Warlley Alves


Warlley Alves Andrade, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2011, Warlley made a name for himself fighting at Jungle Fight. He is the winner of Middleweight tournament.

The Ultimate Fighter

On February 26, 2014 it was revealed that Alves was selected to be a participant on . Alves defeated Wendell Oliveira by split decision to move into the Ultimate Fighter house, and become an official cast member.
Alves was selected as the third pick of coach Chael Sonnen to be a part of Team Sonnen. In his second Middleweight fight of the season, Alves was selected to fight Ismael de Jesus. Alves won via knockout in the first round. He was then scheduled to face Wagner Silva for a spot in the final against Marcio Alexandre Jr. He defeated Silva by submission.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Alves made his UFC debut on May 31, 2014 at against Márcio Alexandre Jr. to determine the winner of middleweight tournament. He won the fight via technical submission after only twenty-five seconds into the third round. This win earned him the Performance of the Night award. After the fight Alves stated that he would fight in the Welterweight division of UFC.
Alves next fought Alan Jouban on November 8, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 56 in the co-main event. He won the fight by a controversial unanimous decision.
Alves faced Nordine Taleb on August 1, 2015 at UFC 190. He won the fight by submission in the second round.
Alves faced Colby Covington on December 12, 2015 at UFC 194. He won the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the first round, giving Covington his first professional loss.
Alves faced Bryan Barberena on May 14, 2016 at UFC 198. Alves lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Alves next faced Kamaru Usman on November 19, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 100. He lost the fight unanimous decision.
Alves was expected to face Kiichi Kunimoto on June 11, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 110. However, Alves pulled out of the fight on May 19 and was replaced by Zak Ottow.
Alves was expected to face Jim Wallhead on October 21, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 118. Wallhead was forced out from the card citing injury and was replaced by newcomer Salim Touahri. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Alves faced Sultan Aliev on May 12, 2018 at UFC 224. He won the fight via TKO due to a doctor stoppage at the end of the second round.
Alves faced James Krause on August 25, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 135. He lost the fight via technical knockout.
In the final fight of his prevailing contract, Alves faced Sérgio Moraes on May 11, 2019 at UFC 237. He won the fight via knockout in the third round. This fight earned him the Performance of the Night award.
After brief free agency, Alves signed a new contract with the UFC and faced Randy Brown at UFC on ESPN+ 22 on November 16, 2019. He lost the fight via a triangle choke submission in the second round.

Championships and awards

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts exhibition record