Thiago Alves

Background
He started training in Muay Thai when he was 15 and mixed martial arts at 17. He is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has been described as a "Muay Thai wrecking machine".

UFC career
Alves lost to Josh Koscheck in a Welterweight match up at UFC 4 by Unanimous decision, Alves won at UFC 10 against Matt Hughes by Unanimous decision, Alves won at UFC 17 against Jake Shields by Unanimous decision, Alves lost his next fight at Fight Night 5 against Dong Hyun Kim by TKO, Alves beat Ryo Chonan by KO at UFC 27, Alves lost to Chris Lytle at UFC on NSS 1 by Unanimous decision, Alves beat Diego Sanchez by Unanimous decision at UFC 40, Alves beat Mike Swick by Unanimous decision at UFC on Non Stop Sport 6, Alves lost to Georges St-Pierre by Unanimous decision in the main event of Fight Night 17.

MMA record

 * style="background: #ffcccc; text-align: center;"| Loss
 * align=center| 5 - 4 - 0
 * Georges St-Pierre
 * Unanimous decision
 * UFN 17
 * August 28, 2013
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 5.00
 * Palms resort and casino, Paradise, Nevada, USA
 * style="background: #ccffcc; text-align: center;"| Win
 * align=center| 5 - 3 - 0
 * Mike Swick
 * Unanimous decision
 * UFC on NSS 6
 * July 13, 2013
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 5.00
 * Madison Square Garden, New York, Nevada, USA
 * style="background: #ccffcc; text-align: center;"| Win
 * align=center| 4 - 3 - 0
 * Diego Sanchez
 * Unanimous decision
 * UFC 40
 * 18 June 2013
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 5.00
 * O2 Arena, London, England.
 * style="background: #ffcccc; text-align: center;"| Loss
 * align=center| 3 - 3 - 0
 * Chris Lytle
 * Unanimous decision
 * UFC on NSS 1
 * 14 April 2013
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 5.00
 * MGM Grand, Las Vegas, USA.
 * style="background: #ccffcc; text-align: center;"| Win
 * align=center| 3 - 2 - 0
 * Ryo Chonan
 * KO (Punch)
 * UFC 27
 * March 17, 2013
 * align=center| 2nd
 * align=center| 4.02
 * Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
 * style="background: #ffcccc; text-align: center;"| Loss
 * align=center| 2 - 2 - 0
 * Dong Hyun Kim
 * TKO (Punch)
 * UFN 5
 * 13 February 2013
 * align=center| 2nd
 * align=center| 2.09
 * Palms resort and casino, Paradise, Nevada, USA
 * style="background: #ccffcc; text-align: center;"| Win
 * align=center| 2 - 1 - 0
 * Jake Shields
 * Unanimous decision
 * UFC 17
 * January 20, 2013
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 5.00
 * Mandalay Bay, Paradise, Nevada, USA
 * style="background: #ccffcc; text-align: center;"| Win
 * align=center| 1 - 1 - 0
 * Matt Hughes
 * Unanimous decision
 * UFC 11
 * December 16, 2012
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 5.00
 * O2 Arena, London, England.
 * style="background: #ffcccc; text-align: center;"| Loss
 * align=center| 0 - 1 - 0
 * Josh Koscheck
 * Unanimous decision
 * UFC 4
 * November 18, 2012
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 5.00
 * Mandalay Bay, Paradise, Nevada, USA.
 * }
 * December 16, 2012
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 5.00
 * O2 Arena, London, England.
 * style="background: #ffcccc; text-align: center;"| Loss
 * align=center| 0 - 1 - 0
 * Josh Koscheck
 * Unanimous decision
 * UFC 4
 * November 18, 2012
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 5.00
 * Mandalay Bay, Paradise, Nevada, USA.
 * }
 * Mandalay Bay, Paradise, Nevada, USA.
 * }
 * }

