[6] Alers made his promotional debut against Alan Omer on August 23, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 39, filling in for an injured Tim Elliott.
[13] The bout was ruled a No Contest after Miller was accidentally poked in the eye by Alers in the second round and was unable to continue.
[16] On June 22, 2019, Jim Alers defeated Elvin Brito via KO at 0:45 in round 1 at Bare Knuckle FC 6.
On August 10, 2019, Jim Alers defeated Leonard Garcia via TKO at 1:38 in round 1 at Bare Knuckle FC 7.
[17] On October 19, 2019, Jim Alers defeated Julian Lane via TKO at 0:53 in round 2 at Bare Knuckle FC 8.
[22] Both Alers and fellow MMA veteran Ronny Markes withdrew from the event on short notice, being replaced by Nick Maximov and Adam Sidelinger.