• UFC Fight Night(5/18/24) Alves lost a three round unanimous decision to Abus Magomedov
• UFC 294(10/21/23) Alves was stopped by Ikram Aliskerov via strikes at 2:07 of the first round
• UFC 283(1/21/23) Alves lost a three round split decision to Nicolas Dalby
• UFC Fight Night(6/26/21) Alves was knocked out by Jeremiah Wells at :30 of the second round
• UFC on ESPN(1/20/21) Alves stopped Mounir Lazzez via strikes at 2:35 of the first round
• UFC Fight Night(11/16/19) Alves was submitted by Randy Brown via triangle choke at 1:22 of the second round
• UFC 237(5/11/19) Alves knocked out Sergio Moraes at 4:13 of the third round
• UFC Fight Night(8/25/18) Alves was stopped by James Krause via strikes at 2:28 of the second round
• UFC 224(5/12/18) Alves defeated Sultan Aliev via TKO (Doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of the second round
• UFC Fight Night(10/21/17) Alves won a three round unanimous decision over Salim Touahri
• UFC Fight Night(11/19/16) Alves lost a three round unanimous decision to Kamaru Usman
• UFC 198(5/14/16) Alves lost a three round unanimous decision to Bryan Barberena
• UFC 194(12/12/15) Alves submitted Colby Covington via guillotine choke at 1:26 of the first round
• UFC 190(8/1/15) Alves submitted Nordine Taleb via guillotine choke at 4:11 of the second round
• UFC Fight Night(11/8/14) Alves won a three round unanimous decision over Alan Jouban
• TUF Brazil 3 Finale(5/31/14) Alves submitted Marcio Alexandre Junior via guillotine choke at :25 of the third round to win the TUF Brazil 3 middleweight title
• The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil, Season 3
• In the semifinals, Alves submitted Wagner Silva in the first round
• In the quarterfinals, Alves stopped Ismael De Jesus in the first round
• Alves won a three round split decision over Wendell Oliveira
BIO
FIGHTS
STATS
UFC HISTORY & CAREER
IMPORTANT FACTS
Team Sonnen on TUF Brazil 3
Pro since 2011
Seven wins by submission (5 guillotine, 1 arm triangle, 1 RNC), four by KO
Five first round finishes – four in 1:58 or less
Has won four of his last 10
Q & A
Q: When and why did you start training for fighting?
Q: What ranks and titles have you held?
ANSWER:
TUF Brazil 3 middleweight winner, Three-timeBrazilian kickboxing champion. 12 gold medals in other kickboxing championships
Q: Do you have any heroes?
ANSWER:
JESUS CHRISTWhat does it mean for you to fight in the UFC?Fighting in the UFC means a life dream to me; I`ve been fighting my whole life aiming for this moment. And now, when this time has come, a new cycle has started, opening new horizons to me
Q: What was your job before you started fighting?
ANSWER:
I have been fighting all my life
Q: Specific accomplishments in amateur competition?
ANSWER:
Amateur MMA record is 3-0Favorite grappling technique:WrestlingFavorite Striking technique:Kickboxing
LOSS
Alves
Alves
VS
Magomedov
LOSS
Alves
Alves
VS
Aliskerov
LOSS
Alves
Alves
VS
Dalby
LOSS
Alves
Alves
VS
Wells
WIN
Alves
Alves
VS
Lazzez
LOSS
Alves
Alves
VS
Brown
WIN
Alves
Alves
VS
Moraes
LOSS
Alves
Alves
VS
Krause
WIN
Alves
Alves
VS
Aliev
WIN
Alves
Alves
VS
Touahri
LOSS
Alves
Alves
VS
Usman
LOSS
Alves
Alves
VS
Barberena
WIN
Alves
Alves
VS
Covington
WIN
Alves
Alves
VS
Taleb
WIN
Alves
Alves
VS
Jouban
WIN
Alves
Alves
VS
Junior
STRIKING ANALYSIS
STRIKING ACCURACY48%
STRIKING DEFENSE50%
LANDED/MIN
3.04
STRIKES PER MINUTEABSORBED/MIN
3.95
STRIKES ABSORBED PER MINUTEGRAPPLING & WRESTLING
TAKEDOWN ACCURACY50%
TAKEDOWN DEFENSE62%
TAKEDOWNS/FIGHT
1.22
15 MIN AVERAGESUBMISSIONS/FIGHT
0.8
15 MIN AVERAGEGENERAL ANALYSIS
UFC RECORD
8 W - 8 L
ACTIVE STREAK
-4 Losses
WIN BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)3
Submission3
Decision2
LOSS BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)3
Submission1
Decision4
FIGHTING STYLE
Kickboxer
STANCE
Orthodox
UFC DEBUT
May. 31, 2014
