Aldana vs Dumont

Who won Aldana vs Dumont?

Irene Aldana is set to take on Norma Dumont during the prelims of UFC 306, on Saturday 14th September 2024 at The Sphere in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Aldana vs Dumont stats

Irene Aldana stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Norma Dumont made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 2 by submission.

Irene Aldana's UFC record stood at 8-5-0, while Norma Dumont's came in at 7-2-0.

The stats suggested Aldana had a massive power advantage over Dumont, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over Dumont's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Aldana had a slight advantage over Dumont, with a 20% submission rate over Dumont's 18%.

Irene Aldana was the older woman by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Aldana had a height advantage of 2 inches over Dumont. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Aldana was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Dumont, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 18 more professional rounds, 53 to Dumont's 35.

Aldana vs Dumont form

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

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Karol Rosa at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Amanda Nunes at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their championship fight at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Macy Chiasson at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, she had defeated Yana Santos at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

She had been beaten by Holly Holm at UFC Fight Island 4 on 3rd October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Norma Dumont had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she was victorious against Germaine de Randamie at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Chelsea Chandler at UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva on 15th July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Karol Rosa at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had defeated Danyelle Wolf at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

She had been defeated by Macy Chiasson at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Norma Dumont had been fighting more than Irene Aldana.

Going to this contest, Irene Aldana had last fought 8 months and 30 days ago, while Norma Dumont's last outing had been 5 months and 9 days ago.

Aldana's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 12 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Dumont's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Aldana vs Dumont start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:10 AM UTC , which was 9:10 PM EST or 6:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Aldana vs Dumont?

Irene Aldana was a 9/10 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Norma Dumont made her way into the ring at 9/10 (-110) with oddsmakers.