José Aldo
Res Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 28-7 Petr Yan TKO ( punches ) UFC 251 July 12 , 2020 5 3:24 Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates For the vacant UFC Bantamweight Championship
Loss 28-6 Marlon Moraes Decision ( split ) UFC 245 December 14 , 2019 3 5:00 Las Vegas , Nevada , United States Bantamweight debut
Loss 28-5 Alexander Volkanovski Decision ( unanimous ) UFC 237 May 11 , 2019 3 5:00 Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Win 28-4 Renato Moicano TKO ( punches ) UFC Fight Night : Assunção vs. Moraes 2 February 2 , 2019 2 0:44 Fortaleza , Brazil Performance of the Night
Win 27-4 Jeremy Stephens TKO ( punches ) UFC on Fox : Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 July 28 , 2018 1 4:19 Calgary , Alberta , Canada Performance of the Night
Loss 26-4 Max Holloway TKO ( punches ) UFC 218 December 2 , 2017 3 4:51 Detroit , Michigan , United States For the UFC Featherweight Championship
Loss 26-3 Max Holloway TKO ( punches ) UFC 212 June 3 , 2017 3 4:13 Rio de Janeiro , Brazil Lost the UFC Featherweight Championship . Fight of the Night
Win 26-2 Frankie Edgar Decision ( unanimous ) UFC 200 July 9 , 2016 5 5:00 Las Vegas , Nevada , United States Won the interim UFC Featherweight Championship . Later promoted to undisputed champion
Loss 25-2 Conor McGregor KO ( punch ) UFC 194 December 12 , 2015 1 0:13 Las Vegas , Nevada , United States Lost the UFC Featherweight Championship
Win 25-1 Chad Mendes Decision ( unanimous ) UFC 179 October 25 , 2014 5 5:00 Rio de Janeiro , Brazil Defended the UFC Featherweight Championship . Fight of the Night
Win 24-1 Ricardo Lamas Decision ( unanimous ) UFC 169 February 1 , 2014 5 5:00 Newark , New Jersey , United States Defended the UFC Featherweight Championship
Win 23-1 Chan Sung Jung TKO ( punches ) UFC 163 August 3 , 2013 4 2:00 Rio de Janeiro , Brazil Defended the UFC Featherweight Championship
Win 22-1 Frankie Edgar Decision ( unanimous ) UFC 156 February 2 , 2013 5 5:00 Las Vegas , Nevada , United States Defended the UFC Featherweight Championship . Fight of the Night
Win 21-1 Chad Mendes KO ( knee ) UFC 142 January 14 , 2012 1 4:59 Rio de Janeiro , Brazil Defended the UFC Featherweight Championship
Win 20-1 Kenny Florian Decision ( unanimous ) UFC 136 October 8 , 2011 5 5:00 Houston , Texas , United States Defended the UFC Featherweight Championship
Win 19-1 Mark Hominick Decision ( unanimous ) UFC 129 April 30 , 2011 5 5:00 Toronto , Ontario , Canada Defended the UFC Featherweight Championship . Fight of the Night
Win 18-1 Manvel Gamburyan KO ( punches ) WEC 51 September 30 , 2010 2 1:32 Broomfield , Colorado , United States Defended the WEC Featherweight Championship . Later promoted to UFC Featherweight Champion
Win 17-1 Urijah Faber Decision ( unanimous ) WEC 48 April 24 , 2010 5 5:00 Sacramento , California , United States Defended the WEC Featherweight Championship
Win 16-1 Mike Brown TKO ( punches ) WEC 44 November 18 , 2009 2 1:20 Las Vegas , Nevada , United States Won the WEC Featherweight Championship . Knockout of the Night
Win 15-1 Cub Swanson TKO ( flying knee and punches ) WEC 41 June 7 , 2009 1 0:08 Sacramento , California , United States WEC Featherweight title eliminator . Knockout of the Night
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 35 matches 28 wins 7 losses By knockout 17 4 By submission 1 1 By decision 10 2
José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Júnior (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒoˈzɛ ˈawdu]; born September 9, 1986) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the fourth and final WEC Featherweight Champion, becoming the first UFC Featherweight Champion after the UFC/WEC merger. He is a former three-time UFC featherweight champion overall, having been the undisputed champion twice and the interim champion once. As of February 10, 2020, he is #6 in the UFC bantamweight rankings and #11 in the UFC featherweight rankings. After his first MMA defeat in November 2005, Aldo remained undefeated for over a decade, winning 18 straight fights until UFC 194 in December 2015. He was named Sherdog's 2009 Fighter of the Year. In Sherdog's April 2017 pound-for-pound ranking, Aldo was called the greatest featherweight in mixed martial arts history.