OctagonEdge

Featherweight

José Aldo

“Junior”

32-10

Age
39
Height
5'7"
Reach
5'10"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Nova Uniao
Out of
Brazil
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C+ · 63
Finish rate
3%
Win rate
76%

Career methods

KO/TKO
17
Sub
1
Dec
14

FightMetric

SLpM

3.65

SApM

3.32

Str Acc

50%

Str Def

61%

TD Avg

0.47

TD Acc

52%

TD Def

83%

Sub Avg

0.14

Tape read

Power striker

Fight IQ

63C+

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 42 career fights for José Aldo. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C+

Ground

D

Defense

C+

Counter

C+

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

C

TD react

C+

Chin

B+

What they do well

  • Durability

    Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Punching agility

    Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

Scouting report

José Aldo “Junior” is a 39-year-old Orthodox featherweight out of Brazil, camped at Nova Uniao . The tape read: power striker. Career mark 32-10-0 — 17 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission, 14 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (63).

What works. Durability is the standout at 76 (B+). Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean. Ground game D on 0.47 TD/15 and 0.14 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 61% / 3.32 SApM. Counter punching C+; punching agility C (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 83% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (28, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Aldo yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

28 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 0.47 takedowns / 15 at 52% accuracy
  • 0.14 submission attempts / 15 · 1 career sub wins

Striking defense

64 C+

Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.

  • 61% striking defense · 3.32 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 10 defeats

Counter punching

67 C+

Can punish a reaching opponent. Not a pure counter artist, but the return shot is live.

  • 50% accuracy on 3.65 SLpM
  • 0.73 knockdowns / 15 · 17 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

66 C+

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 61% · TD def 83% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.32 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

51 C

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 3.65 SLpM at 50% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.32 SApM

Takedown reaction

65 C+

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 83% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 1 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

76 B+

Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 10 losses
  • 14 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.