Conor McGregor vs Eddie Alvarez

Eddie Alvarez

4-3

UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor · Nov 12, 2016 · Lightweight · Completed

UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor Next Fight

Age 37

Height 5' 9"

Reach 74.0"

Weight 155 lbs.

Stance Southpaw

UFC SD

Age 42

Height 5' 9"

Reach 69.0"

Weight 155 lbs.

Stance Orthodox

UFC SD

Career Averages - Conor McGregor

5.32 SLpM

49.0% Str. Acc.

4.66 SApM

54.0% Str. Def.

0.67 TD Avg

55.0% TD Acc.

66.0% TD Def.

0.1 Sub. Avg

Career Averages - Eddie Alvarez

4.32 SLpM

41.0% Str. Acc.

4.39 SApM

55.0% Str. Def.

2.92 TD Avg

36.0% TD Acc.

92.0% TD Def.

0.5 Sub. Avg

Conor McGregor - Fight History

SCHED vs Max Holloway

UFC 329 · Jul 11, 2026

LOSS vs Dustin Poirier

TKO (doctor stoppage) R1 5:00 · UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 · Jul 10, 2021

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Dustin Poirier	0	36 of 66	54%	36 of 66	1 of 2	50%	0	0	3:18
Conor McGregor	0	27 of 38	71%	43 of 54	0 of 0	---	1	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Dustin Poirier	0	36 of 66	54%	36 of 66	1 of 2	50%	0	0	3:18
1	Conor McGregor	0	27 of 38	71%	43 of 54	0 of 0	---	1	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Dustin Poirier	36 of 66	54%	35 of 62	0 of 2	1 of 2	8 of 20	0 of 0	28 of 46
Conor McGregor	27 of 38	71%	13 of 21	6 of 9	8 of 8	17 of 26	1 of 1	9 of 11

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Dustin Poirier	36 of 66	54%	35 of 62	0 of 2	1 of 2	8 of 20	0 of 0	28 of 46
1	Conor McGregor	27 of 38	71%	13 of 21	6 of 9	8 of 8	17 of 26	1 of 1	9 of 11

Angelo Bodetti Expert Confident picked Jul 2, 2021 (8 days before fight)

Conor McGregor

Angelo flips his pick from the last fight, now favoring Conor. He notes that in the first fight, Conor landed everything with power and had Dustin in trouble multiple times, but didn't capitalize due to pacing. He believes Conor will have a plan for the leg kicks this time and will get the job done. He also placed a bet on Conor by KO/TKO for plus odds.

Conor by KO/TKO at plus odds

"I think conor wins the i think he wins this fight i'm flipping my pick from the last go-around"

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Big Brady Expert Confident picked Jul 4, 2021 (6 days before fight)

Conor McGregor

Big Brady picks Conor McGregor to win by first-round knockout. He notes that Conor has the X-factor power, being the hardest hitter pound-for-pound, and that Poirier absorbs a lot of strikes (4.17 per minute). He expects Conor to make adjustments, stuff takedowns, check leg kicks, and keep the fight at range. He acknowledges Poirier's durability but believes Conor will land a knockout.

first round knockout

"i'm gonna say conor mcgregor does get a first round knockout here against dustin poirier"

DFS by the Numbers

Cody Saftic Expert Confident picked Jul 7, 2021 (3 days before fight)

Dustin Poirier

Cody picks Poirier based on Conor's fading cardio after the first round, Poirier's durability and leg kicks, and the American Top Team camp. He notes Conor's power early but expects Poirier to take over late. He hasn't bet yet, waiting to see how the press conferences affect Poirier's mindset.

264 to 1 odds on first round KO via DraftKings promo; suggests live betting Poirier after round 1

"my pick for the purposes of the show right now is dustin poirier i haven't put any money on i want to see how the press conferences go"

Bookie Beatdown

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Jul 7, 2021 (3 days before fight)

Dustin Poirier

Daniel Levi picks Dustin Poirier to win the trilogy. He emphasizes Poirier's superior cardio, output, and durability, noting that Poirier has the most knockouts in UFC lightweight history and has shown he can overcome adversity. He points out that since 2016, Poirier is 7-1 while McGregor is 1-3, and that McGregor struggles in deep waters and has diminishing durability. He predicts a submission win for Poirier, citing the check right hook, calf kicks, takedowns, and clinch work as key factors.

Poirier by submission

"i'm going with dustin poury i'm gonna say this time by submission"

Half the Battle

Jacob Lines Expert Confident picked Jul 2, 2021 (8 days before fight)

Conor McGregor

Jacob initially favored Dustin but switched to Conor after rewatching the first fight. He notes Conor landed everything in round one but paced himself too much. He thinks Conor will blitz early to avoid calf kicks and finish in the first round. He also mentions a possible staph infection on Conor's elbow, which could affect cardio and push Conor to an early finish.

Conor wins in round 1

"i think conor wins this fight um so i've gone all the way back and i think conor does it i think he does in the first round"

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MMA Lock of the Night Expert Hesitant picked Jul 7, 2021 (3 days before fight)

Dustin Poirier

I'm going with Poirier here, but I have no real confidence. I think Poirier's durability and cardio have improved at 155, and he can eat McGregor's shots now. McGregor might have a new game plan, but I expect Poirier to take over in the later rounds and finish him, probably in the third or fourth round. I'm not betting this fight myself, but I like Poirier inside the distance and the fight not going to decision.

under 3.5 rounds, under 4.5 rounds, fight doesn't go to decision, Poirier inside the distance, Poirier round 3, Poirier round 4, Poirier round 5

"i'm going to ultimately be on the poirier side here... i think poirier has the confidence now... and really start to put on mcgregor himself and then eventually finish him late in this fight probably in the third round"

MMA Lock of the Night

Paul Shaughnessy Expert Confident picked Jul 7, 2021 (3 days before fight)

Dustin Poirier

Paul picks Poirier, citing Conor's durability issues and long layoffs. He notes Conor's power early but believes Poirier's durability and cardio will prevail. He mentions the distraction of Conor's trash talk and the Colby Covington sparring video, but still favors Poirier.

suggests betting Poirier live after the first round

"i'm not i wouldn't rule mcgregor out but we got to go party that would be the logical pick especially at this price"

Bookie Beatdown

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Jul 10, 2021 (fight day)

Dustin Poirier

The Guru predicts Poirier will win by TKO in the third round. He expects McGregor to start strong, winning the first two rounds with good striking and body work, but Poirier's calf kicks and clinch work will wear McGregor down. By the third round, McGregor will fatigue, and Poirier will land a big elbow and follow-up shots to finish him against the cage. The Guru notes McGregor will have a more impressive performance than their first fight but the outcome will be the same.

Poirier wins by TKO in round 3

"poirier gets it done but i'm praying for mcgregor to win but i think poirier's gonna get this one done it'll be a more impressive performance by mcgregor but the inevitable outcome will be the same"

THE MMA GURU

LOSS vs Dustin Poirier

TKO (punches) R2 2:32 · UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 · Jan 24, 2021

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Dustin Poirier	1	48 of 91	52%	53 of 98	1 of 1	100%	0	0	1:42
Conor McGregor	0	29 of 66	43%	52 of 92	0 of 1	0%	0	0	1:07

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Dustin Poirier	0	17 of 37	45%	22 of 44	1 of 1	100%	1:40
1	Conor McGregor	0	15 of 34	44%	38 of 60	0 of 0	---	1:07
2	Dustin Poirier	1	31 of 54	57%	31 of 54	0 of 0	---	0:02
2	Conor McGregor	0	14 of 32	43%	14 of 32	0 of 1	0%	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Dustin Poirier	48 of 91	52%	30 of 69	0 of 1	18 of 21	46 of 89	0 of 0	2 of 2
Conor McGregor	29 of 66	43%	23 of 60	4 of 4	2 of 2	27 of 63	2 of 3	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Dustin Poirier	17 of 37	45%	8 of 26	0 of 0	9 of 11	17 of 37	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Conor McGregor	15 of 34	44%	12 of 31	3 of 3	0 of 0	13 of 31	2 of 3	0 of 0
2	Dustin Poirier	31 of 54	57%	22 of 43	0 of 1	9 of 10	29 of 52	0 of 0	2 of 2
2	Conor McGregor	14 of 32	43%	11 of 29	1 of 1	2 of 2	14 of 32	0 of 0	0 of 0

Big Brady Expert Confident picked Jan 21, 2021 (3 days before fight)

Conor McGregor

Big Brady picks Conor McGregor to win by first-round knockout, similar to their first fight. He notes McGregor's power and accuracy as key advantages, and believes Poirier's cardio won't be a factor because the fight won't go deep. He acknowledges Poirier could be a live dog but ultimately sides with McGregor's striking superiority.

first round knockout

"i think conor mcgregor is going to do the same thing he did in their last fight i don't think it's going to be as early but i do think he's going to knock out dustin poirier"

DFS by the Numbers

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Jan 22, 2021 (2 days before fight)

Conor McGregor

Daniel Levi picks Conor McGregor to win early, citing McGregor's devastating power and ability to finish fights in the first round. He acknowledges Poirier's improved chin at lightweight and his path to victory if he survives the early storm, but believes McGregor's power is too much. Levi expresses personal rooting interest for Poirier but makes a logical pick for McGregor.

McGregor by early finish

"i'm gonna have to go with mcgregor here to get it done early unfortunately"

Half the Battle

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Jan 22, 2021 (2 days before fight)

Conor McGregor

McGregor has the precision and power to replicate his first-round knockout from their first fight. Poirier is durable but has been knocked down by lesser power. McGregor's takedown defense is solid, and he should be able to keep the fight on the feet. Poirier's cardio advantage may not matter if McGregor lands early. I see McGregor winning by first-round KO.

McGregor in round 1 (+175), McGregor in round 2 (+350), under 2.5 rounds (-175)

"I'll go with McGregor to win this fight by first round KO."

MMA Lock of the Night

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Jan 17, 2021 (7 days before fight)

Conor McGregor

The MMA Guru believes Conor McGregor's improved boxing, especially his left hand, will be too much for Dustin Poirier. He notes that Poirier has not thrown many kicks since his hip surgery and will rely on boxing, which plays into McGregor's strengths. He predicts McGregor will land a big left hand in the first round, knocking Poirier out cold around the four-minute mark, similar to the Michael Johnson KO. He dismisses the idea of a 60-second KO but is confident McGregor wins.

KO in first round, around 4-minute mark

"mcgregor's gonna be out landing poirier poirier is gonna get frustrated with losing the round he's gonna come forward with with a big exchange and when he does that he's gonna get ko'd the same way he did against michael …"

THE MMA GURU

WIN vs Donald Cerrone

TKO (head kick and punches) R1 0:40 · UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy · Jan 18, 2020

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Conor McGregor	1	19 of 26	73%	20 of 27	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:13
Donald Cerrone	0	0 of 1	0%	0 of 1	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Conor McGregor	1	19 of 26	73%	20 of 27	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:13
1	Donald Cerrone	0	0 of 1	0%	0 of 1	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Conor McGregor	19 of 26	73%	19 of 25	0 of 1	0 of 0	3 of 7	3 of 3	13 of 16
Donald Cerrone	0 of 1	0%	0 of 0	0 of 1	0 of 0	0 of 1	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Conor McGregor	19 of 26	73%	19 of 25	0 of 1	0 of 0	3 of 7	3 of 3	13 of 16
1	Donald Cerrone	0 of 1	0%	0 of 0	0 of 1	0 of 0	0 of 1	0 of 0	0 of 0

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Jan 16, 2020 (2 days before fight)

Conor McGregor

Daniel picks Conor McGregor to win by knockout, likely in the first round. He notes that McGregor's left hand is a huge factor and that Cerrone has historically folded under big lights. However, he questions McGregor's motivation and fatigue issues, but believes this is a tune-up fight for McGregor.

first round knockout

"I think McGregor is gonna come in fresh... I think he gets the win by knockout."

Half the Battle

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Jan 15, 2020 (3 days before fight)

Conor McGregor

The host picks Conor McGregor to win by first-round KO, citing McGregor's range, speed, in-and-out movement, and left hand as key advantages. He believes Cerrone will struggle to deal with these attributes and that McGregor will set up a trap and land a clean left hand. However, he notes that if Cerrone's odds reach +300, he might place a small bet on Cerrone due to value, but his official prediction remains McGregor by first-round KO.

If Cerrone hits +300, might take a bet on Cerrone; under 1.5 rounds at +105 considered; McGregor by KO at -210 considered too steep; official pick is McGregor by first-round KO.

"my official pick'em my prediction is gonna be cornered by first round KO"

MMA Lock of the Night

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Jan 6, 2020 (12 days before fight)

Conor McGregor

The host strongly favors Conor McGregor, citing his first-round focus and accuracy against Donald Cerrone's lack of head movement and slow starts. He notes Cerrone's recent KO loss to Justin Gaethje and the short turnaround (4 months), which raises chin concerns. He believes McGregor's takedown defense is underrated and that Cerrone's wrestling won't be effective. He predicts a first-round KO by McGregor.

first round KO

"I think Conor McGregor gets it done in the first round by KO viciously viciously"

THE MMA GURU

LOSS vs Khabib Nurmagomedov

Submission (neck crank) R4 3:03 · UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor · Oct 06, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Khabib Nurmagomedov	0	70 of 119	58%	104 of 157	3 of 7	42%	1	0	12:14
Conor McGregor	0	51 of 81	62%	96 of 128	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	7 of 9	77%	18 of 21	1 of 2	50%	0	4:08
1	Conor McGregor	6 of 7	85%	39 of 40	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	41 of 60	68%	58 of 78	1 of 1	100%	0	4:22
2	Conor McGregor	5 of 13	38%	7 of 17	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	15 of 37	40%	17 of 39	0 of 3	0%	0	1:47
3	Conor McGregor	34 of 52	65%	44 of 62	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
4	Khabib Nurmagomedov	7 of 13	53%	11 of 19	1 of 1	100%	1	1:57
4	Conor McGregor	6 of 9	66%	6 of 9	0 of 0	---	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Khabib Nurmagomedov	70 of 119	58%	58 of 105	11 of 13	1 of 1	24 of 53	1 of 3	45 of 63
Conor McGregor	51 of 81	62%	34 of 60	16 of 19	1 of 2	35 of 65	10 of 10	6 of 6

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	7 of 9	77%	7 of 8	0 of 1	0 of 0	0 of 1	0 of 0	7 of 8
1	Conor McGregor	6 of 7	85%	6 of 6	0 of 1	0 of 0	1 of 2	0 of 0	5 of 5
2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	41 of 60	68%	33 of 52	8 of 8	0 of 0	5 of 9	0 of 0	36 of 51
2	Conor McGregor	5 of 13	38%	3 of 10	2 of 3	0 of 0	3 of 11	1 of 1	1 of 1
3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	15 of 37	40%	12 of 33	2 of 3	1 of 1	14 of 34	1 of 3	0 of 0
3	Conor McGregor	34 of 52	65%	22 of 39	12 of 13	0 of 0	25 of 43	9 of 9	0 of 0
4	Khabib Nurmagomedov	7 of 13	53%	6 of 12	1 of 1	0 of 0	5 of 9	0 of 0	2 of 4
4	Conor McGregor	6 of 9	66%	3 of 5	2 of 2	1 of 2	6 of 9	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Eddie Alvarez

TKO (punches) R2 3:04 · UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor · Nov 12, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Conor McGregor	0	9 of 41	21%	12 of 46	0 of 3	0%	0	0	0:57
Eddie Alvarez	3	32 of 84	38%	40 of 93	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:54

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Conor McGregor	0	6 of 29	20%	6 of 29	0 of 1	0%	0:00
1	Eddie Alvarez	2	18 of 57	31%	20 of 60	0 of 0	---	0:52
2	Conor McGregor	0	3 of 12	25%	6 of 17	0 of 2	0%	0:57
2	Eddie Alvarez	1	14 of 27	51%	20 of 33	0 of 0	---	0:02

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Conor McGregor	9 of 41	21%	2 of 27	6 of 10	1 of 4	9 of 41	0 of 0	0 of 0
Eddie Alvarez	32 of 84	38%	24 of 71	7 of 11	1 of 2	24 of 67	3 of 5	5 of 12

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Conor McGregor	6 of 29	20%	1 of 18	4 of 7	1 of 4	6 of 29	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Eddie Alvarez	18 of 57	31%	15 of 51	3 of 6	0 of 0	13 of 45	1 of 2	4 of 10
2	Conor McGregor	3 of 12	25%	1 of 9	2 of 3	0 of 0	3 of 12	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Eddie Alvarez	14 of 27	51%	9 of 20	4 of 5	1 of 2	11 of 22	2 of 3	1 of 2

WIN vs Nate Diaz

Decision (majority) (48–47, 47–47, 48–47) R5 5:00 · UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 · Aug 20, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Conor McGregor	0	166 of 343	48%	252 of 435	1 of 7	14%	0	0	5:50
Nate Diaz	3	164 of 286	57%	197 of 322	0 of 1	0%	0	0	1:31

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Conor McGregor	0	25 of 73	34%	25 of 73	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Nate Diaz	1	34 of 58	58%	34 of 58	0 of 0	---	0:05
2	Conor McGregor	0	37 of 76	48%	51 of 92	0 of 0	---	0:30
2	Nate Diaz	2	34 of 70	48%	36 of 73	0 of 0	---	0:15
3	Conor McGregor	0	49 of 87	56%	79 of 117	0 of 2	0%	1:31
3	Nate Diaz	0	26 of 45	57%	37 of 58	0 of 0	---	0:34
4	Conor McGregor	0	36 of 63	57%	48 of 76	0 of 1	0%	1:07
4	Nate Diaz	0	46 of 76	60%	56 of 86	0 of 0	---	0:11
5	Conor McGregor	0	19 of 44	43%	49 of 77	1 of 4	25%	2:42
5	Nate Diaz	0	24 of 37	64%	34 of 47	0 of 1	0%	0:26

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Conor McGregor	166 of 343	48%	107 of 256	50 of 71	9 of 16	88 of 227	77 of 112	1 of 4
Nate Diaz	164 of 286	57%	98 of 212	26 of 29	40 of 45	137 of 253	27 of 32	0 of 1

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Conor McGregor	25 of 73	34%	11 of 49	6 of 11	8 of 13	25 of 73	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Nate Diaz	34 of 58	58%	14 of 35	3 of 4	17 of 19	34 of 58	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Conor McGregor	37 of 76	48%	22 of 58	14 of 16	1 of 2	24 of 54	13 of 21	0 of 1
2	Nate Diaz	34 of 70	48%	19 of 54	5 of 5	10 of 11	31 of 67	3 of 3	0 of 0
3	Conor McGregor	49 of 87	56%	40 of 72	9 of 15	0 of 0	18 of 42	31 of 45	0 of 0
3	Nate Diaz	26 of 45	57%	17 of 35	4 of 4	5 of 6	22 of 41	4 of 4	0 of 0
4	Conor McGregor	36 of 63	57%	22 of 45	14 of 18	0 of 0	17 of 36	19 of 27	0 of 0
4	Nate Diaz	46 of 76	60%	30 of 59	11 of 12	5 of 5	33 of 58	13 of 17	0 of 1
5	Conor McGregor	19 of 44	43%	12 of 32	7 of 11	0 of 1	4 of 22	14 of 19	1 of 3
5	Nate Diaz	24 of 37	64%	18 of 29	3 of 4	3 of 4	17 of 29	7 of 8	0 of 0

LOSS vs Nate Diaz

Submission (rear-naked choke) R2 4:09 · UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz · Mar 05, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Nate Diaz	0	61 of 140	43%	66 of 145	0 of 1	0%	0	1	0:39
Conor McGregor	0	77 of 152	50%	89 of 169	1 of 1	100%	2	0	1:12

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Nate Diaz	28 of 74	37%	32 of 78	0 of 0	---	0	1	0:35
1	Conor McGregor	23 of 62	37%	26 of 68	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:25
2	Nate Diaz	33 of 66	50%	34 of 67	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:04
2	Conor McGregor	54 of 90	60%	63 of 101	0 of 0	---	2	0	0:47

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Nate Diaz	61 of 140	43%	47 of 117	7 of 11	7 of 12	56 of 133	3 of 4	2 of 3
Conor McGregor	77 of 152	50%	65 of 131	9 of 13	3 of 8	62 of 133	10 of 12	5 of 7

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Nate Diaz	28 of 74	37%	18 of 58	4 of 6	6 of 10	26 of 71	0 of 0	2 of 3
1	Conor McGregor	23 of 62	37%	16 of 50	5 of 6	2 of 6	23 of 61	0 of 0	0 of 1
2	Nate Diaz	33 of 66	50%	29 of 59	3 of 5	1 of 2	30 of 62	3 of 4	0 of 0
2	Conor McGregor	54 of 90	60%	49 of 81	4 of 7	1 of 2	39 of 72	10 of 12	5 of 6

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Eddie Alvarez - Fight History

LOSS vs Dustin Poirier

TKO (punches and elbow) R2 4:05 · UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 · Jul 28, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Dustin Poirier	0	26 of 76	34%	35 of 88	0 of 3	0%	1	0	2:27
Eddie Alvarez	1	54 of 115	46%	76 of 138	0 of 0	---	2	0	0:05

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Dustin Poirier	0	18 of 47	38%	18 of 47	0 of 2	0%	0	0:00
1	Eddie Alvarez	0	20 of 63	31%	20 of 63	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
2	Dustin Poirier	0	8 of 29	27%	17 of 41	0 of 1	0%	1	2:27
2	Eddie Alvarez	1	34 of 52	65%	56 of 75	0 of 0	---	2	0:05

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Dustin Poirier	26 of 76	34%	10 of 53	10 of 15	6 of 8	21 of 67	1 of 3	4 of 6
Eddie Alvarez	54 of 115	46%	44 of 101	4 of 6	6 of 8	47 of 108	7 of 7	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Dustin Poirier	18 of 47	38%	5 of 29	9 of 12	4 of 6	17 of 44	1 of 3	0 of 0
1	Eddie Alvarez	20 of 63	31%	13 of 53	1 of 2	6 of 8	19 of 62	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Dustin Poirier	8 of 29	27%	5 of 24	1 of 3	2 of 2	4 of 23	0 of 0	4 of 6
2	Eddie Alvarez	34 of 52	65%	31 of 48	3 of 4	0 of 0	28 of 46	6 of 6	0 of 0

WIN vs Justin Gaethje

KO (knee) R3 3:59 · UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · Dec 02, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Eddie Alvarez	1	155 of 356	43%	162 of 366	1 of 2	50%	0	0	0:20
Justin Gaethje	0	122 of 237	51%	124 of 240	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:06

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Eddie Alvarez	0	42 of 123	34%	42 of 123	0 of 1	0%	0:06
1	Justin Gaethje	0	39 of 89	43%	40 of 90	0 of 0	---	0:02
2	Eddie Alvarez	0	73 of 154	47%	75 of 156	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Justin Gaethje	0	51 of 94	54%	51 of 95	0 of 1	0%	0:00
3	Eddie Alvarez	1	40 of 79	50%	45 of 87	1 of 1	100%	0:14
3	Justin Gaethje	0	32 of 54	59%	33 of 55	0 of 0	---	0:04

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Eddie Alvarez	155 of 356	43%	113 of 299	36 of 49	6 of 8	128 of 325	24 of 28	3 of 3
Justin Gaethje	122 of 237	51%	69 of 180	16 of 17	37 of 40	106 of 218	15 of 16	1 of 3

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Eddie Alvarez	42 of 123	34%	27 of 100	12 of 19	3 of 4	41 of 122	1 of 1	0 of 0
1	Justin Gaethje	39 of 89	43%	22 of 72	2 of 2	15 of 15	38 of 86	0 of 0	1 of 3
2	Eddie Alvarez	73 of 154	47%	52 of 128	18 of 22	3 of 4	60 of 139	13 of 15	0 of 0
2	Justin Gaethje	51 of 94	54%	31 of 73	11 of 12	9 of 9	41 of 83	10 of 11	0 of 0
3	Eddie Alvarez	40 of 79	50%	34 of 71	6 of 8	0 of 0	27 of 64	10 of 12	3 of 3
3	Justin Gaethje	32 of 54	59%	16 of 35	3 of 3	13 of 16	27 of 49	5 of 5	0 of 0

Play-by-Play

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Eddie Alvarez vs. Justin Gaethje

Round 1
Gaethje begins pressing the action immediately, forcing Alvarez to the outside with punches and heavy low kicks. Alvarez swings back with a hard right hand, but Gaethje cracks him with a counter on the other side. Alvarez catches a kick and trips Gaethje to the ground, then narrowly avoids kicking the ex-WSOF champion in the head as he stands up. Alvarez begins switching between stances after absorbing some nasty leg kicks; he tries to give Gaethje some kicks in return, but they don't have the same zip behind them. Halfway through the round, Gaethje nearly buckles Alvarez's left leg with another hard chop. Alvarez is still swinging, though, and now catches another kick to trip Gaethje to the floor. Gaethje rolls through and stands up, but Alvarez greets him with a ripping body shot. Alvarez digs into the body again, this time with a pair of hooks. The body work seems to be bothering Gaethje now, but he tags Alvarez back with a left hand. Alvarez wags his finger to say the shot didn't faze him, then blitzes Gaethje with a body shot and more hooks to the midsection. Gaethje is cut on the outside of his left eye, while Alvarez has some damage underneath his left eye. Alvarez tries to surprised Gaethje with a cartwheel kick just before the horn and winds up on his back.

Sherdog Scores
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Alvarez
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Alvarez
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Alvarez

Round 2
It's a slower start to round two, as Gaethje strikes from a little further out, picking at Alvarez's damaged lead leg. Gaethje presses forward with snappy jabs, while Alvarez blasts back with a big uppercut to the body. Alvarez rocks Gaethje's head with a nasty jab, changes levels to dodge Gaethje's return fire, but Gaethje times a clean right hand over the top. Gaethje jacks the jaw of Alvarez with a lead uppercut as the 155ers continue to try and knock off one another's heads. Alvarez seems to be the fresher and busier fighter at the midway point of the round, but every time it looks like Gaethje is hurt, the Coloradoan comes storming back with an uppercut or left hand. Alvarez's body blows are starting to take a toll in the latter half of the round; Gaethje goes back to his leg-kicking, briefly forcing Alvarez to switch to southpaw. Alvarez connects with a series of uppercuts, dodges a big left hook from Gaethje and then digs into the body again. Body-head goes Alvarez, now catching a kick and flipping Gaethje head-over-heels to the floor at the end of the round.

Sherdog Scores
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Alvarez
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Alvarez
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Alvarez

Round 3
Alvarez comes out for the final round with the entire right side of his mouth swollen. Gaethje eats a few shots from the ex-Bellator champ to walk forward and land a leg kick. The first kick of the round nearly takes the legs out from underneath Alvarez, who tries to pull guard after absorbing a few more kicks. Alvarez switches to southpaw again to protect his left leg, but he flips back to orthodox as he tries to mount an attack. Gaethje blasts Alvarez with an uppercut, but Alvarez responds with a clinch knee to the body. Two more heavy kicks land to Alvarez's left knee, but he just keeps coming forward. Alvarez ducks under a punch from Gaethje and spins to take his back, then rides him to the floor, but Gaethje quickly climbs back to his feet. Gaethje goes straight back to leg-kicking, trying to chop down Alvarez, now inside the final three minutes of this brutal bout. A clinch from Alvarez offers a brief respite for a suddenly exhausted Gaethje, who looks like he's barely staying standing, wobbling all around the cage. Alvarez walks into the pocket and gets his jaw jacked by a Gaethje uppercut. Standing in the center of the cage, Alvarez pulls down Gaethje's head in the Thai clinch and blasts him with a clean knee to the jaw. Gaethje hits the deck in a daze, and a few follow-up punches from Alvarez is all referee Herb Dean needs to see before stopping the fight. Eddie Alvarez becomes the first man to finish Justin Gaethje in an instant classic and "Fight of the Year" contender.

The Official Result
Eddie Alvarez def. Justin Gaethje via KO (Knee) R3 3:59

LOSS vs Dustin Poirier

No Contest (illegal knees) R2 4:12 · UFC 211: Miocic vs. dos Santos 2 · May 13, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Eddie Alvarez	0	44 of 127	34%	44 of 128	1 of 4	25%	0	0	1:16
Dustin Poirier	0	73 of 144	50%	79 of 150	0 of 0	---	2	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Eddie Alvarez	17 of 55	30%	17 of 55	0 of 1	0%	0	0:00
1	Dustin Poirier	29 of 75	38%	29 of 75	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
2	Eddie Alvarez	27 of 72	37%	27 of 73	1 of 3	33%	0	1:16
2	Dustin Poirier	44 of 69	63%	50 of 75	0 of 0	---	2	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Eddie Alvarez	44 of 127	34%	32 of 111	11 of 13	1 of 3	36 of 112	5 of 12	3 of 3
Dustin Poirier	73 of 144	50%	61 of 128	7 of 11	5 of 5	61 of 127	12 of 17	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Eddie Alvarez	17 of 55	30%	9 of 44	7 of 9	1 of 2	17 of 55	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Dustin Poirier	29 of 75	38%	19 of 62	5 of 8	5 of 5	28 of 74	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Eddie Alvarez	27 of 72	37%	23 of 67	4 of 4	0 of 1	19 of 57	5 of 12	3 of 3
2	Dustin Poirier	44 of 69	63%	42 of 66	2 of 3	0 of 0	33 of 53	11 of 16	0 of 0

LOSS vs Conor McGregor

TKO (punches) R2 3:04 · UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor · Nov 12, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Conor McGregor	0	9 of 41	21%	12 of 46	0 of 3	0%	0	0	0:57
Eddie Alvarez	3	32 of 84	38%	40 of 93	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:54

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Conor McGregor	0	6 of 29	20%	6 of 29	0 of 1	0%	0:00
1	Eddie Alvarez	2	18 of 57	31%	20 of 60	0 of 0	---	0:52
2	Conor McGregor	0	3 of 12	25%	6 of 17	0 of 2	0%	0:57
2	Eddie Alvarez	1	14 of 27	51%	20 of 33	0 of 0	---	0:02

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Conor McGregor	9 of 41	21%	2 of 27	6 of 10	1 of 4	9 of 41	0 of 0	0 of 0
Eddie Alvarez	32 of 84	38%	24 of 71	7 of 11	1 of 2	24 of 67	3 of 5	5 of 12

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Conor McGregor	6 of 29	20%	1 of 18	4 of 7	1 of 4	6 of 29	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Eddie Alvarez	18 of 57	31%	15 of 51	3 of 6	0 of 0	13 of 45	1 of 2	4 of 10
2	Conor McGregor	3 of 12	25%	1 of 9	2 of 3	0 of 0	3 of 12	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Eddie Alvarez	14 of 27	51%	9 of 20	4 of 5	1 of 2	11 of 22	2 of 3	1 of 2

WIN vs Rafael dos Anjos

TKO (punches) R1 3:49 · UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez · Jul 07, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Eddie Alvarez	0	12 of 41	29%	12 of 41	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:22
Rafael dos Anjos	0	45 of 78	57%	49 of 83	1 of 3	33%	0	0	0:20

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Eddie Alvarez	0	12 of 41	29%	12 of 41	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:22
1	Rafael dos Anjos	0	45 of 78	57%	49 of 83	1 of 3	33%	0	0	0:20

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Eddie Alvarez	12 of 41	29%	9 of 38	2 of 2	1 of 1	10 of 38	2 of 3	0 of 0
Rafael dos Anjos	45 of 78	57%	34 of 67	8 of 8	3 of 3	20 of 45	22 of 30	3 of 3

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Eddie Alvarez	12 of 41	29%	9 of 38	2 of 2	1 of 1	10 of 38	2 of 3	0 of 0
1	Rafael dos Anjos	45 of 78	57%	34 of 67	8 of 8	3 of 3	20 of 45	22 of 30	3 of 3

WIN vs Anthony Pettis

Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz · Jan 17, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Eddie Alvarez	0	56 of 109	51%	109 of 164	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Anthony Pettis	0	42 of 90	46%	74 of 129	6 of 15	40%	0	0	7:37

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Eddie Alvarez	11 of 23	47%	35 of 47	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Anthony Pettis	4 of 10	40%	18 of 26	3 of 5	60%	3:07
2	Eddie Alvarez	25 of 55	45%	32 of 63	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Anthony Pettis	16 of 44	36%	18 of 48	0 of 4	0%	1:08
3	Eddie Alvarez	20 of 31	64%	42 of 54	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Anthony Pettis	22 of 36	61%	38 of 55	3 of 6	50%	3:22

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Eddie Alvarez	56 of 109	51%	33 of 79	13 of 20	10 of 10	50 of 97	6 of 12	0 of 0
Anthony Pettis	42 of 90	46%	20 of 61	12 of 18	10 of 11	36 of 82	3 of 4	3 of 4

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Eddie Alvarez	11 of 23	47%	3 of 13	7 of 9	1 of 1	8 of 17	3 of 6	0 of 0
1	Anthony Pettis	4 of 10	40%	0 of 6	2 of 2	2 of 2	3 of 9	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Eddie Alvarez	25 of 55	45%	17 of 43	2 of 6	6 of 6	24 of 53	1 of 2	0 of 0
2	Anthony Pettis	16 of 44	36%	7 of 31	4 of 7	5 of 6	15 of 42	1 of 2	0 of 0
3	Eddie Alvarez	20 of 31	64%	13 of 23	4 of 5	3 of 3	18 of 27	2 of 4	0 of 0
3	Anthony Pettis	22 of 36	61%	13 of 24	6 of 9	3 of 3	18 of 31	1 of 1	3 of 4

WIN vs Gilbert Melendez

Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum · Jun 13, 2015

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Eddie Alvarez	0	37 of 129	28%	93 of 187	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:00
Gilbert Melendez	0	31 of 64	48%	43 of 79	3 of 11	27%	0	0	3:47

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Eddie Alvarez	15 of 53	28%	15 of 53	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Gilbert Melendez	8 of 17	47%	8 of 17	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Eddie Alvarez	6 of 31	19%	26 of 51	0 of 1	0%	0:00
2	Gilbert Melendez	9 of 17	52%	18 of 27	1 of 3	33%	1:32
3	Eddie Alvarez	16 of 45	35%	52 of 83	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Gilbert Melendez	14 of 30	46%	17 of 35	2 of 8	25%	2:15

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Eddie Alvarez	37 of 129	28%	33 of 119	4 of 10	0 of 0	36 of 123	1 of 6	0 of 0
Gilbert Melendez	31 of 64	48%	16 of 47	8 of 10	7 of 7	29 of 61	2 of 3	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Eddie Alvarez	15 of 53	28%	13 of 47	2 of 6	0 of 0	15 of 53	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Gilbert Melendez	8 of 17	47%	0 of 8	5 of 6	3 of 3	8 of 17	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Eddie Alvarez	6 of 31	19%	5 of 28	1 of 3	0 of 0	5 of 29	1 of 2	0 of 0
2	Gilbert Melendez	9 of 17	52%	6 of 14	1 of 1	2 of 2	8 of 16	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Eddie Alvarez	16 of 45	35%	15 of 44	1 of 1	0 of 0	16 of 41	0 of 4	0 of 0
3	Gilbert Melendez	14 of 30	46%	10 of 25	2 of 3	2 of 2	13 of 28	1 of 2	0 of 0

LOSS vs Donald Cerrone

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso · Sep 27, 2014

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Donald Cerrone	1	88 of 166	53%	101 of 182	0 of 2	0%	0	0	1:57
Eddie Alvarez	0	48 of 138	34%	64 of 157	0 of 5	0%	0	0	0:38

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Donald Cerrone	0	19 of 47	40%	19 of 47	0 of 1	0%	0:05
1	Eddie Alvarez	0	23 of 63	36%	28 of 68	0 of 2	0%	0:38
2	Donald Cerrone	0	27 of 57	47%	27 of 57	0 of 0	---	0:15
2	Eddie Alvarez	0	16 of 36	44%	18 of 38	0 of 2	0%	0:00
3	Donald Cerrone	1	42 of 62	67%	55 of 78	0 of 1	0%	1:37
3	Eddie Alvarez	0	9 of 39	23%	18 of 51	0 of 1	0%	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Donald Cerrone	88 of 166	53%	34 of 104	28 of 35	26 of 27	65 of 132	17 of 23	6 of 11
Eddie Alvarez	48 of 138	34%	36 of 111	10 of 24	2 of 3	34 of 114	14 of 24	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Donald Cerrone	19 of 47	40%	6 of 31	8 of 11	5 of 5	16 of 42	3 of 5	0 of 0
1	Eddie Alvarez	23 of 63	36%	17 of 50	5 of 12	1 of 1	12 of 44	11 of 19	0 of 0
2	Donald Cerrone	27 of 57	47%	5 of 30	11 of 15	11 of 12	20 of 47	7 of 10	0 of 0
2	Eddie Alvarez	16 of 36	44%	10 of 27	5 of 8	1 of 1	15 of 35	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Donald Cerrone	42 of 62	67%	23 of 43	9 of 9	10 of 10	29 of 43	7 of 8	6 of 11
3	Eddie Alvarez	9 of 39	23%	9 of 34	0 of 4	0 of 1	7 of 35	2 of 4	0 of 0