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Jose Aldo

Active #14 featherweight · age 39 · Orthodox · 5'7" 170 cm · 135 lb 61 kg · reach 70" 178 cm
At a glance
Elo rating
1586
Global Elo 1641 ±43
Rank
#14
top 17% of division
UFC record
14-9-0
KO 4 · Sub 0 · Dec 10
Streak
-2
Δ90d -2 · Δ1y -2
Last fight
May 10, 2025
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
6h 20m
Avg fight time
16:31
Title fights
8-4
Bonuses
2
Fights per year
1.6
Since last fight
1y 1mo

Honest Elo history

23 fights · tap & drag
Apr 30, 2011 — W vs Mark Hominick Δ+45Oct 8, 2011 — W vs Kenny Florian Δ+45Jan 14, 2012 — W vs Chad Mendes Δ+37Feb 2, 2013 — W vs Frankie Edgar Δ+38Aug 3, 2013 — W vs Chan Sung Jung Δ+35Feb 1, 2014 — W vs Ricardo Lamas Δ+15Oct 25, 2014 — W vs Chad Mendes Δ+15Dec 12, 2015 — L vs Conor McGregor Δ-26Jul 9, 2016 — W vs Frankie Edgar Δ+20Jun 3, 2017 — L vs Max Holloway Δ-26Dec 2, 2017 — L vs Max Holloway Δ-22Jul 28, 2018 — W vs Jeremy Stephens Δ+14Feb 2, 2019 — W vs Renato Moicano Δ+14May 11, 2019 — L vs Alexander Volkanovski Δ-18Dec 14, 2019 — L vs Marlon Moraes Δ-19Jul 11, 2020 — L vs Petr Yan Δ-23Dec 19, 2020 — W vs Marlon Vera Δ+14Aug 7, 2021 — W vs Pedro Munhoz Δ+14Dec 4, 2021 — W vs Rob Font Δ+15Aug 20, 2022 — L vs Merab Dvalishvili Δ-20May 4, 2024 — W vs Jonathan Martinez Δ+14Oct 5, 2024 — L vs Mario Bautista Δ-19May 10, 2025 — L vs Aiemann Zahabi Δ-20 145015001550160016501700 2014201720202023 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":361.1,"elo":1488,"date":"2011-04-30","opp":"Mark Hominick","result":"W","delta":45},{"i":1,"x":112.6,"y":303.9,"elo":1533,"date":"2011-10-08","opp":"Kenny Florian","result":"W","delta":45},{"i":2,"x":126.4,"y":256.4,"elo":1570,"date":"2012-01-14","opp":"Chad Mendes","result":"W","delta":37},{"i":3,"x":180.5,"y":208.4,"elo":1608,"date":"2013-02-02","opp":"Frankie Edgar","result":"W","delta":38},{"i":4,"x":206.1,"y":164.2,"elo":1642,"date":"2013-08-03","opp":"Chan Sung Jung","result":"W","delta":35},{"i":5,"x":231.6,"y":144.5,"elo":1657,"date":"2014-02-01","opp":"Ricardo Lamas","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":6,"x":269,"y":124.9,"elo":1673,"date":"2014-10-25","opp":"Chad Mendes","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":7,"x":327,"y":158.1,"elo":1647,"date":"2015-12-12","opp":"Conor McGregor","result":"L","delta":-26},{"i":8,"x":356.6,"y":133,"elo":1666,"date":"2016-07-09","opp":"Frankie Edgar","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":9,"x":402.8,"y":165.8,"elo":1641,"date":"2017-06-03","opp":"Max Holloway","result":"L","delta":-26},{"i":10,"x":428.4,"y":194.3,"elo":1619,"date":"2017-12-02","opp":"Max Holloway","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":11,"x":461.8,"y":176.4,"elo":1633,"date":"2018-07-28","opp":"Jeremy Stephens","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":12,"x":488.4,"y":158.2,"elo":1647,"date":"2019-02-02","opp":"Renato Moicano","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":13,"x":502.1,"y":181,"elo":1629,"date":"2019-05-11","opp":"Alexander Volkanovski","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":14,"x":532.6,"y":205.3,"elo":1610,"date":"2019-12-14","opp":"Marlon Moraes","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":15,"x":562.1,"y":235,"elo":1587,"date":"2020-07-11","opp":"Petr Yan","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":16,"x":584.8,"y":216.6,"elo":1601,"date":"2020-12-19","opp":"Marlon Vera","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":17,"x":617.2,"y":198.7,"elo":1615,"date":"2021-08-07","opp":"Pedro Munhoz","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":18,"x":633.9,"y":179.6,"elo":1630,"date":"2021-12-04","opp":"Rob Font","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":19,"x":670.3,"y":204.8,"elo":1610,"date":"2022-08-20","opp":"Merab Dvalishvili","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":20,"x":757.9,"y":186.4,"elo":1625,"date":"2024-05-04","opp":"Jonathan Martinez","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":21,"x":779.5,"y":211,"elo":1606,"date":"2024-10-05","opp":"Mario Bautista","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":22,"x":810,"y":235.9,"elo":1586,"date":"2025-05-10","opp":"Aiemann Zahabi","result":"L","delta":-20}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
May 10, 2025 Aiemann Zahabi L -20
Oct 5, 2024 Mario Bautista L -19
May 4, 2024 Jonathan Martinez W +14
Aug 20, 2022 Merab Dvalishvili L -20
Dec 4, 2021 Rob Font W +15

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.
29%
4 / 14
Finish rate
KO
4
29% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
10
71% of wins
KO: 4 (29%) 4 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 10 (71%) 10
Finishes by round
4 total
R1
2 50%
R2
1 25%
R3
R4
1 25%
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 1354 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
67% Head
  • Head 67%
  • Body 21%
  • Leg 12%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
90% Distance
  • Distance 90%
  • Clinch 4%
  • 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.
44%
of losses by finish
4 of 9 · usually R3
4 KO/TKO 0 Sub 5 Dec Never submitted

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.
1616
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.
11
of 14 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Frankie Edgar
Elo 1697 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.
12.6
+1.4 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 23 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1591
1584
Notable wins
Frankie Edgar ×2 1697 Rob Font 1647 Jonathan Martinez 1633 Kenny Florian 1632 Chad Mendes 1630 Ricardo Lamas 1617

Top featherweight

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#1 · Elo 1697
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#2 · Elo 1693
Aljamain Sterling
#3 · Elo 1670
Lerone Murphy
#4 · Elo 1649
Arnold Allen
#5 · Elo 1635
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Jose Aldo on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.