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Jose Aldo of Brazil poses on the scale during the UFC 278 ceremonial weigh-in at Vivint Arena on August 19, 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
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Jose Aldo Makes His Professional Boxing Debut

Former Featherweight Champion, Jose Aldo, Will Make His Boxing Debut On UFC Fight Pass

Jose Aldo will make his professional boxing debut Friday, February 10th at 4pm PT on UFC Fight Pass, where the UFC Hall Of Fame inductee will compete against Argentina's Alberto Emmanuel Zambrano in the main event.

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Aldo will enter the UFC Hall of Fame as a member of the Modern Wing, joining others in this distinguished category, including Forrest Griffin (2013), BJ Penn (2015), Urijah Faber (2017), Ronda Rousey (2018), Michael Bisping (2019), Rashad Evans (2019), Georges St-Pierre (2020), Khabib Nurmagomedov (2022) and Daniel Cormier (2022).

José Aldo Named To UFC Hall Of Fame Class Of 2023
José Aldo Named To UFC Hall Of Fame Class Of 2023
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Aldo has accumulated some impressive stats over the course of his career, including...

Wins By Knockout - 17

First Round Finishes - 12

Takedown Accuracy - 54%

Takedown Defense - 92%

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Jose Aldo of Brazil punches Rob Font in their bantamweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on December 04, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Jose Aldo of Brazil punches Rob Font in their bantamweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on December 04, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)


He enters the UFC Hall of Fame with one of the most distinguished combat sports records including: 

  • Most wins in UFC / WEC featherweight history – 18
  • Most title fight wins in UFC / WEC featherweight history – 11
  • Most knockouts in UFC / WEC featherweight history – 11
  • Most finishes in UFC / WEC featherweight history – 11
  • Most consecutive wins in WEC history – 8
  • Youngest champion in WEC history – 23 years old
  • Highest takedown defense percentage in UFC / WEC featherweight history – 92.6%
  • Tied for second-fastest knockout in UFC / WEC featherweight history – 0:08 seconds
  • Tied for third-most knockdowns in UFC / WEC featherweight history – 9

To view Aldo’s UFC FIGHT PASS collection please visit: https://ufcfightpass.com/playlist/13233/jose-aldo-ufc-hall-of-fame.

To see a complete list of UFC athletes and fights enshrined in the UFC Hall of Fame, as well as details regarding the UFC Hall of Fame format, please visit UFC.com/HOF. For additional information, please visit UFC.com.