Eddie Alvarez (©Conan Altatis)

Edward “Eddie” Alvarez, 37, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States is a professional mixed martial artist dubbed The Underground King. He is currently signed with ONE Championship.

Alvarez competed in the welterweight division from 2003 to 2007 and has been competing in the lightweight division since 2007. He is one of the few MMA fighters who has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Bellator MMA and ONE Championship.

As of April 27, 2021, Alvarez holds a professional MMA record of 30 wins, 7 losses, 0 draw and 2 No Contest. Here is his complete professional MMA history:

UPCOMING FIGHT

ONE Championship

1. On April 28, 2021, he will fight Ok Rae Yoon of South Korea at “ONE on TNT 4” in Singapore.

WINS

ONE Championship

1. On August 2, 2019, he submitted Eduard Folayang of the Philippines at “ONE: Dawn of Heroes” in the Philippines.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

1. On June 13, 2015, he lost defeated Gilbert Melendez of the U.S. via split decision at “UFC 188” in Mexico.
2. On January 17, 2016, he defeated Anthony Pettis of the U.S. via split decision at “UFC Fight Night 81” in the U.S.
3. On July 7, 2016, he knocked out Rafael dos Anjos of Brazil at “UFC Fight Night 90” in the U.S.
4. On December 2, 2017, he knocked out Justin Gaethje of the U.S. at “UFC 218” in the U.S.

Bellator MMA

1. On April 3, 2009, he submitted Greg Loughran of Ireland at “Bellator 1” in the U.S.
2. On May 1, 2009, he submitted Eric Reynolds of the U.S. at “Bellator 5” in the U.S.
3. On June 19, 2009, he submitted Toby Imada of the U.S. at “Bellator 12” in the U.S.
4. On May 6, 2010, he submitted Josh Neer of the U.S. at “Bellator 17” in the U.S.
5. On October 21, 2010, he knocked out Roger Huerta of the U.S. at “Bellator 33” in the U.S.
6. On April 2, 2011, he defeated Pat Curran of the U.S. via unanimous decision at “Bellator 39” in the U.S.
7. On April 20, 2012, he knocked out Shinya Aoki of Japan at “Bellator 66” in the U.S.
8. On October 12, 2012, he knocked out Patricky Freire of Brazil at “Bellator 76” in Canada.
9. On November 2, 2013, he defeated Michael Chandler of the U.S. via split decision at “Bellator 106” in the U.S.

DREAM

1. He knocked out Andre Amade of Brazil at “Dream 1: Lightweight GP 2008 First Round” in Japan.
2. On May 11, 2008, he defeated Joachim Hansen of Norway at “Dream 3″ Lightweight GP 2008 Second Round” in Japan.
3. On July 21, 2008, he knocked out Tatsuya Kawajiri of Japan at “Dream 5: Lightweight GP 2008 Final Round” in Japan.
4. On October 25, 2009, he submitted Katsunori Kikuno of Japan at “Dream 12: Cage of the Rising Sun” in Japan.

EliteXC

1. On January 25, 2008, he knocked out Ross Ebanez of the U.S. at “ShoXC: Elite Challengers Series” in the U.S.

Bodog Fight

1. On December 2, 2006, he knocked out Aaron Riley of the U.S. at “Bodog Fight: USA vs Russia 2006” in Canada.
2. On February 17, 2007, he knocked out Scott Henze of the U.S. at “Bodog Fight: Costa Rica Combat” in Costa Rica.
3. On July 14, 2007, he defeated Matt Lee in the U.S. via unanimous decision at “Bodog Fight: Alvarez vs. Lee” in the U.S.

MARS

1. On August 26, 2006, he knocked out Hidenobu Koike of Japan at “MARS 4: New Deal” in Japan.

Euphoria Mix Fighting Championship

1. On February 26, 2005, he knocked out Seichi Ikemoto of Japan at “Euphoria 3: USA vs The World” in the U.S.
2. On May 14, 2005, he knocked out Danila Veselov of Russia at “Euphoria 4: Russia vs USA 2” in the U.S.
3. On November 5, 2005, he knocked out Daisuke Hanazawa of Japan at “Euphoria 5: USA vs Japan” in the U.S.
4. On June 3, 2006, he knocked out Derrick Noble of the U.S. at “Euphoria 7: Russia vs USA 3” in the U.S.

Reality Fighting

1. On October 16, 2004, he submitted Chris Schlesinger of the U.S. at “Reality Fighting 7” in the U.S.

Ring of Combat

1. On December 14, 2003, he knocked out Anthony Ladonna of the U.S. at “ROC 5” in the U.S.
2. On April 24, 2004, he knocked out Adam Fearon of the U.S. at “ROC 6” in the U.S.

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LOSSES

ONE Championship

1. On March 31, 2019, he was knocked out by Timofey Nastyukhin of Russia at “ONE: A New Era” in Japan.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

1. On September 27, 2014, he lost via unanimous decision to Donald Cerrone of the U.S. at “UFC 178” in the U.S.
2. On November 12, 2016, he was knocked out by Conor McGregor of Ireland at “UFC 205” in the U.S.
3. On July 28, 2018, he was knocked out by Dustin Poirier of the U.S. at “UFC on FOX 30” in Canada.

Bellator MMA

1. On November 19, 2011, he was submitted by Michael Chandler of the U.S. at “Bellato4 58” in the U.S.

K-1

1. On December 31, 2008, he was submitted by Shinya Aoki of Japan at “K-1: Dynamite 2008” in Japan.

Bodog Fight

1. On April 14, 2007, he was knocked out by Nick Thompson of the U.S. at “Bodog Fight: Clash of the Nations 2007” in Russia.

NO CONTEST

Ultimate Fighting Championship

1. On May 13, 2017, his fight with Dustin Poirier of the U.S. ends in a no contest due to illegal knee at “UFC 211” in the U.S.

ONE Championship

1. On April 7, 2021, his fight with Iuri Lapicus of Moldova and Italy at “ONE on TNT 1” in Singapore ended with his disqualification due to illegal punch to the back of the head but on April 26, 2021, it was overturned as a No Contest.