Thiago Alves Record, Net Worth, Weight, Age & More!

Who is Thiago Alves?

Thiago Alves was born on October 3, 1983 and was raised in Fortaleza, Brazil. His martial arts training began with Muay Thai at the age of 15 to get in better shape before he began fighting MMA at the age of 17. He won his first MMA bout at the age of 15 by unanimous decision against an opponent who was 10 years older than him. After a quick and successful progression in his career, he relocated to Coconut Creek, Florida at age 19 to begin training full time at American Top Team.

Who is Thiago Alves?

Thiago Alves was born on October 3, 1983 and was raised in Fortaleza, Brazil. His martial arts training began with Muay Thai at the age of 15 to get in better shape before he began fighting MMA at the age of 17. He won his first MMA bout at the age of 15 by unanimous decision against an opponent who was 10 years older than him. After a quick and successful progression in his career, he relocated to Coconut Creek, Florida at age 19 to begin training full time at American Top Team.

What this article covers:

• Who is Thiago Alves?
• How Much Is Thiago Alves Worth?
• How Old Is Thiago Alves?
• How Tall is Thiago Alves?
• What Was Thiago Alves’ Best fight?
• Thiago Alves’s Record

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How Much Is Thiago Alves Worth?

Thiago Alves is said to have a net worth of approximately $2 Million dollars.

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How Old Is Thiago Alves?

Born on October 3, 1983, Thiago Alves is 37 years old.

How Tall is Thiago Alves?

Thiago Alves stands at 5 feet and 9 inches tall.

How Much Does Thiago Alves Weigh?

As he fights in the welterweight division, Thaigo weighs approximately 170 pounds.

Thiago Alves Fight List

After moving to the US to train, with a fight record of 8-3 Thiago received an invitation to fight in the UFC. He made his UFC debut at Ultimate Fight Night 2 against fellow UFC fighter Spencer Fisher. His debut fight took place on his twenty-second birthday, and after having success early on in the fight he lost by a triangle choke late in the second round.

However, Thiago returned to his next fight at UFC 56 strong and determined, and defeated the previously undefeated Ansar Chalangov by TKO at 2:25 in the first round.

Thiago continued to rack up wins, including an extremely impressive performance at his next fight at UFC 59 against Derrick Noble. In their last bout, Derrick submitted Thiago by a rear naked choke. Noble began the fight strong with a flurry of punches causing Alves to spend most of his time covering up to protect himself. As Noble rushed in looking to capitalize, Alves caught him with a perfectly timed counter, dropping him and declaring Alves winner by TKO. 

Thiago jumped into his career with the UFC with full force as he had 4 fights during the year 2006. He showed yet another dominant performance at UFC 66 where he dominated Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt DeSouza with a second round knockout due to a knee. After this fight he faced some difficulties and was forced to step back from competition for a brief period, but returned in full force.

His first fight back was against Japanese fighter Kuniyoshi Hironaka at UFC Fight Night 11, where he won by knockout with a punch and a knee in the second round. With all the success Thiago had been having, he kept earning himself fights against top level contenders. His next fight was against UFC veteran Chris Lytle which panned out to be an extremely exciting and action packed fight that was eventually stopped due to a severe cut above the eye of Lytle, resulting in a win by doctor stoppage for Alves. 

As he continued to rise in the ranks, his success caught the attention of Matt Hughes who Thiago agreed to fight. A sprained ankle before the fight affected Thiago’s ability to cut weight and ended up weighing in 4 pounds overweight for the bout. Regardless, Matt Hughes agreed to go on with the fight. Thiago shocked the crowd who heavily favored Hughes with a dominating performance. After picking Hughes apart while standing in the first round, Alves knocked him down with a flying knee and went on to finish the fight with a gruesome ground and pound early in the second round, winning by TKO stoppage.

The fight with Hughes set up a bout against Diego Sanchez at UFC 90, which many believe would be the match for the number one contender spot. However, Sanchez was forced to pull out of the fight just a few weeks prior due to an injury. 

Four-time NCAA All-American wrestler Josh Koscheck stepped into Sanchez’s spot for the fight against Alves at UFC 90. Despite all of Koscheck’s grappling experience, Alves controlled most of the fight and won by unanimous decision. This is when the takedown defense and grappling abilities of Alves really began to shine, as he forced Koscheck into a kickboxing match. Alves’ leg kicks proved to be devastating during the fight by taking away much of Koscheck’s mobility. Alves was able to drop Koscheck numerous times throughout the fight, but Koscheck’s toughness and quick recovery enabled him to survive the 3 round bout.

After his impressive win against Koscheck, Alves was on a 7 win streak, also having won 9 of his past 10 bouts. This placed him in a position for a title shot against Georges St-Pierre in which he ultimately lost, but fought an excellent fight that is widely considered the best performance of his career.

After a brief leave of absence due to an injury in 2010, Alves came right back and beat John Howard at UFC 124, and has continued to have a successful career ever since. 

What Was Thiago Alves’ Best fight?

After numerous successful performances, Dana White announced that Alves had earned a welterweight title shot against the winner of the welterweight title fight at UFC 94. After Georges St. Pierre defended his title at UFC 94, it was decided that he would fight Alves.

The welterweight title fight occurred at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on July 11, 2009 at UFC 100. During the fight, Alves was taken down a total of 10 times but showed relentless determination by continuing to get back up to his fight as well as show off his impressive ground game. Though he put on a tremendous show and impressed everyone, St, Pierres put on a grappling clinic and out wrestled Alves in all 5 rounds, resulting in a loss by unanimous decision for Alves.

Who Did He Lose To?

Thiago Alves has lost to Georges St-Pierre, Carlos Condit, Jon Fitch, Tim Means, Jim Miller, Laureano Staropoli, Curtis Millender, Alexey Kunchenko, Martin Kampmann, and Spencer Fisher in the UFC. 

Thiago Alves Injuries

Thiago suffered a sprained ankle that occurred before his fight against St-Pierre, and went through a 2 year period of minor recurring injuries. The most major injury Alves faced was right before his fight at UFC 111. Alves was taken off the card due to the pre-fight CAT scan that discovered an arteriovenous malformation in the brain. Alves had the corrective surgery on March 31, 2010 at Roosevelt Hospital in New York. He took leave of absence, staying in New Jersey with his wife, Melissa Farrand Alves, and came back to fight again in December 2010.

Thiago Alves’s Record

Thiago Alves has a total of 38 professional mixed martial arts fights, with 23 wins and 15 loses. 

Is Thiago Alves Retired

At this time, Thiago does not have an active contract with the UFC, making him active with the organization from 2005 until 2019. However, in 2020 news surfaced that Alves had signed a 3 fight contract with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. He made his debut against former contender on The Ultimate Fighter, Julian Lane, at BKFC 12 in Daytona Beach, FL on Sept. 11, 2020. Alves won the fight by split decision, and is expected to face Ulysses Diaz for the welterweight championship at BKFC 18. 

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