Moises vs Alvarez

Who won Moises vs Alvarez?

Joel Alvarez beat Thiago Moises by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Vegas 42, on Saturday 13th November 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Moises vs Alvarez stats

Thiago Moises stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Joel Alvarez made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 16 by submission.

This was Thiago Moises' 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Joel Alvarez marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Thiago Moises' UFC record stood at 8-7-0, while Joel Alvarez's came in at 7-2-0.

The stats suggested Moises had a slight advantage in power over Alvarez, with a 20% knock out percentage over Alvarez's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Alvarez had a massive advantage over Moises, boasting a 89% submission rate over Moises' 40%.

Thiago Moises was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Alvarez had a height advantage of 6 inches over Moises. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Moises was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Alvarez, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 35 more professional rounds, 73 to Alvarez's 38.

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Thiago Moises had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jared Gordon at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales on 17th May 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Trey Ogden at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 on 11th January 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ludovit Klein at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville.

Before that, he had been defeated by Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

He had beaten Melquizael Costa at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Moises' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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