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Irene Aldana

Active #11 womens bantamweight · age 38 · Orthodox · 5'9" 175 cm · 135 lb 61 kg · reach 68" 173 cm
At a glance
  • Has never been finished — durability signal
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 50% of wins by KO or submission
  • UFC veteran since 2016
Elo rating
1521
Global Elo 1567 ±35
Rank
#11
top 32% of division
UFC record
8-6-0
KO 3 · Sub 1 · Dec 4
Streak
-1
Δ90d -4 · Δ1y -4
Last fight
Sep 14, 2024
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 25m
Avg fight time
14:39
Title fights
0-1
Bonuses
5
Fights per year
1.8
Since last fight
1y 9mo

Honest Elo history

14 fights · tap & drag
Dec 17, 2016 — L vs Leslie Smith Δ-31Apr 8, 2017 — L vs Katlyn Cerminara Δ-27Jan 14, 2018 — W vs Talita Bernardo Δ+31Sep 8, 2018 — W vs Lucie Pudilova Δ+34May 11, 2019 — W vs Bethe Correia Δ+34Jul 20, 2019 — L vs Raquel Pennington Δ-16Sep 21, 2019 — W vs Vanessa Melo Δ+15Dec 14, 2019 — W vs Ketlen Vieira Δ+22Oct 3, 2020 — L vs Holly Holm Δ-17Jul 10, 2021 — W vs Yana Santos Δ+19Sep 10, 2022 — W vs Macy Chiasson Δ+20Jun 10, 2023 — L vs Amanda Nunes Δ-12Dec 16, 2023 — W vs Karol Rosa Δ+16Sep 14, 2024 — L vs Norma Dumont Δ-15 135014001450150015501600 2018202020222024 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":322.4,"elo":1418,"date":"2016-12-17","opp":"Leslie Smith","result":"L","delta":-31},{"i":1,"x":118.5,"y":356.6,"elo":1392,"date":"2017-04-08","opp":"Katlyn Cerminara","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":2,"x":190.1,"y":316.8,"elo":1423,"date":"2018-01-14","opp":"Talita Bernardo","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":3,"x":250.4,"y":273.8,"elo":1456,"date":"2018-09-08","opp":"Lucie Pudilova","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":4,"x":312.8,"y":230.4,"elo":1490,"date":"2019-05-11","opp":"Bethe Correia","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":5,"x":330.6,"y":250.4,"elo":1475,"date":"2019-07-20","opp":"Raquel Pennington","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":6,"x":346.6,"y":231.4,"elo":1490,"date":"2019-09-21","opp":"Vanessa Melo","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":7,"x":368,"y":203.3,"elo":1512,"date":"2019-12-14","opp":"Ketlen Vieira","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":8,"x":442.9,"y":225.2,"elo":1494,"date":"2020-10-03","opp":"Holly Holm","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":9,"x":514.2,"y":201.2,"elo":1513,"date":"2021-07-10","opp":"Yana Santos","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":10,"x":622.9,"y":176,"elo":1533,"date":"2022-09-10","opp":"Macy Chiasson","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":11,"x":692.4,"y":191.4,"elo":1521,"date":"2023-06-10","opp":"Amanda Nunes","result":"L","delta":-12},{"i":12,"x":740.5,"y":170.9,"elo":1537,"date":"2023-12-16","opp":"Karol Rosa","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":13,"x":810,"y":190.7,"elo":1521,"date":"2024-09-14","opp":"Norma Dumont","result":"L","delta":-15}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Sep 14, 2024 Norma Dumont L -15
Dec 16, 2023 Karol Rosa W +16
Jun 10, 2023 Amanda Nunes L -12
Sep 10, 2022 Macy Chiasson W +20
Jul 10, 2021 Yana Santos W +19

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
50%
4 / 8
Finish rate
KO
3
38% of wins
SUB
1
13% of wins
DEC
4
50% of wins
KO: 3 (38%) 3 Sub: 1 (13%) 1 Dec: 4 (50%) 4
Finishes by round
4 total
R1
2 50%
R2
R3
2 50%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 1065 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
70% Head
  • Head 70%
  • Body 14%
  • Leg 17%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
89% Distance
  • Distance 89%
  • Clinch 5%
  • Ground 6%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
Never been finished
All 6 losses went to the scorecards

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1607
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
1
of 8 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Ketlen Vieira
Elo 1608 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
6.6
+1.4 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 14 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1470
1598
Notable wins
Ketlen Vieira 1608

Top womens bantamweight

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Kayla Harrison C
#1 · Elo 1594
Luana Santos
#2 · Elo 1577
Jacqueline Cavalcanti
#3 · Elo 1573
Ailin Perez
#4 · Elo 1572
Norma Dumont
#5 · Elo 1566
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Irene Aldana on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.