Alvin Hines
Vitals
Height, reach, and career background.
Record
Tap any fight for the breakdown.
LossTKO
UFC Fight Night - Du Plessis vs. Usman
18 Jul 2026
18 Jul 2026
Hines was caught stepping in. RJ Harris backed him up with a right hand, and when Hines moved forward to re-engage he walked onto an uppercut that put him down. Harris followed him to the floor and the referee stopped it at 1:40 of the first round.
Key moments
- Was backed up by a Harris right hand early.
- Walked onto an uppercut while stepping forward to re-engage.
- Was dropped and stopped under follow-up strikes at 1:40 of round one.
28 Jun 2025
11 Apr 2025
15 Feb 2025
25 Jan 2025
WinKO/TKO
Opponent: Taylor EscamillaR2 2:40
LFA 193: Bowers vs. Borisova
20 Sep 2024
20 Sep 2024
Hines still found the stoppage, but only after staying on the front foot long enough to turn pressure into a later finish instead of a quick blowout.
Key moments
- Finished Escamilla at 2:40 of round two.
- Recorded his second straight LFA win in 2024.
- Showed he could stay effective beyond the first-round window.
5 Apr 2024
12 Jan 2024
WinSUB
Opponent: Phil LatuRear-Naked ChokeR2 1:01
Captain's Fight Club 2: Cold War
21 Jan 2023
21 Jan 2023
That made his debut a useful early sign that he could win with top control and submission pressure as well as with heavyweight attrition.
Key moments
- Hines submitted Latu with a rear-naked choke at 1:01 of round two.
- The fight took place at Captain's Fight Club 2: Cold War in Fargo, North Dakota.
- It was the first professional win on Hines' eventual 7-1 start.
The Read
Style, strengths, and defining traits.
Hines is a compact heavyweight who fights with much more composure than his record first suggests. The striking can be messy in open space, but once he gets into clinches or top position he tends to make strong, simple choices, which is why the submissions and attritional finishes both show up in a short record.
The Jhonata Diniz loss is useful because it forced the prospect profile to answer a real UFC-level control question. Before that, the LFA wins over Billy Ray Valdez, Mark Currier and Taylor Escamilla had pushed him forward quickly, while the Junior Hicks and Phil Latu submissions showed he does not need a pure brawl to win.