Aldo vs Bautista

When is Aldo vs Bautista?

Jose Aldo is set to square off against Mario Bautista during the main card of UFC 307, on Saturday 5th October 2024 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Aldo vs Bautista stats

Jose Aldo steps 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 will make 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 will be Jose Aldo's 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011.

Jose Aldo's UFC record currently stands at 14-7-0, while Mario Bautista's comes in at 8-2-0.

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

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Bautista will have a massive advantage over Aldo, boasting a 43% submission rate over Aldo's 3%.

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

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

Aldo is 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 has fought 77 more professional rounds, 108 to Bautista's 31.

Aldo vs Bautista form

Jose Aldo has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he 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 has beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat 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, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he was victorious 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.

He had won against Brian Kelleher at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Mario Bautista has been fighting more than Jose Aldo.

Jose Aldo last fought 4 months and 7 days ago, while Mario Bautista's last outing was 7 months and 29 days ago.

Aldo's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Bautista's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Aldo vs Bautista?

Mario Bautista is currently 4/7 (-180) to win the fight outright, while you can get 11/8 (+140) on Jose Aldo if you fancy the small upset.

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