Aldo vs Bautista

Who won Aldo vs Bautista?

Mario Bautista beat Jose Aldo by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 307, on Saturday 5th October 2024 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Mario Bautista.

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).

Aldo vs Bautista stats

Jose Aldo stepped into the octagon with a record of 32 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Mario Bautista made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Jose Aldo's 22nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Mario Bautista marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Jose Aldo's UFC record stood at 14-8-0, while Mario Bautista's came in at 9-2-0.

The stats suggested Aldo had a massive power advantage over Bautista, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over Bautista's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bautista had a massive advantage over Aldo, boasting a 43% submission rate over Aldo's 3%.

Jose Aldo was the older man by 7 years, at 38 years old.

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

Aldo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 12 years and 9 months earlier than Bautista, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 77 more professional rounds, 111 to Bautista's 34.

Aldo vs Bautista form

Jose Aldo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jonathan Martinez at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had lost to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Rob Font at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Pedro Munhoz at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

He was victorious against Marlon Vera at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Mario Bautista had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jose Aldo at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Ricky Simon at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Da’Mon Blackshear at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

Before that, he was victorious against Guido Cannetti at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

He had won against Benito Lopez at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jose Aldo had last fought 10 months and 8 days ago, while Mario Bautista's last outing had been 5 months and 7 days ago.

Aldo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Bautista's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Aldo vs Bautista start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:10 AM UTC , which was 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Aldo vs Bautista?

Jose Aldo was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Mario Bautista made his way into the ring at 18/25 (-140) with oddsmakers.