Klose vs Alvarez

Who won Klose vs Alvarez?

Joel Alvarez beat Drakkar Klose by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th December 2024 at Amalie Arena in Tampa.

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).

Klose vs Alvarez stats

Drakkar Klose stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Joel Alvarez made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 17 by submission.

This was Drakkar Klose's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Joel Alvarez marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Drakkar Klose's UFC record stood at 9-3-0, while Joel Alvarez's came in at 7-2-0.

The stats suggested Klose had a large advantage in power over Alvarez, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Alvarez's 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Alvarez had a massive advantage over Klose, boasting a 81% submission rate over Klose's 0%.

Drakkar Klose was the older man by 5 years, at 37 years old.

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

Klose's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Alvarez's, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 months later than Alvarez, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 45 to Alvarez's 38.

Klose vs Alvarez form

Klose had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Joaquim Silva at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had beaten Joe Solecki at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Rafa Garcia at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he was victorious against Brandon Jenkins at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on 16th April 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Beneil Dariush at UFC 248 on 7th March 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Klose's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Alvarez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Klose vs Alvarez start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:05 AM UTC , which was 9:05 PM EST or 6:05 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:05 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Klose vs Alvarez?

Drakkar Klose was a 17/5 (+340) underdog going into the contest, while Joel Alvarez made his way into the ring at 11/50 (-450) with oddsmakers.