Thiago Alves “Pitbull”
UFC record 15-12-0 · professional record 23-15-0
- Age
- 43 (born Oct 3, 1983)
- Height
- 175 cm (5' 9")
- Reach
- 178 cm (70")
- Leg reach
- 95 cm (38")
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 170 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Brazil
- Status
- Not fighting
- Gym
- American Top Team ATT Coconut Creek, FL
- UFC debut
- Oct 3, 2005
- Last fight
- Dec 7, 2019
4 fight-night bonuses: 1 Performance of the Night, 2 Fight of the Night, 1 Knockout of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 3.73
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 41%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 3.42
- Sig. strike defence
- 62%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 0.71
- Takedown accuracy
- 60%
- Takedown defence
- 63%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.30
- Knockdowns
- 13
- Sig. strikes landed
- 1,106
- Takedowns landed
- 14
- Total fight time
- 4h 56m 37s
- Control time
- 30m 56s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Tim Means | Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground | 1 | 2:38 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik | Dec 7, 2019 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Laureano Staropoli | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade | May 11, 2019 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Max Griffin | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 | Feb 2, 2019 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Aleksei Kunchenko | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik | Sep 15, 2018 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Curtis Millender | KO/TKO · Knee to Head In Clinch | 2 | 4:17 | UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros | Feb 18, 2018 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Patrick Cote | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 | Apr 8, 2017 | 2 | 79 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Jim Miller | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor | Nov 12, 2016 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Carlos Condit | KO/TKO · Doctor's Stoppage: Stoppage Between Rounds | 2 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves | May 30, 2015 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 |
| W | Jordan Mein | KO/TKO · Kick to Body At Distance | 2 | 0:39 | UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz | Jan 31, 2015 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Seth Baczynski | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne | Apr 19, 2014 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Martin Kampmann | Submission · Guillotine Choke From Mount | 3 | 4:12 | UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann | Mar 2, 2012 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 0 |
| W | Papy Abedi | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 3:32 | UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz | Nov 5, 2011 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| L | Rick Story | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill | May 28, 2011 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 |
| W | John Howard | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2 | Dec 11, 2010 | 1 | 73 | 2 | 0 |
| L | Jon Fitch | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen | Aug 7, 2010 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Georges St-Pierre | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 100 | Jul 11, 2009 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Josh Koscheck | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 90: Silva vs Cote | Oct 25, 2008 | 2 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Matt Hughes | KO/TKO · Flying Knee Head | 2 | 1:02 | UFC 85: Bedlam | Jun 7, 2008 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Karo Parisyan | KO/TKO · Knees to Head In Clinch | 2 | 0:24 | UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon | Apr 2, 2008 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Chris Lytle | KO/TKO · Doctor's Stoppage: Facial Cuts | 2 | 5:00 | UFC 78: Validation | Nov 17, 2007 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Kuniyoshi Hironaka | KO/TKO · Knee to Head At Distance | 2 | 4:04 | UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian | Sep 19, 2007 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Tony DeSouza | KO/TKO · Knee to Head At Distance | 2 | 1:10 | UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 | Dec 30, 2006 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| W | John Alessio | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter | Oct 10, 2006 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Jon Fitch | KO/TKO · Kick to Head From Bottom Guard | 2 | 4:37 | UFC Fight Night 5 | Jun 28, 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| W | Derrick Noble | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 1 | 2:54 | UFC 59: Reality Check | Apr 15, 2006 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Ansar Chalangov | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Mount | 1 | 2:25 | UFC 56: Full Force | Nov 19, 2005 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Spencer Fisher | Submission · Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard | 2 | 4:43 | UFC Fight Night 2 | Oct 3, 2005 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 |