Ground game
28 DThin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
- 0.15 takedowns / 15 at 50% accuracy
- 0.22 submission attempts / 15 · 3 career sub wins
Women's Bantamweight
15-8
SLpM
5.19
SApM
5.68
Str Acc
43%
Str Def
47%
TD Avg
0.15
TD Acc
50%
TD Def
54%
Sub Avg
0.22
Pocket striker — suspect hips against the shot, porous pocket
Fight IQ
Thin sample — 1 loaded UFC rows, 23 career fights for Irene Aldana. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.
IQ
Ground
Defense
Counter
Reaction
proxy
Agility
proxy
TD react
Chin
No standout plus-mark on this card.
Timing & reaction
Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.
Ground game
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Counter punching
Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.
Irene Aldana is a 38-year-old Orthodox women's bantamweight out of Mexico, camped at Lobo Gym MMA. The tape read: pocket striker — suspect hips against the shot, porous pocket. Career mark 15-8-0 — 4 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission, 8 by decision. Fight IQ grades C (56).
What works. Durability is the standout at 71 (B). Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean. Ground game D on 0.15 TD/15 and 0.22 sub attempts. Striking defense D at 47% / 5.68 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility D (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction D on 54% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 1 loaded UFC rows.
Where it breaks. Timing & reaction is the soft spot (20, D). Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent. Opponents who take away their first look and make them solve a second problem 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.
Recent tape (1 bouts): L Nunes (Decision - Unanimous R5). Form index negative over the last 1. Most of the loaded finishes happen before the deep water.
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Defensive liability. Opponents land at a clip that turns every exchange into a finish window.
Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.
Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.
Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.
A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.
Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.
| Date | Opponent | Res | Method | Rnd | Sig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2023 | Amanda Nunes | L | Decision - Unanimous | 5 5:00 | 41/143 |