The Ultimate Fighter On 26 February 2014 it was revealed that Alves was selected to be a participant on
The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3. 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 (fifth overall) 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 (knees) 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 (guillotine choke).
Ultimate Fighting Championship Alves made his UFC debut on 31 May 2014 at
The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale against Márcio Alexandre Jr. to determine the winner of
The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 middleweight tournament. He won the fight via technical submission (guillotine choke) 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 8 November 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 1 August 2015 at
UFC 190. He won the fight by submission in the second round. Alves faced
Colby Covington on 12 December 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 14 May 2016 at
UFC 198. Alves lost the fight by unanimous decision. Alves next faced
Kamaru Usman on 19 November 2016 at
UFC Fight Night 100. He lost the fight unanimous decision. Alves was expected to face
Kiichi Kunimoto on 11 June 2017 at
UFC Fight Night 110. However, Alves pulled out of the fight on 19 May and was replaced by
Zak Ottow. Alves was expected to face
Jim Wallhead on 21 October 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 12 May 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 25 August 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 11 May 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 four-fight contract with the UFC and faced
Randy Brown at
UFC on ESPN+ 22 on 16 November 2019. He lost the fight via a triangle choke submission in the second round. Alves was expected to face
Christian Aguilera on 16 January 2021 at
UFC on ABC 1. However, Aguilera pulled out in late December due to an injury. He was replaced by
Mounir Lazzez. and the pairing will take place four days later at
UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny. Alves won the fight in the first round after a flurry of kicks to the body dropped Lazzez and then finished him off on the ground. He also earned the
Performance of the Night Alves was scheduled to face
Ramazan Emeev on 26 June 2021 at
UFC Fight Night 190. However, Emeev pulled out in mid June due to undisclosed reasons, and he was replaced by promotional newcomer
Jeremiah Wells. Alves lost the fight via knockout in round two. Alves was scheduled to face
Jack Della Maddalena on 22 January 2022, at
UFC 270. However, Alves pulled out in early January due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Pete Rodriguez. Alves faced
Nicolas Dalby on 21 January 2023, at
UFC 283. He lost the fight via split decision. Alves faced
Ikram Aliskerov in a Middleweight bout, replacing
Nassourdine Imavov, on 21 October 2023, at
UFC 294. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one. Alves faced
Abusupiyan Magomedov on 18 May 2024, at
UFC Fight Night 241. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. On 19 February 2025, it was reported that Alves had parted ways with the UFC. ==Championships and awards==