: Reality Check2006-04-15
WAnsar ChalangovKO/TKOR1 · 2:25UFC 56: Full Force2005-11-19
LSpencer FisherSubmissionR2 · 4:43UFC Fight Night 22005-10-03

How Alves Ranks at Welterweight

Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume3.7 sig. strikes/min
68th percentile
Striking accuracy42%
34th percentile
Strikes absorbed3.4/min
42nd percentile
Takedowns0.5/fight
33rd percentile
Takedown defense63%
49th percentile
Knockdown power0.48/fight
85th percentile

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