Jose Aldo
14W · 9L
Orthodox
Featherweight
Bantamweight
29% finish rate71% as favorite44% as underdog
1493
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1493.0Developing↘
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#47of 81 active
Age
39
Sep 9, 1986
Height
5'7" (170.18 cm)
Reach
177.8 cm
Win Rate
60.9%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
3.65
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
3.81
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
-0.16
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
60%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.47
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
92%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.10
Sub_Avg
Elite TD defenseElusive striker
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
38.6
Sig. Strikes
1.3
Takedowns
0.3
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO4 (29%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO4 (44%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
71%
10W – 4L in 14 fights
As Underdog
44%
4W – 5L in 9 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Aiemann Zahabi
-6.11493
lost to Mario Bautista
-4.11499
def. Jonathan Martinez
+3.11503
lost to Merab Dvalishvili
-1.21500
def. Rob Font
+0.91501
def. Pedro Munhoz
+0.61500
def. Marlon Vera
+0.41500
lost to Petr Yan
-0.51499
lost to Marlon Moraes
-0.21500
lost to Alexander Volkanovski
-0.11500
def. Renato Moicano
+0.11500
def. Jeremy Stephens
+0.11500
lost to Max Holloway
-0.11500
lost to Max Holloway
0.01500
def. Frankie Edgar
0.01500
lost to Conor McGregor
0.01500
def. Chad Mendes
0.01500
def. Ricardo Lamas
0.01500
def. Chan Sung Jung
0.01500
def. Frankie Edgar
0.01500
def. Chad Mendes
0.01500
def. Kenny Florian
0.01500
def. Mark Hominick
0.01500
Division ELO Rankings
Featherweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Kevin Vallejos
1577
Melquizael Costa
1576
Mairon Santos
1559
Jean Silva
1559
Steve Garcia
1552
Nathaniel Wood
1544
Youssef Zalal
1540
Luke Riley
1539
Movsar Evloev
1537
Lerone Murphy
1535
Fight History (23 fights)
UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena · May 10, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. · Oct 5, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg · May 4, 2024
UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards · Aug 20, 2022
Loss
View Analysis →vs Rob Font
UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo · Dec 4, 2021
vs Pedro Munhoz
UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane · Aug 7, 2021
vs Marlon Vera
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal · Dec 19, 2020
vs Petr Yan
UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal · Jul 11, 2020
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington · Dec 14, 2019
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade · May 11, 2019
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 · Feb 2, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 · Jul 28, 2018
vs Max Holloway
UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · Dec 2, 2017
Loss
View Analysis →vs Max Holloway
UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway · Jun 3, 2017
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes · Jul 9, 2016
UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor · Dec 12, 2015
Loss
View Analysis →vs Chad Mendes
UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 · Oct 25, 2014
UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 · Feb 1, 2014
UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung · Aug 3, 2013
UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar · Feb 2, 2013
vs Chad Mendes
UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes · Jan 14, 2012
UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 · Oct 8, 2011
UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields · Apr 30, 2011