Martinez vs Aldo

Who won Martinez vs Aldo?

Jose Aldo beat Jonathan Martinez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 301, on Saturday 4th May 2024 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Jose Aldo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Martinez vs Aldo stats

Jonathan Martinez stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Jose Aldo made his way to the cage with a record of 31 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Jonathan Martinez's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Jose Aldo marked his 21st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2011.

Jonathan Martinez's UFC record stood at 10-4-0, while Jose Aldo's came in at 14-7-0.

The stats suggested Aldo had a slight advantage in power over Martinez, with a 55% knock out percentage over Martinez's 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Martinez had a slight advantage over Aldo, with a 11% submission rate over Aldo's 3%.

Jonathan Martinez was the younger man by 7 years, at 30 years old.

Martinez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Aldo. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Martinez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 9 years and 5 months later than Aldo, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 46 less professional rounds, 62 to Aldo's 108.

Martinez vs Aldo form

Martinez had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Adrian Yanez at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Said Nurmagomedov at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Vince Morales at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Alejandro Perez at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Martinez vs Aldo start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:35 AM UTC , which was 11:35 PM EST or 8:35 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:35 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Martinez vs Aldo?

Jonathan Martinez was a 31/50 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Jose Aldo made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.