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 23rd 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 14-9-0, 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 80 more professional rounds, 114 to Bautista's 34.

Aldo vs Bautista form

Jose Aldo had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Marlon Moraes at UFC 245 on 14th December 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 237 on 11th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had won against 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.

Before that, he had beaten Jeremy Stephens at UFC on FOX 30 on 28th July 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada.

He had been defeated by 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.

Mario Bautista had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated 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 was victorious against 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 won 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.

Before that, he had beaten 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 defeated 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 of activity leading into the fight, Mario Bautista had been fighting more than Jose Aldo.

Going to this contest, Jose Aldo had last fought 5 years, 5 months and 25 days ago, while Mario Bautista's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 26 days ago.

Aldo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Bautista's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 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.