Aldo vs Edgar

Who won Aldo vs Edgar?

Jose Aldo beat Frankie Edgar by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main card of UFC 200, on Saturday 9th July 2016 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jose Aldo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Aldo vs Edgar stats

Jose Aldo stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Frankie Edgar made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Jose Aldo's UFC record stood at 13-7-0, while Frankie Edgar's came in at 18-11-1.

The stats suggested Aldo had a large advantage in power over Edgar, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Edgar's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Edgar had an advantage over Aldo, with a 20% submission rate over Aldo's 4%.

Jose Aldo was the younger man by 5 years, at 37 years old.

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

Aldo's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Edgar's, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 11 months earlier than Edgar, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 105 to Edgar's 109.

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Aldo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 10 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Aldo vs Edgar?

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