Women's Bantamweight

Irene Aldana

Last fought: Sep 2024

RECORD

Pro

15-8-0

UFC

8-6-0

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

68"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	14:39
Fight Completion Rate	89.2%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.93
% Fights Inside the Distance	28.6%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	63-28 (69.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	26-11 (70.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	37-17 (68.5%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	83.8%
% Time in Control	2.2%
% Time Controlled	14.0%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	13.5%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.51
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	7.32
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.80
Distance Strike Accuracy	37.9%
Distance Strike Defense	57.2%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.36
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.10
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.12
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.09
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	10.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.28

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Women's Bantamweight field

Irene Aldana League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Irene Aldana
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	39.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	6.6
Strike Differential	-1.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	77.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.1
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	0:19
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	37.5%
Submission % of Wins	12.5%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	14:39
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	7.9
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Control Time/Fight	0:31

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Norma Dumont

UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC • Sep 2024Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Irene Aldana69/18338%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

Norma Dumont159/30951%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Irene Aldana	12/46	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Norma Dumont	32/75	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Irene Aldana	25/59	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Norma Dumont	58/114	51%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Irene Aldana	32/78	41%	0/0	0:05	—
	Norma Dumont	69/120	57%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Karol Rosa

UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington • Dec 2023Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Irene Aldana145/30847%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Karol Rosa204/35058%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Irene Aldana	30/88	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Karol Rosa	45/89	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Irene Aldana	54/109	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Karol Rosa	67/108	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Irene Aldana	61/111	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Karol Rosa	92/153	60%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Amanda Nunes

UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana • Jun 2023Women's BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Irene Aldana41/14329%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10

Amanda Nunes142/26753%TD 6/13Ctrl 7:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Irene Aldana	8/31	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Amanda Nunes	21/56	38%	0/1	0:01	—

R2	Irene Aldana	11/38	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Amanda Nunes	31/61	51%	1/2	0:05	—

R3	Irene Aldana	8/22	36%	0/0	0:03	—
	Amanda Nunes	23/47	49%	3/4	2:05	—

R4	Irene Aldana	13/48	27%	0/0	0:07	—
	Amanda Nunes	48/77	62%	1/4	0:13	—

R5	Irene Aldana	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Amanda Nunes	19/26	73%	1/2	4:36	—

WIN

vs. Macy Chiasson

UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson • Sep 2022Catch Weight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 3, 2:21

Irene Aldana37/7152%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:00KD 1

Macy Chiasson39/9441%TD 3/8Ctrl 3:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Irene Aldana	25/47	53%	0/0	0:55	—
	Macy Chiasson	13/33	39%	0/3	0:17	—

R2	Irene Aldana	9/12	75%	0/0	0:05	—
	Macy Chiasson	17/39	44%	2/3	2:51	—

R3	Irene Aldana	3/12	25%	0/0	0:00	1
	Macy Chiasson	9/22	41%	1/2	0:20	—

WIN

vs. Yana Santos

UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 • Jul 2021Women's Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:35

Irene Aldana37/6656%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:24KD 1

Yana Santos24/4949%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Irene Aldana	37/66	56%	0/0	1:24	1
	Yana Santos	24/49	49%	0/0	0:11	—

LOSS

vs. Holly Holm

UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana • Oct 2020Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Irene Aldana69/18537%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

Holly Holm154/30151%TD 5/14Ctrl 5:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Irene Aldana	12/31	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Holly Holm	21/50	42%	1/3	0:39	—

R2	Irene Aldana	12/32	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Holly Holm	23/47	49%	1/3	1:19	—

R3	Irene Aldana	9/25	36%	0/0	0:03	—
	Holly Holm	23/51	45%	1/2	2:06	—

R4	Irene Aldana	18/42	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Holly Holm	39/58	67%	1/3	0:33	—

R5	Irene Aldana	18/55	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Holly Holm	48/95	51%	1/3	0:39	—

WIN

vs. Ketlen Vieira

UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington • Dec 2019Women's Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:51

Irene Aldana26/7137%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Ketlen Vieira20/7626%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Irene Aldana	26/71	37%	0/0	0:02	1
	Ketlen Vieira	20/76	26%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Vanessa Melo

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens • Sep 2019Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Irene Aldana125/33338%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Vanessa Melo68/25027%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Irene Aldana	45/108	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Vanessa Melo	16/86	19%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Irene Aldana	36/102	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Vanessa Melo	27/84	32%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Irene Aldana	44/123	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Vanessa Melo	25/80	31%	0/0	0:13	—

LOSS

vs. Raquel Pennington

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards • Jul 2019Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Irene Aldana52/18428%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Raquel Pennington47/13734%TD 1/6Ctrl 5:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Irene Aldana	21/98	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Raquel Pennington	16/59	27%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Irene Aldana	25/69	36%	0/0	0:02	—
	Raquel Pennington	24/62	39%	0/3	1:30	—

R3	Irene Aldana	6/17	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Raquel Pennington	7/16	44%	1/2	3:59	—

WIN

vs. Bethe Correia

UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade • May 2019Women's Bantamweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 3, 3:24

Irene Aldana83/24734%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10

Bethe Correia81/19641%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Irene Aldana	21/81	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Bethe Correia	16/49	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Irene Aldana	31/96	32%	0/0	0:02	—
	Bethe Correia	39/82	48%	0/1	0:13	—

R3	Irene Aldana	31/70	44%	0/0	0:08	—
	Bethe Correia	26/65	40%	0/1	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Lucie Pudilova

UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till • Sep 2018Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Irene Aldana119/22653%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02

Lucie Pudilova105/32932%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Irene Aldana	27/51	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Lucie Pudilova	28/102	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Irene Aldana	36/73	49%	0/1	0:00	—
	Lucie Pudilova	27/92	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Irene Aldana	56/102	55%	0/0	0:02	—
	Lucie Pudilova	50/135	37%	0/0	0:18	—

WIN

vs. Talita Bernardo

UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi • Jan 2018Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Irene Aldana70/17141%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:26

Talita Bernardo46/8753%TD 1/11Ctrl 5:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Irene Aldana	28/72	39%	1/1	0:51	—
	Talita Bernardo	13/26	50%	0/5	1:38	—

R2	Irene Aldana	12/29	41%	0/1	0:00	—
	Talita Bernardo	12/27	44%	1/2	3:39	—

R3	Irene Aldana	30/70	43%	0/0	0:35	—
	Talita Bernardo	21/34	62%	0/4	0:42	—

LOSS

vs. Katlyn Cerminara

UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 • Apr 2017Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Irene Aldana84/22338%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Katlyn Cerminara105/27338%TD 0/11Ctrl 0:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Irene Aldana	17/59	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Katlyn Cerminara	25/79	32%	0/3	0:07	—

R2	Irene Aldana	28/70	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Katlyn Cerminara	30/76	39%	0/4	0:08	—

R3	Irene Aldana	39/94	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Katlyn Cerminara	50/118	42%	0/4	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. Leslie Smith

UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson • Dec 2016Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Irene Aldana108/25642%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:06

Leslie Smith169/40142%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:18KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Irene Aldana	37/93	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Leslie Smith	67/153	44%	0/0	0:13	1

R2	Irene Aldana	33/88	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Leslie Smith	52/120	43%	0/0	0:04	—

R3	Irene Aldana	38/75	51%	1/1	0:06	—
	Leslie Smith	50/128	39%	0/0	0:01	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com