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.

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

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 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 23 less professional rounds, 82 to Aldo's 105.

Volkanovski vs Aldo form

Volkanovski had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Islam Makhachev at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had won against Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Islam Makhachev at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Before that, he had beaten Max Holloway at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Chan Sung Jung at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by knockout in the 4th round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Renato Moicano at UFC on ESPN+ 2 on 2nd February 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste, Fortaleza, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had won against Jeremy Stephens at UFC on FOX 30 on 28th July 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Max Holloway at UFC 218 on 2nd December 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Max Holloway at UFC 212 on 3rd June 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at HSBC Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had beaten Frankie Edgar at UFC 200 on 9th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alexander Volkanovski had been fighting more than Jose Aldo.

Going to this contest, Alexander Volkanovski had last fought 6 months and 5 days ago, while Jose Aldo's last outing had been 5 years, 2 months and 24 days ago.

Volkanovski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Aldo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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