Volkanovski vs Aldo

Who won Volkanovski vs Aldo?

Alexander Volkanovski beat Jose Aldo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 237, on Saturday 11th May 2019 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alexander Volkanovski.

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).

Volkanovski vs Aldo stats

Alexander Volkanovski stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Jose Aldo made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Jose Aldo marked his 21st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2011.

Alexander Volkanovski's UFC record stood at 13-3-0, while Jose Aldo's came in at 14-7-0.

The stats suggested Aldo had a slight advantage in power over Volkanovski, with a 61% knock out percentage over Volkanovski's 58%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Volkanovski had an advantage over Aldo, with a 16% submission rate over Aldo's 4%.

Alexander Volkanovski was the younger man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Aldo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Volkanovski. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Volkanovski was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 years and 9 months later than Aldo, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 26 less professional rounds, 82 to Aldo's 108.

Volkanovski vs Aldo form

Volkanovski had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Max Holloway at UFC 245 on 14th December 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jose Aldo at UFC 237 on 11th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Chad Mendes at UFC 232 on 29th December 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Shane Young at UFC Fight Night 121 on 18th November 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

He had won against Mizuto Hirota at UFC Fight Night 110 on 10th June 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

Activity check

Volkanovski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Aldo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

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