Thiago Alves
Nickname:Pitbull
Age:29
Birthday:October 3, 1983
Record:19-9-0-0
Wins By:
KO: 11 | Sub: 2 | Decision: 6
Losses By:
KO: 1 | Sub: 4 | Decision: 4
Height:5'9"/175cm
Weight:170lbs/77kg
Reach:70in/178cm
Division:Welterweight
City:Fortaleza
Country:Brazil
Fights Out Of:Coconut Creek, FL
Team:American Top Team
Strengths:Well-Rounded, KO Power, BJJ
Twitter:@ThiagoAlvesATT
Online:Website: http://thiagoalves.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thiagopitbullalves
Posters:
Fight History:
Loss vs Martin Kampmann by Submission (guillotine choke) in Round 3 at 4:12. Event: UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann on March 3, 2012
Win vs Papy Abedi by Submission (rear naked choke) in Round 1 at 3:32. Event: UFC 138 on November 5, 2011
Loss vs Rick Story by Decision (unanimous) in Round 3 at 5:00. Event: UFC 130 on May 28, 2011
Win vs John Howard by Decision (unanimous) in Round 3 at 5:00. Event: UFC 124 on December 11, 2010
Loss vs Jon Fitch by Decision (unanimous) in Round 3 at 5:00. Event: UFC 117 on August 7, 2010 (Catchweight Bout (171.5 lb); Alves did not make weight)
Loss vs Georges St-Pierre by Decision (unanimous) in Round 5 at 5:00. Event: UFC 100 on July 11, 2009 (For UFC Welterweight Championship)
Win vs Josh Koscheck by Decision (unanimous) in Round 3 at 5:00. Event: UFC 90 on October 25, 2008
Win vs Matt Hughes by TKO (flying knee and punches) in Round 2 at 1:02. Event: UFC 85 on June 7, 2008 (Catchweight Bout (174 lb); Alves did not make weight. Knockout of the night)
Win vs Karo Parisyan by TKO (knee and punches) in Round 2 at 0:34. Event: UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon on April 2, 2008
Win vs Chris Lytle by TKO (doctor stoppage) in Round 2 at 5:00. Event: UFC 78 on November 17, 2007 (Fight of the Night)
Win vs Kuniyoshi Hironaka by TKO (punch and knee) in Round 2 at 4:04. Event: UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian on September 19, 2007
Win vs Tony DeSouza by KO (knee) in Round 2 at 1:10. Event: UFC 66 on December 30, 2006 (Tested positive for banned diuretics)
Win vs John Alessio by Decision (unanimous) in Round 3 at 5:00. Event: Ortiz vs Shamrock 3 – The Final Chapter on October 10, 2006
Loss vs Jon Fitch by TKO (upkick and punches) in Round 2 at 4:37. Event: UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5 on June 28, 2006
Win vs Derrick Noble by TKO (punches) in Round 1 at 2:54. Event: UFC 59 on April 15, 2006
Win vs Ansar Chalangov by TKO (punches) in Round 1 at 2:25. Event: UFC 56 on November 19, 2005
Loss vs Spencer Fisher by Submission (triangle choke) in Round 2 at 4:43. Event: UFC Ultimate Fight Night 2 on October 3, 2005
Win vs Jeff Cox by KO (knee and punches) in Round 1 at 0:15. Event: KOTC 48: Payback on February 25, 2005
Win vs Jason Chambers by Submission (punches) in Round 1 at 4:57. Event: IHC 8: Ethereal on November 20, 2004
Win vs Nuri Shakir by Decision (unanimous) in Round 2 at 5:00. Event: Absolute Fighting Championships 7 on February 27, 2004
Loss vs Derrick Noble by Submission (rear-naked choke) in Round 2 at 2:13. Event: Absolute Fighting Championships 6 on December 6, 2003
Win vs Marcus Davis by Decision (split) in Round 3 at 5:00. Event: Hardcore Fighting Championships 2 on October 18, 2003
Win vs Mike Littlefield by TKO (punches) in Round 2 at 0:50. Event: Mass Destruction 12 on August 16, 2003
Win vs Carlos Alexandre Pereira by TKO (doctor stoppage) in Round 2 at N/A. Event: Bitetti Combat Nordeste 2 on March 20, 2003
Win vs Fabio Holanda by Decision (unanimous) in Round 3 at 5:00. Event: Bitetti Combat Nordeste 1 on November 28, 2002
Win vs Wilson Belchoir by KO (punch) in Round 1 at N/A. Event: Champions Night 3 on October 8, 2001
Loss vs Lucas Lopes by Decision (unanimous) in Round 3 at 5:00. Event: X: Fight on September 28, 2001
Loss vs Gleison Tibau by Submission (armbar) in Round 2 at 3:31. Event: Champions Night 2 on June 30, 2001
Photos:
• Matt Brown vs. Thiago Alves added to UFC on FOX Sports 1 1 in Boston, Massachusetts Aug. 17 (May 2013)
• Matt Brown and Thiago Alves agree to fight on the UFC on FOX Sports 1 debut card in Boston (May 2013)
• UFC on FOX Sports 1 1 (May 2013)
• Thiago Alves and Thiago Silva scratched from UFC 149 (Jun 2012)
• UFC 149 change: Thiago Alves takes on Siyar Bahadurzada instead of Yoshihiro Akiyama (May 2012)
• Thiago Alves vs Yoshihiro Akiyama targeted for UFC 149 in Calgary (Apr 2012)
• UFC on FX 2: Alves vs Kampmann (Mar 2012)