Marcirley Alves


Marcirley Alves da Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division of the Professional Fighters League. In the PFL, he won the 2025 PFL Bantamweight Tournament. A professional since 2017, he previously competed in Bellator MMA.

Professional mixed martial arts career

Early career

Alves started his professional MMA career in 2017 and mainly fought in Brazil, including one bout in the Legacy Fighting Alliance. He amassed a record of 11–3 prior to being signed by Bellator. During his time in Brazil, he won the Jungle Fight Bantamweight Championship.

Bellator MMA

Alves was scheduled to face Brett Johns on 12 May 2023 at Bellator 296. However, the week of the event, Johns pulled out due to staph infection.
Alves faced Jerrell Hodge on August 11, 2023, at Bellator 298. He won the fight by knockout via punches in the first round.
Alves faced Sarvarjon Khamidov on June 22, 2024, at Bellator Champions Series 3. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Professional Fighters League

2025 Tournament

In the quarterfinal of the 2025 PFL Bantamweight Tournament, Leandro Higo was scheduled to face Magomed Magomedov on April 11, 2025, at PFL 2. However, Magomedov withdrew from the tournament due to injury and was replaced by Josh Rettinghouse. In turn, Rettinghouse was not medically cleared and was replaced by Marcirley Alves. Alves won the fight via split decision.
In the semifinals, Alves faced Jake Hadley on June 20, 2025, at PFL 6. He won the bout via unanimous decision.
In the finals, Alves faced Justin Wetzell on August 15, 2025, at PFL 9. He won the bout by unanimous decision to win the tournament.

Championships and accomplishments