Thiago Alves

Quick Facts

Full Name	Thiago Alves
Occupation	MMA Fighter
Date Of Birth	Oct 3, 1983(1983-10-03)
Age	41
Birthplace	Brazil
Country	Brazil
Horoscope	Libra

Thiago Alves Biography

Thiago Alves is one of the most popular and richest MMA Fighter who was born on October 3, 1983 in Brazil, Brazil. Brazilian mixed martial artist best known for competing as a Welterweight in Ultimate Fighting Championship. Since joining the UFC in 2012, he has earned victories over opponents like Jason Chambers and Karo Parisyan.

He defeated American fighter John Howard via unanimous decision at UFC 124 in December 2010.

“Pitbull” completed a busy 2006, during which he fought four times. At UFC 66, he dominated Tony DeSouza, knocking out the jiu-jitsu black belt with a knee in the second round. Following his victory, it was announced that Alves tested positive for a diuretic, spironolactone, which he supposedly used to help him lose water weight in order to make the 170-pound limit. As a result of the failed drug test, Alves was suspended eight months by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and fined $5,500.

In his first bout of 2008 at UFC Fight Night 13, Alves faced his biggest test to date, as he was matched up against welterweight contender Karo Parisyan. After resisting any attempts to grapple but failing to amount any significant offense during the stand-up exchanges throughout the first round, “The Pitbull” scored a knee to the head of Parisyan, knocking down the judo expert before finishing him on the ground with strikes.

He is the middle child of three boys.

Thiago Alves Net Worth

Thiago Alves is one of the richest MMA Fighter from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Thiago Alves 's net worth $2 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began training in Muay Thai at age fifteen and Brazilian jiu-jitsu at age seventeen.

His knockout of Matt Hughes at UFC 85 through the use of punches and flying knees was named Knockout of the Night.

Thiago Alves d’Araujo (Portuguese pronunciation: [tʃiˈaɡu ˈawvis] ; born October 3, 1983) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Aside from being a professional fighter, Alves has been a striking coach at the American Top Team since 2017.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Thiago Alves height 6′ 4″ Thiago weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Thiago Alves Dating?

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Alves was expected to face Japanese superstar Yoshihiro Akiyama on July 21, 2012 at UFC 149. However, Akiyama was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Siyar Bahadurzada. Then on June 1, Alves pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Chris Clements.

Facts & Trivia

Thiago Ranked on the list of most popular MMA Fighter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Thiago Alves celebrates birthday on October 3 of every year.

Alves was expected to face Matt Brown on August 17, 2013 at UFC Fight Night

26. However, Alves pulled out of the bout citing another injury and was replaced by Mike Pyle.