Alvaro Herrera

Ultimate Fighting Championship Herrera made his promotional debut on November 21, 2015, at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He faced Vernon Ramos and defeated Ramos via KO in round one.

He next faced Vicente Luque on July 7, 2016, at UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez. He lost the fight in round two via Brabo choke.

Herrera was expected to face Alex Ricci at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne. However, Herrera pulled out of the fight in mid-January citing injury and was replaced by Paul Felder.

Herrera faced Jordan Rinaldi on August 5, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno in a lightweight bout. He lost the fight via submission in the first round.

Herrera faced Devin Powell on July 28, 2018, at UFC on Fox 30. He lost the fight via knockout due to kicks to the body in the first round.

Post-UFC career After parting ways with the UFC, Herrera signed with Combate Americas and made his promotional debut against Ignacio Capella at Combate 32 on March 8, 2019. He lost the fight via first-round knockout.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts Black Fighting Championship' Black Fighting Championship Welterweight Champion (One time) vs. Jorge Campos Negrete Black jaguar Fights Black jaguar Fights Welterweight Champion (One time) vs. Gabriel Alamilla

Personal life Herrera is a student at the university studying bio-pharmaceutical chemistry.