José Aldo
BrazilJosé Aldo, “Junior”, is a Featherweight from Brazil with an official record of 32-10. Cage Brothers holds 23 of those bouts: 14 wins and 9 losses, the wins coming 4 by knockout and 10 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision loss to Aiemann Zahabi at UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena on 10 May 2025, the second defeat in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2025 | Aiemann Zahabi | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena |
| Oct 5, 2024 | Mario Bautista | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. |
| May 4, 2024 | Jonathan Martinez | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Merab Dvalishvili | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 |
| Dec 5, 2021 | Rob Font | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo |
| Aug 7, 2021 | Pedro Munhoz | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane |
| Dec 19, 2020 | Marlon Vera | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal |
| Jul 11, 2020 | Petr YanTitle | LOSS | KOPunches | R5 · 3:24 | UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal |
| Dec 14, 2019 | Marlon Moraes | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington |
| May 11, 2019 | Alexander Volkanovski | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade |
| Feb 2, 2019 | Renato Moicano | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 0:44 | UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 |
| Jul 28, 2018 | Jeremy Stephens | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 4:19 | UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 |
| Dec 2, 2017 | Max HollowayTitle | LOSS | KOPunches | R3 · 4:51 | UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 |
| Jun 3, 2017 | Max HollowayTitle | LOSS | KOPunches | R3 · 4:13 | UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway |
| Jul 10, 2016 | Frankie EdgarTitle | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes |
| Dec 12, 2015 | Conor McGregorTitle | LOSS | KOPunch | R1 · 0:13 | UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor |
| Oct 25, 2014 | Chad MendesTitle | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2 |
| Feb 1, 2014 | Ricardo LamasTitle | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 169: Barao vs. Faber 2 |
| Aug 4, 2013 | Chan Sung JungTitle | WIN | KOPunches | R4 · 2:00 | UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie |
| Feb 3, 2013 | Frankie EdgarTitle | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar |
| Jan 15, 2012 | Chad MendesTitle | WIN | KOKnee | R1 · 4:59 | UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes |
| Oct 9, 2011 | Kenny FlorianTitle | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard 3 |
| May 1, 2011 | Mark HominickTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 | UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields |
Wins, losses and draws are José Aldo’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 23 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
José Aldo’s record, in numbers
José Aldo’s official record is 32-10. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 23 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 14 wins, 9 losses — because 19 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 14 wins break down as 4 by knockout and 10 by decision — 4 of 14 inside the distance, a finish rate of 29%. Across all 23 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 16 minutes 18 seconds.
José Aldo has been stopped 4 times in the 23 bouts on file — 4 by knockout — which is 17% of them. The last 2 bouts on file are both losses.
Of the 23 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 12 were for a title and 8 were the main event of the card. One of them has come since October 2024.
Set against the 556 Featherweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, José Aldo has a finish rate above 7% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 40% of them and a two-year bout count above 60% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
José Aldo is listed at 5ft 7in with a reach of 70in, fights orthodox and is 40, born 8 September 1986.
These figures are recomputed from José Aldo’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.