Jose Aldo vs. Kenny Florian
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jose Aldo
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 18 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.13 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 42 documented bouts
In the UFC: 14-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.5 wins over .500
Kenny Florian
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 2 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.56 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jose Aldo
Distance 93.6% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 2.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.0% (norm 6.5%)
Kenny Florian
Distance 66.3% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 11.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 22.6% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jose Aldo
Head 79.8% (norm 77.5%) · Body 13.9% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.9%)
Kenny Florian
Head 79.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Aldo L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Florian L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1220 / 2802 | 43.5% | 40.5% | 219 / 753 | 29.1% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 56 / 69 | 81.2% | 70.5% | 81 / 126 | 64.3% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 78 / 121 | 64.5% | 69.3% | 154 / 256 | 60.2% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 913 / 2389 | 38.2% | 37.1% | 294 / 906 | 32.5% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 280 / 416 | 67.3% | 68.0% | 98 / 143 | 68.5% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 161 / 187 | 86.1% | 80.3% | 62 / 86 | 72.1% | 81.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Lightweight: 204 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Aldo L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Florian L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1242 / 3376 | 36.8% | 39.3% | 151 / 633 | 23.9% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 153 / 189 | 81.0% | 70.3% | 83 / 140 | 59.3% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 205 / 277 | 74.0% | 69.4% | 112 / 188 | 59.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 991 / 2993 | 33.1% | 35.9% | 241 / 775 | 31.1% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 289 / 433 | 66.7% | 68.0% | 56 / 106 | 52.8% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 320 / 416 | 76.9% | 81.5% | 49 / 80 | 61.2% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Aldo has more cage time on record.