José Aldo: record, fights and statistics
José Aldo (“Junior”) is a featherweight fighter from Brazil with a published career record of 32-10-0. StatsNext stores 23 UFC bouts for José Aldo (14-9). In the 1 fights stored since May 10, 2025, José Aldo is 0-1.
Profile
| Height | 5'7" |
|---|---|
| Reach | 70" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Weight class | Featherweight |
| Born | 1986 |
What are José Aldo's fighting stats?
Across 16 stored UFC bouts with statistics (233 minutes) through May 10, 2025, José Aldo lands 3.98 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 5.50, with 48.5% striking accuracy and 53.9% striking defense. Grappling: 0.06 takedowns per 15 minutes, 94.4% takedown defense, 0.06 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 14-9 in 23 stored UFC bouts, 4 of 14 wins inside the distance.
José Aldo: striking, grappling and finishes
| Statistic | UFC bouts |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed per minute | 3.98 |
| Significant strikes absorbed per minute | 5.50 |
| Significant striking accuracy | 48.5% |
| Significant striking defense | 53.9% |
| Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0.26 |
| Takedowns per 15 minutes | 0.06 |
| Takedown accuracy | |
| Takedown defense | 94.4% |
| Submission attempts per 15 minutes | 0.06 |
| Control minutes per 15 minutes | 1.37 |
| Share of fight time in control | 9.2% |
| Bouts with statistics (minutes) | 16 (232.7) |
Significant strikes landed: 64.7% head, 25.1% body, 10.3% legs; 92.8% at distance, 4.3% in the clinch, 2.9% on the ground.
| Method | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 4 | 4 |
| Submission | 0 | 0 |
| Decision | 10 | 5 |
14-9 in the 23 stored UFC bouts since May 1, 2011, averaging 16.1 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders
Wins and losses by method since May 10, 2025
- 1 loss: 1 by decision
Striking and grappling totals since May 10, 2025
| Measure | Total |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed | 68 of 167 (40.7%) |
| Significant strikes absorbed | 99 of 199 attempted by opponents |
| Knockdowns | 1 |
| Takedowns landed | 0 of 1 |
| Opponent takedowns | 0 of 0 |
| Submission attempts | 0 |
| Control time | 0:02 |
Totals over 1 of 1 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.
Fight history
| Date | Opponent (UFC record entering) | Result | Method | Round, time | Minutes | Weight class | Sig. strikes (absorbed) | Takedowns | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2025 | Aiemann Zahabi (6-2) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Featherweight | 68 of 167 (99) | 0 of 1 | 0:02 |
| Oct 5, 2024 | Mario Bautista (8-2) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Bantamweight | 51 of 117 (49) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| May 4, 2024 | Jonathan Martinez (10-3) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Bantamweight | 77 of 139 (52) | 1 of 2 | 1:45 |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Merab Dvalishvili (7-2) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Bantamweight | 38 of 67 (57) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Dec 5, 2021 | Rob Font (8-3) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Bantamweight | 86 of 161 (149) | 0 of 1 | 9:06 |
| Aug 7, 2021 | Pedro Munhoz (7-5) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Bantamweight | 114 of 223 (75) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Dec 19, 2020 | Marlon Vera (10-5) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Bantamweight | 44 of 70 (46) | 0 of 2 | 4:57 |
| Jul 11, 2020 | Petr Yan (6-0) | Loss | KO/TKO | R5 3:24 | 23.4 | Bantamweight (title) | 83 of 157 (194) | 0 of 1 | 0:00 |
| Dec 14, 2019 | Marlon Moraes (4-2) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Bantamweight | 58 of 147 (59) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| May 11, 2019 | Alexander Volkanovski (6-0) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Featherweight | 29 of 79 (95) | 0 of 1 | 0:07 |
| Feb 2, 2019 | Renato Moicano (5-1) | Win | KO/TKO | R2 0:44 | 5.7 | Featherweight | 26 of 50 (24) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Jul 28, 2018 | Jeremy Stephens (14-11) | Win | KO/TKO | R1 4:19 | 4.3 | Featherweight | 29 of 63 (20) | 0 of 0 | |
| Dec 2, 2017 | Max Holloway (14-3) | Loss | KO/TKO | R3 4:51 | 14.9 | Featherweight (title) | 87 of 163 (174) | 0 of 1 | |
| Jun 3, 2017 | Max Holloway (13-3) | Loss | KO/TKO | R3 4:13 | 14.2 | Featherweight (title) | 55 of 113 (104) | 0 of 0 | |
| Jul 10, 2016 | Frankie Edgar (11-4-1) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Featherweight (title) | 80 of 192 (79) | 0 of 0 |
Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.
How to read these numbers
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Research in StatsNext
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