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.

This was Alexander Volkanovski's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Jose Aldo marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2011.

Alexander Volkanovski's UFC record stood at 14-3-0, while Jose Aldo's came in at 14-9-0.

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 36 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 27 less professional rounds, 87 to Aldo's 114.

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 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brian Ortega at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Max Holloway at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by split decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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.

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 had beaten 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 defeated 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 lost to 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 been beaten by 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 was victorious against 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 2 years, 11 months and 18 days ago, while Jose Aldo's last outing had been 6 years, 4 months and 18 days ago.

Volkanovski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

Aldo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 15 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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