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.
This was Jose Aldo's 22nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011.
Jose Aldo's UFC record stood at 14-8-0, 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 38 years old.
Aldo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Edgar. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Aldo was the more experienced professional fighter, 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 2 more professional rounds, 111 to Edgar's 109.
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