Thiago Alves

Known for Acting

10/3/1983(Age 42)

Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

Biography

Professional mixed martial artist competing in the UFC Welterweight division.

Known For (27 credits)

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UFC on ESPN 7: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik

2019

UFC on ESPN 7: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 7, 2019 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., United States. A heavyweight bout between former 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion and UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Alistair Overeem and Jairzinho Rozenstruik served as the headliner.

7.3

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UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade

2019

UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on May 11, 2019, at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A UFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout between current champion Rose Namajunas and Jéssica Andrade served as the event headliner.

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UFC Fight Night 144: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2

2019

UFC Fight Night 144: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on February 2, 2019, at Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil. A rematch between Raphael Assunção and former WSOF Bantamweight Champion Marlon Moraes served as the event headliner. The pairing previously met in June 2017 at UFC 212 with Assunção winning the fight via split decision.

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UFC Fight Night 136: Hunt vs. Oleinik

2018

UFC Fight Night 136: Hunt vs. Oleinik was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 15, 2018 at Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Moscow, Russia. The event marked the promotion's first visit to Russia. The UFC arranged to use half of the venue and used a modified seating configuration for the arena. While not officially announced, the promotion was initially targeting a heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabrício Werdum and Aleksei Oleinik to serve as the main event. However, on May 22, Werdum was flagged for a potential USADA doping violation and his status moving forward became unknown. On July 19, the promotion announced that a bout between the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix winner and former interim title challenger Mark Hunt and Oleinik would serve as the event headliner.

UFC Fight Night 126: Cowboy vs. Medeiros

7.5

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UFC Fight Night 126: Cowboy vs. Medeiros

2018

UFC Fight Night 126: Cowboy vs. Medeiros was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on February 18, 2018, at Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, United States. A welterweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Donald Cerrone and Yancy Medeiros served as the event headliner.

5.7

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UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2

2017

UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on April 8, 2017, at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship rematch between current champion Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson headlined the event. The pairing met previously in May 2015 at UFC 187 with Cormier winning the fight (and the vacant title) via submission in the third round.

7.7

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UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor

2016

UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor is a mixed martial arts event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on November 12, 2016 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. This event was the first UFC event hosted in New York City. It was also the first UFC event hosted in the state of New York after the longtime professional MMA ban was revoked in early 2016. The event was headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship bout between then champion Eddie Alvarez and UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor.

5.0

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UFC Fight Night 67: Condit vs. Alves

2015

UFC Fight Night 67: Condit vs. Alves was a mixed martial arts event held on May 30, 2015, at the Goiânia Arena in Goiânia, Brazil. The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between former WEC & Interim UFC Welterweight champion Carlos Condit and veteran contender Thiago Alves.

7.0

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UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz

2015

UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz was a mixed martial arts event held on January 31, 2015, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva and former WEC & Strikeforce Welterweight champion Nick Diaz.

7.5

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UFC on Fox 11: Werdum vs. Browne

2014

UFC on Fox 11: Werdum vs. Browne was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 19, 2014, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. The event was headlined by a heavyweight number one contenders bout between Fabrício Werdum and Travis Browne.

6.0

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UFC on FX 2: Alves vs. Kampmann

2012

UFC on FX 2: Alves vs. Kampmann was a mixed martial arts event held live by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday March 3, 2012 at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia. The event also made history by playing host the first ever flyweight fights in UFC history as part of the semifinals for the Flyweight Tournament, the winner of which would be crowned the inaugural UFC Flyweight Champion.

6.2

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UFC 138: Leben vs. Muñoz

2011

UFC 138: Leben vs. Muñoz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 5, 2011 at LG Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike TV in the United States and live on Sportsnet in Canada. The event was the second that the UFC has hosted in Birmingham, the first was UFC 89 back in 2008 also featuring Chris Leben in the main event. The main event was the first non-title five round fight in the history of the UFC.