JÁ
Height
6' 3"
Reach
77in
Stance
—
Age
33
"El Fenómeno"
JOEL ÁLVAREZ
Spanish· Bandog Fight Club
JÁ
Height
6' 3"
Reach
77in
Stance
—
Age
33
Joel Álvarez González is a Spanish mixed martial artist born in Gijón, Asturias. He began training in MMA at a local gym when he was 18. He fought mostly in Spain before joining the UFC, where he has competed in the lightweight and welterweight divisions. Notable pre-event wins include finishes over Drakkar Klose and Vicente Luque.
Record entering UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry
6
Wins
2
Losses
0
Draws
6-2-0
Overall
Previous fights
08vs. Yaroslav Amosov
Loss23-4-0·Submission (arm-triangle choke)
UFC 328·Newark, New Jersey, United States
May 9, 2026·Round 2·1:13
07vs. Vicente Luque
Win23-3-0·Decision (unanimous)
UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Oct 11, 2025·Round 3·5:00
06vs. Drakkar Klose
Win22-3-0·KO (flying knee and punches)
UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley·Tampa, Florida, United States
Dec 14, 2024·Round 1·2:48
05vs. Elves Brener
Win21-3-0·TKO (knees and punches)
UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov·Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Aug 3, 2024·Round 3·3:36
04vs. Marc Diakiese
Win20-3-0·Submission (brabo choke)
UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura·London, England
Jul 22, 2023·Round 2·4:26
03vs. Arman Tsarukyan
Loss19-3-0·TKO (punches)
UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green·Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Feb 26, 2022·Round 2·1:57
02vs. Thiago Moisés
Win19-2-0·TKO (elbows and punches)
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez·Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Nov 13, 2021·Round 1·3:01
01vs. Alexander Yakovlev
Win18-2-0·Submission (armbar)
UFC 254·Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Oct 24, 2020·Round 1·3:00
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Islam MakhachevIan Machado GarryMackenzie DernGillian RobertsonJalin TurnerKauê FernandesMansur Abdul-MalikDustin StoltzfusEdson BarbozaEsteban RibovicsChidi NjokuaniCharles JohnsonEduardo HenriqueDonte JohnsonEric McConico Jr.Tresean GoreVicente LuqueLucas FernandoRafael TobiasNeil MagnyRamiz BrahimajJeremiah WellsMyktybek Orolbai