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Win
Aldo vs Zahabi
May. 10, 2025
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Stats & Records
17
Wins by Knockout
1
Wins by Submission
12
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 1617
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 3492
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- 12
- Takedowns Attempted
- 27
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Status
Retired
Place of Birth
Manaus, Brazil
Trains at
Nova União
Fighting style
Jiu-Jitsu
Age
38
Height
67.00
Weight
143.00
Octagon Debut
Apr. 30, 2011
Reach
70.00
Leg reach
40.00
- Was unbeaten in WEC (8-0, 7 finishes)
- Defeated Alexandre Nogueira, Jonathan Brookins, Cub Swanson, Mike Brown, Urijah Faber and Manny Gamburyan in WEC
- Won WEC title in November of 2009 – defended belt twice
- Awarded first UFC featherweight championship belt in November of 2010
- Made seven successful UFC title defenses during first reign
- 17 wins by KO, one by submission (arm triangle choke in 2005)
- 12 first-round finishes
- Loss to McGregor snapped 18-fight winning streak. Had previously not lost since 2005
- Won four of his last seven
- Inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame’s Modern Wing in 2023
- Three KO of the Night awards in WEC (Perez, Swanson, Brown)
UFC 315 (5/10/25) Aldo lost a three round unanimous decision to Aiemann Zahabi
UFC 307 (10/5/24) Aldo lost a three round split decision to Mario Bautista
UFC 301 (5/4/24) Aldo won a three round unanimous decision over Jonathan Martinez
UFC 278 (8/20/22) Aldo lost a three round unanimous decision to Merab Dvalishvili
UFC on ESPN (12/4/21) Aldo won a five-round unanimous decision over Rob Font
UFC 265 (8/7/21) Aldo won a three round unanimous decision over Pedro Munhoz
UFC Fight Night (12/19/20) Aldo won a three round unanimous decision over Marlon Vera
UFC 251 (7/12/20) Aldo was stopped by Petr Yan via strikes at 3:24 of the fifth round in a fight for the vacant UFC bantamweight title
UFC 245 (12/14/19) Aldo lost a three round split decision to Marlon Moraes
UFC 237 (5/11/19) Aldo lost a three round unanimous decision to Alexander Volkanovski
UFC Fight Night (2/2/19) Aldo stopped Renato Moicano via strikes at :44 of the second round
UFC on FOX (7/28/18) Aldo stopped Jeremy Stephens via strikes at 4:19 of the first round
UFC 218 (12/2/17) Aldo was stopped by Max Holloway via strikes at 4:51 of the third round in a bout for the UFC featherweight title
UFC 212 (6/3/17) Aldo was stopped by Max Holloway via strikes at 4:13 of the third round, losing his UFC featherweight title
UFC 200 (7/9/16) Aldo won a five round unanimous decision over Frankie Edgar to win the interim UFC featherweight title. Title was elevated to undisputed championship after McGregor vacated the title.
UFC 194 (12/12/15) Aldo was knocked out by Conor McGregor at :13 of the first round, losing his UFC featherweight title
UFC 179 (10/25/14) Aldo won a five round unanimous decision over Chad Mendes to retain his UFC featherweight title
UFC 169 (2/1/14) Aldo won a five round unanimous decision over Ricardo Lamas to retain his UFC featherweight title
UFC 163 (8/3/13) Aldo stopped Chan Sung Jung via strikes at 2:00 of the fourth round to retain his UFC featherweight title
UFC 156 (2/2/13) Aldo won a five round unanimous decision over Frankie Edgar to retain his UFC featherweight title
UFC 142 (1/14/12) Aldo knocked out Chad Mendes at 4:59 of the first round in a UFC featherweight title fight.
UFC 136 (10/8/11) Aldo won a five round unanimous decision over Kenny Florian in a UFC featherweight title fight.
UFC 129 (4/30/11) Aldo won a five round unanimous decision over Mark Hominick in a UFC featherweight title fight.
WEC 51 (9/30/10) Aldo successfully defended his title with a second round knockout (1:32) of Manny Gamburyan.
WEC 48 (4/24/10) Aldo successfully defended his title with a five round unanimous decision win over Urijah Faber.
WEC 44 (11/18/09) Aldo stopped Mike Brown via strikes at 1:20 of the second round to win the WEC featherweight title
WEC 41 (6/7/09) Aldo stopped Cub Swanson via strikes at :08 of the first round.
WEC 39 (3/1/09) Aldo stopped Chris Mickle with strikes at 1:39 of the first round.
WEC 38 (1/25/09) Aldo knocked out Rolando Perez at 4:15 of the first round.
WEC 36 (11/5/08) Aldo stopped Jonathan Brookins via strikes at :45 of the third round.
WEC 34 (6/1/08) Aldo stopped Alexandre Nogueira via strikes at 3:22 of the second round.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training because I would like to fight.
Training: Physical preparation training in the morning and boxing and kickboxing at night
What ranks and titles have you held? Two-time UFC Featherweight Champion, former WEC Featherweight Champion, Four-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion, World jiu-jitsu champion, Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Do you have any heroes? Mike Tyson
What is your favorite technique? Arm Lock
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? A great honor and opportunity
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Yes, I finished college
What was your job before you started fighting? I played football (soccer)
