Joel Álvarez

Joel Álvarez, better known as "El Fenomeno", brings a 23-4 record into every walk to the cage — and in a division as crowded as welterweight, every single win matters.

The ground is where fights end: 17 wins by submission (74% of the total). Scrambles that look even suddenly aren't. Add a 77" reach, and the puzzle gets harder still.

He's coming off a loss to Yaroslav Amosov. Careers aren't defined by the fall, though; they're defined by the rebound.