UFC 218 Holloway vs Aldo 2 | 02 Dec 17 | |||||
UFC Fight Night 90 Dos Anjos vs Alvarez | 07 Jul 16 | |||||
BFC Bellator Fighting Championships 5 | 01 May 09 | |||||
BFC Bellator Fighting Championships 1 | 03 Apr 09 | |||||
Edward "Eddie" Alvarez (born January 11, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights for ONE Championship. He formerly competed in the UFC and Bellator MMA, winning world titles in each: the UFC Lightweight Championship once and the Bellator Lightweight World Championship twice. Alvarez was the first Lightweight champion in Bellator MMA. He has also competed for the Japanese DREAM promotion, where he fought in their inaugural Lightweight Grand Prix. Alvarez also fought once for ProElite's EliteXC promotion.
Alvarez is the first fighter to have won championships in both Bellator MMA and the UFC. He holds notable wins over former world champions Pat Curran, Michael Chandler, Shinya Aoki, Gilbert Melendez, Justin Gaethje, Anthony Pettis, Eduard Folayang and Rafael dos Anjos. Fight Matrix ranks him #3 All-Time Lightweight in the world (behind Khabib Nurmagomedov and B.J. Penn).
2008-2009 |
2009-2013 |
2014-2018 |
2019-2021 |
| Bellator Mens | Win Submission | Bellator | 2009 | 1 |