Women's Bantamweight
Irene Aldana
14-8-0 UFC 8-6-0
Granite Chin
Forward Pressure
Volume Machine
Hittable
5'9"Height
68"Reach
OrthodoxStance
38Age
3KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
14:39Avg fight
Skill profile
striking
good
1 read
grappling
not yet read
wrestling
not yet read
cardio
not yet read
durability
not yet read
Granite Chin
dropped once in 205 minutes of cage time · 0 losses by knockout
Forward Pressure
5.2 landed and 6.6 absorbed per minute — he turns fights into firefights
Volume Machine
5.2 significant strikes landed per minute
Hittable
absorbs 6.6 significant strikes per minute
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min5.19
Sig. strikes absorbed / min6.64
Striking accuracy39.9%
Striking defense56.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.22
Takedowns / 15 min0.15
Takedown accuracy50.0%
Takedown defense77.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.22
Control time2.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents6-4
Insider info
Irene Aldana favored over Macy Chiasson lean UFC 279 · September 7, 2022
strikinggood
He calls this one of his least confident picks on the card, leaning toward Aldana on footwork and power rather than a clear stylistic mismatch.
Irene Aldana gives up real height and reach in this fight, but the analyst believes her footwork can offset that length disadvantage while she also carries more one-punch power than most of the division. The concern that tips the pick isn't really about the matchup on paper so much as conditioning: a flagged worry about the taller opponent's fight-week readiness that could open the door for Aldana's better striking to take over as the fight wears on.
Strengthstrong footwork to help close a reach gap
Strengthabove-average power for the division
Weaknessgives up notable height and reach in this matchup
Striking trend
Fight history
L Norma Dumont 11-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC · September 14, 2024
69/183Sig. strikes
159/309Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Karol Rosa 17-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington · December 16, 2023
145/308Sig. strikes
204/350Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Amanda Nunes 22-5 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana · June 10, 2023
41/143Sig. strikes
142/267Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Macy Chiasson 8-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:21 — UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson · September 10, 2022
37/71Sig. strikes
39/94Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:00Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Yana Santos 14-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:35 — UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 · July 10, 2021
37/66Sig. strikes
24/49Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:24Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Holly Holm 13-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana · October 3, 2020
69/185Sig. strikes
154/301Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ketlen Vieira 10-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:51 — UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington · December 14, 2019
26/71Sig. strikes
20/76Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Vanessa Melo 10-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens · September 21, 2019
125/333Sig. strikes
68/250Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Raquel Pennington 9-7 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards · July 20, 2019
52/184Sig. strikes
47/137Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Bethe Correia 10-3-1 walk-in Submission · R3 3:24 — UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade · May 11, 2019
83/247Sig. strikes
81/196Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:10Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Lucie Pudilova 8-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till · September 8, 2018
119/226Sig. strikes
105/329Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Talita Bernardo 5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi · January 14, 2018
70/171Sig. strikes
46/87Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Katlyn Cerminara 8-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 · April 8, 2017
84/223Sig. strikes
105/273Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Leslie Smith 8-7-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson · December 17, 2016
108/256Sig. strikes
169/401Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
7
Submission
3
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
0
Decision
6
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
14
Invicta FC
5
Jungle Fight
1
Xtreme Kombat
1
GEX
1
Full career — 22 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Norma Dumont | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 306
September 14, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Karol Rosa | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 296
December 16, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Amanda Nunes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 289
June 10, 2023 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Macy Chiasson | KO (upkick to the body) | UFC 279
September 10, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 2:21 |
| W | Yana Kunitskaya | TKO (punches) | UFC 264
July 10, 2021 |
UFC | 1 | 4:35 |
| L | Holly Holm | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana
October 4, 2020 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Ketlen Vieira | KO (punches) | UFC 245
December 14, 2019 |
UFC | 1 | 4:51 |
| W | Vanessa Melo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens
September 21, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Raquel Pennington | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards
July 20, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Bethe Correia | Submission (armbar) | UFC 237
May 11, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 3:24 |
| W | Lucie Pudilová | Decision (split) | UFC 228
September 8, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Talita Bernardo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
January 14, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Katlyn Chookagian | Decision (split) | UFC 210
April 8, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Leslie Smith | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson
December 17, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Faith Van Duin | TKO (punches) | Invicta FC 19: Maia vs. Modafferi
September 23, 2016 |
Invicta FC | 1 | 4:57 |
| W | Jessamyn Duke | TKO (punches) | Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown
March 11, 2016 |
Invicta FC | 1 | 3:08 |
| L | Tonya Evinger | TKO (punches) | Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin
July 9, 2015 |
Invicta FC | 4 | 4:38 |
| W | Colleen Schneider | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Invicta FC 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet
February 27, 2015 |
Invicta FC | 1 | 1:05 |
| W | Peggy Morgan | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Invicta FC 8: Waterson vs. Tamada
September 9, 2014 |
Invicta FC | 1 | 2:50 |
| L | Larissa Pacheco | TKO (punches) | Jungle Fight 63
December 21, 2013 |
Jungle Fight | 3 | 1:50 |
| W | Mayra Arce | KO (spinning wheel kick and punches) | Xtreme Kombat 21
October 12, 2013 |
Xtreme Kombat | 1 | 0:43 |
| W | Sandra del Rincon | KO (knees and punches) | GEX: Old Jack's Fight Night
October 17, 2012 |
GEX | 1 | 0:15 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Irene Aldana) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.