Irene Aldana (15-8, 11) was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico on March 26, 1988. At the age of 24 years on October 17, 2012, she made her professional MMA debut against Sandra del Rincon, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On December 17, 2016, 28-year old Irene Aldana made her UFC debut on her 10th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson against a 34-year old Leslie Smith but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Aldana's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Norma Dumont at UFC 306 at age 36 on September 14, 2024. She is on a 1-fight losing streak.
She has fought 14 times in the UFC, and has a record of 8 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Irene Aldana's best fights have been against Ketlen Vieira, Macy Chiasson, Bethe Correia, Yana Kunitskaya, Vanessa Melo, Karol Rosa and Talita Bernardo.
Aldana has 8 losses on her MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23  | Sep 14, 2024 36 years, 5 months 15-8 (11) | 33 years, 11 months 11-2 (2) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22  | Dec 16, 2023 35 years, 8 months 15-7 (11) | 28 years, 11 months 17-5 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | Jun 10, 2023 35 years, 2 months 14-7 (11) | 35 years 22-5 (16) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC Women's bantamweight title |
20  | Sep 10, 2022 34 years, 5 months 14-6 (11) | 31 years, 1 months 8-2 (4) | UFC | BT | 3 | KO | WIN Upkick to the body |
19 | Jul 10, 2021 33 years, 3 months 13-6 (10) | Yana Kunitskaya | UFC | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
18  | Oct 4, 2020 32 years, 6 months 12-6 (9) | 38 years, 11 months 13-5 (8) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | LOSS |
17  | Dec 14, 2019 31 years, 8 months 12-5 (9) | 28 years, 3 months 10-0 (6) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
16  | Sep 21, 2019 31 years, 5 months 11-5 (8) | 31 years, 5 months 10-5 (2) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Jul 20, 2019 31 years, 3 months 10-5 (8) | 30 years, 10 months 9-7 (3) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
14  | May 11, 2019 31 years, 1 months 10-4 (8) | 35 years, 10 months 10-3-1 (2) | UFC | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
13  | Sep 8, 2018 30 years, 5 months 9-4 (7) | 24 years, 2 months 8-2 (4) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
12  | Jan 14, 2018 29 years, 9 months 8-4 (7) | 30 years, 10 months 5-2 (4) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
11 | Apr 8, 2017 29 years 7-4 (7) | Katlyn Chookagian | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
10  | Dec 17, 2016 28 years, 8 months 7-3 (7) | 34 years, 4 months 8-7-1 (4) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
9  | Sep 23, 2016 28 years, 5 months 7-2 (7) | 30 years, 2 months 6-2 (4) | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Mar 11, 2016 27 years, 11 months 6-2 (6) | Jessamyn Duke | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
7  | Jul 9, 2015 27 years, 3 months 5-2 (5) | 34 years, 1 months 15-5 (12) | BT | 4 | TKO | LOSS Punches For Invicta FC bantamweight title | |
6 | Feb 27, 2015 26 years, 11 months 5-1 (5) | Colleen Schneider | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Sep 9, 2014 26 years, 5 months 4-1 (4) | Peggy Morgan | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
4  | Dec 21, 2013 25 years, 8 months 3-1 (3) | 19 years, 3 months 8-0 (8) | BT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
3 | Oct 12, 2013 25 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Mayra Arce | 1 | KO | WIN Spinning wheel kick and punches | ||
2 | Oct 12, 2013 25 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Flor Saenz | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee to the body | ||
1 | Oct 17, 2012 24 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Sandra del Rincon | 1 | KO | WIN Knees and punches |
