Aldo vs Stephens

Who won Aldo vs Stephens?

Jose Aldo beat Jeremy Stephens by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC on FOX 30, on Saturday 28th July 2018 at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Aldo vs Stephens stats

Jose Aldo stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jeremy Stephens made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Jose Aldo's UFC record stood at 13-7-0, while Jeremy Stephens' came in at 15-18-0.

The stats suggested Stephens had a slight advantage in power over Aldo, with a 68% knock out percentage over Aldo's 58%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Stephens had a slight advantage over Aldo, with a 7% submission rate over Aldo's 4%.

Jose Aldo was the same age as Jeremy Stephens, at 37 years old.

Stephens had a height advantage of 2 inches over Aldo. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Aldo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2004, 5 months earlier than Stephens, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 105 to Stephens' 113.

Aldo vs Stephens form

Stephens had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Josh Emmett at UFC on FOX 28 on 24th February 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Doo Ho Choi at UFC Fight Night 124 on 14th January 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Scottrade Center, St. Louis.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Gilbert Melendez at UFC 215 on 9th September 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Before that, he had lost to Renato Moicano at UFC on FOX 24 on 15th April 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sprint Center, Kansas City, United States.

He had been beaten by Frankie Edgar at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Aldo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.7 rounds on average.

Stephens' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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