Eddie Alvarez Biography
Eddie Alvarez born Edward “Eddie” Alvarez is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights for ONE Championship. Formerly competed in the UFC and Bellator MMA, winning world titles in both respective promotions, having won the UFC Lightweight Championship once and the Bellator Lightweight World Championship twice.
Eddie Alvarez Age
Eddie was born on 11 January 1984, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. He is 35 years as of 2019.
Eddie Alvarez Height
He stands at a height of 1.75 m
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Eddie Alvarez ImageEddie Alvarez Wife
He is married to his high school sweetheart Jamie LeAnn who is the mother of his four children Eddie Jr., Alister, Anthony, and Aniston Alvarez.
Eddie Alvarez Record
Res. |
Record |
Opponent |
Method |
Event |
Date |
Round |
Time |
Location |
Loss |
29–7 (1) |
Timofey Nastyukhin |
TKO (punches) |
ONE Championship: A New Era |
March 31, 2019 |
1 |
4:05 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Loss |
29–6 (1) |
Dustin Poirier |
TKO (punches) |
UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 |
July 28, 2018 |
2 |
4:05 |
Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Win |
29–5 (1) |
Justin Gaethje |
KO (knee) |
UFC 218 |
December 2, 2017 |
3 |
3:59 |
Detroit, Michigan, United States |
NC |
28–5 (1) |
Dustin Poirier |
NC (illegal knees) |
UFC 211 |
May 13, 2017 |
2 |
4:12 |
Dallas, Texas, United States |
Loss |
28–5 |
Conor McGregor |
TKO (punches) |
UFC 205 |
November 12, 2016 |
2 |
3:04 |
New York City, New York, United States |
Win |
28–4 |
Rafael dos Anjos |
TKO (punches) |
UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez |
July 7, 2016 |
1 |
3:49 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Win |
27–4 |
Anthony Pettis |
Decision (split) |
UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz |
January 17, 2016 |
3 |
5:00 |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Win |
26–4 |
Gilbert Melendez |
Decision (split) |
UFC 188 |
June 13, 2015 |
3 |
5:00 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Loss |
25–4 |
Donald Cerrone |
Decision (unanimous) |
UFC 178 |
September 27, 2014 |
3 |
5:00 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Win |
25–3 |
Michael Chandler |
Decision (split) |
Bellator 106 |
November 2, 2013 |
5 |
5:00 |
Long Beach, California, United States |
Win |
24–3 |
Patricky Freire |
KO (head kick and punches) |
Bellator 76 |
October 12, 2012 |
1 |
4:54 |
Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
Win |
23–3 |
Shinya Aoki |
TKO (punches) |
Bellator 66 |
April 20, 2012 |
1 |
2:14 |
Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
Loss |
22–3 |
Michael Chandler |
Submission (rear-naked choke) |
Bellator 58 |
November 19, 2011 |
4 |
3:06 |
Hollywood, Florida, United States |
Win |
22–2 |
Pat Curran |
Decision (unanimous) |
Bellator 39 |
April 2, 2011 |
5 |
5:00 |
Uncasville, Connecticut, United States |
Win |
21–2 |
Roger Huerta |
TKO (doctor stoppage) |
Bellator 33 |
October 21, 2010 |
2 |
5:00 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Win |
20–2 |
Josh Neer |
Technical Submission (standing rear-naked choke) |
Bellator 17 |
May 6, 2010 |
2 |
2:08 |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Win |
19–2 |
Katsunori Kikuno |
Submission (arm-triangle choke) |
Dream 12 |
October 26, 2009 |
2 |
3:42 |
Osaka, Japan |
Win |
18–2 |
Toby Imada |
Submission (rear-naked choke) |
Bellator 12 |
June 19, 2009 |
2 |
0:38 |
Hollywood, Florida, United States |
Win |
17–2 |
Eric Reynolds |
Submission (rear-naked choke) |
Bellator 5 |
May 1, 2009 |
3 |
1:30 |
Dayton, Ohio, United States |
Win |
16–2 |
Greg Loughran |
Submission (guillotine choke) |
Bellator 1 |
April 3, 2009 |
1 |
2:44 |
Hollywood, Florida, United States |
Loss |
15–2 |
Shinya Aoki |
Submission (heel hook) |
Fields Dynamite!! 2008 |
December 31, 2008 |
1 |
1:32 |
Saitama, Japan |
Win |
15–1 |
Tatsuya Kawajiri |
TKO (punches) |
Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round |
July 21, 2008 |
1 |
7:35 |
Osaka, Japan |
Win |
14–1 |
Joachim Hansen |
Decision (unanimous) |
Dream 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Second Round |
May 11, 2008 |
2 |
5:00 |
Saitama, Japan |
Win |
13–1 |
Andre Amade |
TKO (punches) |
Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round |
March 15, 2008 |
1 |
6:47 |
Saitama, Japan |
Win |
12–1 |
Ross Ebañez |
KO (punches) |
ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series |
January 25, 2008 |
2 |
2:32 |
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
Win |
11–1 |
Matt Lee |
Decision (unanimous) |
BodogFight: Alvarez vs. Lee |
July 14, 2007 |
3 |
5:00 |
Trenton, New Jersey, United States |
Loss |
10–1 |
Nick Thompson |
TKO (punches) |
BodogFight: Clash of the Nations |
April 14, 2007 |
2 |
4:32 |
Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Win |
10–0 |
Scott Henze |
TKO (corner stoppage) |
BodogFight: Costa Rica Combat |
February 16, 2007 |
1 |
4:13 |
Playa Tambor, Costa Rica |
Win |
9–0 |
Aaron Riley |
KO (punches) |
BodogFight: USA vs. Russia |
December 2, 2006 |
1 |
1:05 |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Win |
8–0 |
Hidenobu Koike |
TKO (punches) |
MARS 4: New Deal |
August 26, 2006 |
1 |
1:26 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Win |
7–0 |
Derrick Noble |
KO (punches) |
MFC: Russia vs. USA |
June 3, 2006 |
1 |
1:01 |
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
Win |
6–0 |
Daisuke Hanazawa |
TKO (punches) |
Euphoria: USA vs. Japan |
November 5, 2005 |
1 |
4:00 |
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
Win |
5–0 |
Danil Veselov |
TKO (punches) |
Euphoria: USA vs. Russia |
May 14, 2005 |
2 |
2:15 |
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
Win |
4–0 |
Seichi Ikemoto |
TKO (punches) |
Euphoria: USA vs. The World |
February 26, 2005 |
2 |
4:25 |
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
Win |
3–0 |
Chris Schlesinger |
Submission (punches) |
Reality Fighting 7 |
October 16, 2004 |
1 |
1:00 |
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
Win |
2–0 |
Adam Fearon |
Submission (punches) |
Ring of Combat 6 |
April 24, 2004 |
1 |
2:06 |
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States |
Win |
1–0 |
Anthony Ladonna |
KO (punch) |
Ring of Combat 5 |
December 14, 2003 |
1 |
3:57 |
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States |
Eddie Alvarez Sherdog
In his fight at the Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round, Alvarez knocked out top ranked Lightweight fighter Tatsuya Kawajiri in the tournament’s semi-finals. The fight was awarded Fight of the Year by Sherdog for 2008. However, he was unable to advance in the tournament due to a cut and severe swelling under his right eye. Alvarez’s replacement was Joachim Hansen, whom he defeated two months earlier. Hansen went on to win the tournament and capture the DREAM lightweight title.
Eddie Alvarez UFc
In his fourth UFC fight, he faced Rafael dos Anjos on July 7, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 90 for the UFC Lightweight Championship. Despite being a three-to-one underdog going into the fight, Alvarez found his range early and rocked dos Anjos with a right hand just past the halfway point of the first round. He then swarmed dos Anjos and landed a barrage of unanswered punches before the fight was stopped via TKO. The win also earned Alvarez his first Performance of the Night bonus award.
Alvarez made his first title defense against the then UFC Featherweight champion Conor McGregor on November 12, 2016, at UFC 205 in Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was a historic event for the UFC as it was the first UFC event in New York since the lifting of the state’s long-standing ban on MMA. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round, after being outstruck in the first round.
Post-championship
In his first fight after losing the Lightweight title, Alvarez faced Dustin Poirier on May 13, 2017, at UFC 211. Poirier rocked Alvarez in the second round, but was subsequently dropped when Alvarez landed two illegal knees while Poirier was against the fence. With the Texas commission not operating under the new unified rules, referee Herb Dean declared the fight a No Contest as he did not believe Alvarez knew Poirier was a grounded opponent at the time.
In July 2017, it was announced that Alvarez would be a coach on The Ultimate Fighter 26 against former WSOF Lightweight Champion Justin Gaethje. A bout with Gaethje took place on December 2, 2017, at UFC 218. Alvarez won the fight via knockout in the third round. The fight earned both participants the Fight of the Night bonus award.
In the last fight of his UFC contract, Alvarez faced Dustin Poirier on July 28, 2018, in a rematch in the main event at UFC on Fox 30. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
Eddie Alvarez ONE Championship
October 15, 2018, it was announced that Alvarez signed with ONE Championship, set to make his promotional debut some time in early 2019 as part of their Lightweight division.
November 7, 2018, it was announced that Alvarez would be one of eight participants in the ONE Lightweight Grand Prix. On December 19, 2018, it was announced that Alvarez faced Timofey Nastyukhin at ONE Championship: A New Era on March 31, 2019 in promotion’s inaugural event in Japan. He lost the fight by TKO in the first round.
Eddie Alvarez Vs Justin Gaethje
Eddie Alvarez Contract
Alvarez was scheduled to face UFC and PRIDE veteran Nick Diaz for the EliteXC 160 pound title on November 8, 2008. but that fight was scrapped when EliteXC’s parent ProElite closed its doors and filed for bankruptcy. On New Year’s Eve 2008 Alvarez fought against Shinya Aoki at K-1 Dynamite!! 2008, losing by submission in the first round. He was subsequently signed to an exclusive contract with Bellator Fighting Championships.
Eddie Alvarez Vs Dustin Poirier
Eddie Alvarez Vs McGregor
Eddie Alvarez Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $8 million
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