Featherweight
5 Rounds
🏆 Title Bout
Jose Aldo won · U-DEC R5
UFC Event·Saturday, October 8, 2011·Houston, Texas, USA, USA
Style matchupJose Aldo: StrikervsKenny Florian: Wrestler
Classic striker-vs-wrestler. The wrestler historically gets the edge if they can close distance and finish takedowns.
Model Prediction: Jose Aldo wins(77.6%)
Actual result: Jose Aldo wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Jose Aldo has 32pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Striker vs grappler stylistic clash — fight location (standing vs ground) typically decides it.
- Stance matchup historically favors Kenny Florian (53.5%).
- Kenny Florian has a 10cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Jose Aldo
Red Corner
VS
Kenny Florian
Blue Corner
-355
(78%)
Vegas Odds
+320
(24%)
39
Age
49
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'7"
Height
5'10"
177.8 cm
Reach
187.96 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Jose AldoL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Rob Font · Dec 21L
vs Merab Dvalishvili · Aug 22W
vs Jonathan Martinez · May 24L
vs Mario Bautista · Oct 24L
vs Aiemann Zahabi · May 25Kenny Florian
oldest →latest
W
SUBvs Takanori Gomi · Mar 10L
vs Gray Maynard · Aug 10W
vs Diego Nunes · Jun 11Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Jose AldoMetricKenny Florian
3.65
Strikes / min
2.41
3.81
Strikes absorbed / min
1.85
60%
Strike defense
63%
0.47
TDs / 15 min
2.22
92%
Takedown defense
60%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
1.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.16evenly matched on net striking+0.56
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Jose AldoKenny Florian
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Jose Aldo(10 fights)Kenny Florian(4 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+0.9-0.9
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+42.0-42.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.5-0.5
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-1.71.7
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.50.5
Jose Aldo
StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights23
Kenny Florian
StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights4