Record & Stats
Record32-10 (18 finishes)Born
Sep 9, 1986
Age
40Y, 1M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
18 (43%)
KO/TKO
17 (40%)
Submissions
1 (2%)
Analytics
Championships
Wins3Record10-4 (4 finishes)WECFeatherweight
UFC×2Featherweight
José Aldo MMA record
José "Junior" Aldo retired with a professional MMA record of 32-10 (18 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 42 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Aldo's most recent fight was a loss to Aiemann Zahabi on May 10, 2025.
Aldo won championships at featherweight, with three title captures spanning the UFC and WEC. He went 10-4 in major title fights, with four wins by stoppage.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | May 10, 2025 | 38 | Aiemann Zahabi | L | UD | 3 | — | — | Featherweight | UFC |
| 41 | Oct 5, 2024 | 38 | Mario Bautista | L | SD | 3 | — | — | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 40 | May 4, 2024 | 37 | Jonathan Martinez | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Featherweight | UFC |
| 39 | Aug 20, 2022 | 35 | Merab Dvalishvili | L | UD | 3 | — | — | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 38 | Dec 4, 2021 | 35 | Rob Font | W | UD | 5 | — | — | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 37 | Aug 7, 2021 | 34 | Pedro Munhoz | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 36 | Dec 19, 2020 | 34 | Marlon Vera | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 35 | Jul 12, 2020 | 33 | Petr Yan | L | TKO | 5 | Punches | ~ UFC Championship | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 34 | Dec 14, 2019 | 33 | Marlon Moraes | L | SD | 3 | — | — | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 33 | May 11, 2019 | 32 | Alexander Volkanovski | L | UD | 3 | — | — | Featherweight | UFC |
| 32 | Feb 2, 2019 | 32 | Renato Moicano | W | TKO | 2 | Punches | — | Featherweight | UFC |
| 31 | Jul 28, 2018 | 31 | Jeremy Stephens | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | Featherweight | UFC |
| 30 | Dec 2, 2017 | 31 | Max Holloway | L | TKO | 3 | Punches | ~ UFC Championship | Featherweight | UFC |
| 29 | Jun 3, 2017 | 30 | Max Holloway | L | TKO | 3 | Punches | − UFC Championship | Featherweight | UFC |
| 28 | Jul 9, 2016 | 29 | Frankie Edgar | W | UD | 5 | — | + Interim UFC Championship | Featherweight | UFC |
| 27 | Dec 12, 2015 | 29 | Conor McGregor | L | KO | 1 | Punch | − UFC Championship | Featherweight | UFC |
| 26 | Oct 25, 2014 | 28 | Chad Mendes | W | UD | 5 | — | ! UFC Championship | Featherweight | UFC |
| 25 | Feb 1, 2014 | 27 | Ricardo Lamas | W | UD | 5 | — | ! UFC Championship | Featherweight | UFC |
| 24 | Aug 3, 2013 | 26 | The Korean Zombie | W | TKO | 4 | Punches | ! UFC Championship | Featherweight | UFC |
| 23 | Feb 2, 2013 | 26 | Frankie Edgar | W | UD | 5 | — | ! UFC Championship | Featherweight | UFC |
| 22 | Jan 14, 2012 | 25 | Chad Mendes | W | KO | 1 | Knee | ! UFC Championship | Featherweight | UFC |
| 21 | Oct 8, 2011 | 25 | Kenny Florian | W | UD | 5 | — | ! UFC Championship | Featherweight | UFC |
| 20 | Apr 30, 2011 | 24 | Mark Hominick | W | UD | 5 | — | ! UFC Championship | Featherweight | UFC |
| 19 | Sep 30, 2010 | 24 | Manny Gamburyan | W | KO | 2 | Punches | ! WEC Championship | Featherweight | WEC |
| 18 | Apr 24, 2010 | 23 | Urijah Faber | W | UD | 5 | — | ! WEC Championship | Featherweight | WEC |
| 17 | Nov 18, 2009 | 23 | Mike Brown | W | TKO | 2 | Punches | + WEC Championship | Featherweight | WEC |
| 16 | Jun 7, 2009 | 22 | Cub Swanson | W | TKO | 1 | Flying knee and punches | — | Featherweight | WEC |
| 15 | Mar 1, 2009 | 22 | Chris Mickle | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | Lightweight | WEC |
| 14 | Jan 25, 2009 | 22 | Rolando Perez | W | KO | 1 | Knee and punches | — | Lightweight | WEC |
| 13 | Nov 5, 2008 | 22 | Jonathan Brookins | W | TKO | 3 | Punches | — | Featherweight | WEC |
| 12 | Jun 1, 2008 | 21 | Alexandre Franca Nogueira | W | TKO | 2 | Punches | — | Featherweight | WEC |
| 11 | Jul 27, 2007 | 20 | Shoji Maruyama | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Lightweight | Pancrase |
| 10 | May 2, 2007 | 20 | Fábio Mello | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Lightweight | — |
| 9 | May 20, 2006 | 19 | Thiago Meller | W | MD | 3 | — | — | Lightweight | — |
| 8 | Nov 26, 2005 | 19 | Luciano Azevedo | L | SUB | 2 | Rear-naked choke | — | Lightweight | Jungle Fight |
| 7 | Oct 15, 2005 | 19 | Micky Young | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | — | FX3 |
| 6 | Sep 17, 2005 | 19 | Phil Harris | W | TKO | 1 | Doctor stoppage | — | — | — |
| 5 | Jul 9, 2005 | 18 | Anderson Silverio | W | TKO | 1 | Submission to soccer kicks | — | — | Meca |
| 4 | May 12, 2005 | 18 | Aritano Silva Barbosa | W | KO | 1 | Soccer kicks | — | — | — |
| 3 | Mar 19, 2005 | 18 | Luiz de Paula | W | SUB | 1 | Arm-triangle choke | — | — | Shooto |
| 2 | Oct 23, 2004 | 18 | Hudson Rocha | W | TKO | 1 | Doctor stoppage | — | — | Shooto |
| 1 | Aug 10, 2004 | 17 | Mario Bigola | W | KO | 1 | Head kick | — | — | — |