Fighter Profile›Featherweight

Jose Aldo

32-1023 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 2L

Declining

13× Title

13× 5R

Output Drops Late

High Wear

5'7"ht·70"reach·Orthodoxstance·39age

Last fightLAiemann Zahabi·U-DEC·R3·12mo ago

Fighter Context

14–9UFC·

4KO

0Sub

10Dec

17.3min/fight

380UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

14–9(23 fights)

29%finish rate

-0.6str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

8–3(11 fights)

13%finish rate

-0.4str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.16

Neutral

42%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.080

Average

32%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

24%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

47%

Average

33%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Aldo

Distance Striker

Featherweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.65

Str. Accuracy46%

1,354UFC landed/2,992attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.2 vs avg3.81

Str. Defense60%

KD Rate / fight0.30

7UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.13

CQ KO Power

Below Avg34%ile0.52

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

66%

Body

20%

Leg

14%

By Position

Distance87%

Clinch4%

Ground9%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 123 rounds	Round 220 rounds	Round 319 rounds	Round 49 rounds	Round 58 rounds
Avg. Landed	17	21	19	12	10
Avg. Absorbed	17	20	28	15	20
Avg. Net	0	+1	-9	-3	-10

Grappling

Aldo

Control Wrestler

·115s ctrlActive Control

Featherweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.47

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.03

TD Accuracy51%

13UFC landed/26attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

0UFC wins/4attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense92%

98UFC defended/107opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

29%

Decision Fighter

div avg 47%

How They Lose

9UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO4 / 14

Submission0 / 14

Decision10 / 14

KD → Finish

2/6Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO4 / 9

Submission0 / 9

Decision5 / 9

Loss Pattern

Mixed

1 early · 3 late · 5 dec across 9 losses

Explosive starter. 3 of 4 KOs inside R1-R2

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

67%

8 of 12 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.8pts

W8 dec

1.3pts

L5 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

13UD

2SD

0MD

13%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 59 vs 59 first half

23 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Drops Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=23

R2n=20

R3n=19

Outputsig strikes / min

3.5

4.5

3.8

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.5

4.2

5.6

Diff

+0.1

+0.3

-1.8

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Str. Diff+0.27 idxL3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Aldo — 23 UFC Fights

Result

Method

23 fights

Aiemann Zahabi

U-DEC R3May '25

-31

·68 SS (41%)·99 abs·0/1 td·1 kd landed

Mario BautistaVeteran

S-DEC R3Oct '24

·51 SS (44%)·49 abs

Jonathan MartinezVeteran

U-DEC R3May '24

+25

·77 SS (55%)·52 abs·1/2 td·105s ctrl

↵ 21mo layoff

Merab Dvalishvili

U-DEC R3Aug '22

-19

·38 SS (57%)·57 abs

Rob FontVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Dec '21

-63

·86 SS (53%)·149 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·546s ctrl·2 kd landed·1 sub att

Pedro MunhozVeteran

U-DEC R3Aug '21

+39

·114 SS (51%)·75 abs

Marlon VeraVeteran

U-DEC R3Dec '20

-2

·44 SS (63%)·46 abs·0/2 td·297s ctrl

Petr Yan

TITLE

KO/TKO R5 · 3:24Jul '20

-111

·83 SS (53%)·194 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·1 kd taken

Marlon Moraes

S-DEC R3Dec '19

-1

·58 SS (39%)·59 abs·1 td taken

Alexander Volkanovski

U-DEC R3May '19

-66

·29 SS (37%)·95 abs·0/1 td·7s ctrl

Aldo — Prior Tracked Fights (8)

WAlexandre Franca NogueiraWECKO/TKOR2—

WJonathan BrookinsWECKO/TKOR3—

WRolando PerezWECKO/TKOR1—

WChris MickleWECKO/TKOR1—

WCub SwansonWECKO/TKOR1—

WMike BrownWECKO/TKOR2—

WUrijah FaberWECU-DECR5—

WManvel GamburyanWECKO/TKOR2—

All Fighters

Featherweight

Jose Aldo

32-1023 UFC

Form

5'7"ht·70"reach·Orthodoxstance·39age

Last fightLAiemann Zahabi·U-DEC·12mo ago

Fighter Context

14–9UFC·

4KO

0Sub

10Dec

17.3min/fight

380UFC min

vs. Winning Record14–9

vs. Veterans (8+ W)8–3

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.16

42%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.080

32%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

24%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

47%

33%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Aldo

Featherweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min3.65

Str. Accuracy46%

1,354UFC landed/2,992attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.2 vs avg3.81

Str. Defense60%

KD Rate / Fight0.30

7UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.13

CQ KO Power

Below Avg34%ile0.52

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

66%

Body

20%

Leg

14%

By Position

Dist87%

Clinch4%

Ground9%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=23	R2 n=20	R3 n=19	R4 n=9	R5 n=8
Landed	17	21	19	12	10
Absorbed	17	20	28	15	20
Net	0	+1	-9	-3	-10

Grappling

Aldo

Featherweight avg

Control Wrestler

115s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.47

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.03

TD Accuracy51%

13UFC landed/26attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

0UFC wins/4attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense92%

98UFC defended/107opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

29%

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

4KO/TKO

0Sub

10Dec

Loss Methods

4KO/TKO

0Sub

5Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

67%8 of 12 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.8pts

W8 dec

1.3pts

L5 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

13UD

2SD

0MD

13%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Drops Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=23

R2n=20

R3n=19

Outputsig strikes / min

3.5

4.5

3.8

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.5

4.2

5.6

Diff

+0.1

+0.3

-1.8

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Aldo — UFC Fight Log

Aiemann Zahabi

U-DEC·R3·May '25

68 SS (41%)·99 abs·0/1 td·1 kd

Mario BautistaVeteran

S-DEC·R3·Oct '24

51 SS (44%)·49 abs

Jonathan MartinezVeteran

U-DEC·R3·May '24

77 SS (55%)·52 abs·1/2 td·105s ctrl

Merab Dvalishvili

U-DEC·R3·Aug '22

38 SS (57%)·57 abs

Rob FontVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Dec '21

86 SS (53%)·149 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·546s ctrl·2 kd·1 sub

Pedro MunhozVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Aug '21

114 SS (51%)·75 abs

Marlon VeraVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Dec '20

44 SS (63%)·46 abs·0/2 td·297s ctrl

Petr YanTITLE

KO/TKO·R5·Jul '20

83 SS (53%)·194 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·1 kd taken

Aldo — Prior Tracked Fights (8)

WAlexandre Franca NogueiraWECKO/TKOR2

WJonathan BrookinsWECKO/TKOR3

WRolando PerezWECKO/TKOR1

WChris MickleWECKO/TKOR1

WCub SwansonWECKO/TKOR1

WMike BrownWECKO/TKOR2

WUrijah FaberWECU-DECR5

WManvel GamburyanWECKO/TKOR2

Round 123 rounds

Round 220 rounds

Round 319 rounds

Round 49 rounds

Round 58 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-9

-3

-10

n=23

n=20

n=19

n=9

n=8

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-9

-3

-10