Sam Alvey

“Smile'N”

OctagonStats Rating 1455

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Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 2" (188 cm)

Weight185 lbs. (84 kg)

Reach75" (190 cm)

StanceSouthpaw

BornMay 06, 1986

Age40

DivisionMiddleweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.28

Str. Acc44%

SApM3.63

Str. Def52%

TD Avg0.06

TD Acc14%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.1

Recent form

L L L L D

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

24 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

5 KO/TKO wins · 1 sub wins · 4 decision wins

Losses by method

4 KO/TKO losses · 2 sub losses · 7 decision losses

Finish rate60%

Times finished46%

StreakL4

Best streak4

Avg fight9:38

Octagon time3h 51m

Opp win%69%

ActiveAug. 16, 2014 – Aug. 06, 2022 (9y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced1

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Fight of the Night1

Total bonuses1

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Sam Alvey "Smile'N" is a 33-18-1 knockout artist (1 NC). 60% finish rate.

Sam debuted Aug. 16, 2014 vs Tom Watson (loss). Longest win streak: 4. On a 4-fight losing skid. 9 years active (Aug. 16, 2014–Aug. 06, 2022).

Best wins: Nate Marquardt (U-DEC R3, Jan. 28, 2017); Rashad Evans (S-DEC R3, Aug. 05, 2017); Dylan Andrews (KO/TKO Punches R1, Nov. 07, 2014).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Aug. 06, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill	L Michal Oleksiejczuk	KO/TKO Punch	1	1:56	0 2	3 22	0 0	0 0
Feb. 05, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland	L Brendan Allen	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	2:10	0 1	24 36	0 0	0 1
Aug. 28, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze	L Wellington Turman	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	68 69	0 2	0 0
Apr. 10, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland	L Julian Marquez	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	2:07	0 1	29 61	0 0	0 1
Oct. 24, 2020	UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje	D Da Woon Jung	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 1	59 56	0 0	0 0
May. 09, 2020	UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje	L Ryan Spann	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	57 51	0 2	0 1
Jul. 20, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards	L Klidson Abreu	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	28 36	0 1	0 0
Feb. 09, 2019	UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva	L Jimmy Crute	KO/TKO Punches	1	2:49	0 1	3 14	0 0	0 0
Sep. 22, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders	L Rogerio Nogueira	KO/TKO Punch	2	1:00	0 1	34 26	0 0	0 0
Jun. 01, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes	W Gian Villante	S-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	53 50	0 0	0 0
Feb. 24, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens	W Marcin Prachnio	KO/TKO Punch	1	4:23	2 0	10 15	1 0	0 0
Oct. 21, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till	L Ramazan Emeev	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	29 38	0 1	0 0
Aug. 05, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno	W Rashad Evans	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	40 17	0 2	0 0
Apr. 22, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov	L Thales Leites	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	27 38	0 1	0 0
Jan. 28, 2017	UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena	W Nate Marquardt	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	36 28	0 1	0 0
Nov. 05, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson	W Alex Nicholson	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	63 82	0 0	0 0
Aug. 27, 2016	UFC on FOX: Maia vs. Condit	W Kevin Casey	KO/TKO Punches	2	4:56	2 0	59 25	0 0	0 0
Jul. 13, 2016	UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker	W Eric Spicely	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	2:43	0 0	8 7	0 0	1 0
Jun. 18, 2016	UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson	L Elias Theodorou	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	24 37	0 0	0 0
Aug. 08, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux	L Derek Brunson	KO/TKO Punches	1	2:19	0 0	4 27	0 0	0 0
May. 09, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt	W Daniel Kelly	KO/TKO Punch	1	0:49	1 0	8 2	0 0	0 0
Feb. 22, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir	W Cezar Ferreira	KO/TKO Punches	1	3:34	1 0	4 13	0 0	0 0
Nov. 07, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping	W Dylan Andrews	KO/TKO Punches	1	2:16	0 0	6 4	0 2	0 0
Aug. 16, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux	L Tom Watson	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	82 85	0 0	0 0

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