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Eddie Alvarez

1984 - Today

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Edward "Eddie" Alvarez (born January 11, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of BKFC. He also formerly competed in the UFC and Bellator MMA, and also One FC winning world titles in each of the first two: the UFC Lightweight Championship once and the Bellator Lightweight World Championship twice. Alvarez was the first Lightweight champion in Bellator MMA. He has also competed for the Japanese DREAM promotion, where he fought in their inaugural Lightweight Grand Prix. Alvarez also fought once for ProElite's EliteXC. Alvarez is the first fighter to have won championships in both Bellator MMA and the UFC. He holds notable wins over former world champions Pat Curran, Michael Chandler, Shinya Aoki, Gilbert Melendez, Justin Gaethje, Anthony Pettis, Eduard Folayang, Patricky Freire and Rafael dos Anjos. Fight Matrix ranks him #3 All-Time Lightweight in the world (behind Khabib Nurmagomedov and B.J. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eddie Alvarez has received more than 6,850,127 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Eddie Alvarez is the 106th most popular martial arts (down from 92nd in 2019), the 14,746th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,157th in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Martial Arts.

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  • 6.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Eddie Alvarez ranks 106 out of 179. Before him are Gökhan Saki, Dennis Siver, B.J. Penn, Frank Mir, Shinya Aoki, and Girolamo Giovinazzo. After him are Rafael dos Anjos, Tyron Woodley, The Korean Zombie, Donald Cerrone, Petr Yan, and Stephen Thompson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Eddie Alvarez ranks 394. Before him are Stijn Schaars, Karim Haggui, Caterine Ibargüen, Anna Tsuchiya, Paz de la Huerta, and Ludovic Obraniak. After him are Martins Dukurs, Han Ye-ri, Helena Mattsson, Brandon T. Jackson, Ana Soklič, and Serey Dié.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eddie Alvarez ranks 14,746 out of 20,380. Before him are Andrew Yang (1975), Gladys Bentley (1907), Zach Gilford (1982), Ann E. Todd (1931), Charles Krauthammer (1950), and Phil Ivey (1977). After him are Ty Pennington (1964), Al Snow (1963), Evan Spiegel (1990), Anthony Weiner (1964), Scott Lawrence (1963), and Kay Aldridge (1917).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In United States

Among martial arts born in United States, Eddie Alvarez ranks 28. Before him are Matt Hughes (1973), Max Holloway (1991), Tito Ortiz (1975), Nick Diaz (1983), B.J. Penn (1978), and Frank Mir (1979). After him are Tyron Woodley (1982), Donald Cerrone (1983), Stephen Thompson (1983), Matt Serra (1974), Holly Holm (1981), and Rose Namajunas (1992).

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