Jose Aldo
Featherweight · ORCA rating 64/100 · peak 70 · Finisher · 14–9 in 23 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Jose Aldo holds an ORCA rating of 64 (career peak 70), 33rd of 129 active featherweights on the ORCA board. The profile peaks in striking defence: 73, 27th of 129 active featherweights (opponent strike accuracy allowed 95). Grappling offence trails at 35, with takedowns landed per 15 minutes grading 13. 10 of 14 UFC wins went to the judges' scorecards.
Grades
| Family | Grade | Featherweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 67 | 65 of 129 | Significant strike accuracy 87 |
| Striking defence | 73 | 27 of 129 | Opponent strike accuracy allowed 95 |
| Grappling offence | 35 | 92 of 129 | Control time, seconds per minute 26 |
| Grappling defence | 66 | 26 of 129 | Takedowns conceded per 15 minutes 100 |
Strongest sub-grade: Takedowns conceded per 15 minutes 100. Weakest: Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 13.
Profile
- Division
- Featherweight
- ORCA rating
- 64 (peak 70)
- Featherweight rank
- 33 of 129 active
- UFC record
- 14–9
- Pro record
- 32–10
- Graded UFC bouts
- 23
- Style
- Finisher
- Age
- 40
- Height
- 5′7″ (170 cm)
- Reach
- 70″ (178 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- Nova União
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 3.56
- Significant strike accuracy: 45%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 4.21
- Significant strike defence: 58%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.51
- Takedown accuracy: 44%
- Takedown defence: 91%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.16
Fight history
- 2025-05-10 · L vs Aiemann Zahabi · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena
- 2024-10-05 · L vs Mario Bautista · Decision - Split · UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
- 2024-05-04 · W vs Jonathan Martinez · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
- 2022-08-20 · L vs Merab Dvalishvili · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards
- 2021-12-04 · W vs Rob Font · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo
- 2021-08-07 · W vs Pedro Munhoz · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
- 2020-12-19 · W vs Marlon Vera · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
- 2020-07-11 · L vs Petr Yan · KO/TKO · UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
- 2019-12-14 · L vs Marlon Moraes · Decision - Split · UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
- 2019-05-11 · L vs Alexander Volkanovski · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade
- 2019-02-02 · W vs Renato Moicano · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2
- 2018-07-28 · W vs Jeremy Stephens · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
- 2017-12-02 · L vs Max Holloway · KO/TKO · UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2
- 2017-06-03 · L vs Max Holloway · KO/TKO · UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway
- 2016-07-09 · W vs Frankie Edgar · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes
- 2015-12-12 · L vs Conor McGregor · KO/TKO · UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor
- 2014-10-25 · W vs Chad Mendes · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2
- 2014-02-01 · W vs Ricardo Lamas · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2
- 2013-08-03 · W vs Chan Sung Jung · KO/TKO · UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung
- 2013-02-02 · W vs Frankie Edgar · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar
- 2012-01-14 · W vs Chad Mendes · KO/TKO · UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes
- 2011-10-08 · W vs Kenny Florian · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3
- 2011-04-30 · W vs Mark Hominick · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields
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