José Aldo

Mixed Martial Artist, Athlete

1986 –

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Who is José Aldo?

José Aldo is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who competes as a Featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Aldo was the fourth and final WEC Featherweight Champion and thus, was awarded the UFC Featherweight Championship during the UFC/WEC merger. He was named Sherdog's 2009 Fighter of the Year. As of June 28, 2014, he is #2 in official UFC pound-for-pound rankings and ranked the #1 Featherweight in the world by Sherdog. While Aldo is primarily a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner under André Pederneiras, he has won the majority of his fights by KO/TKO.

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Born
Sep 9, 1986
Manaus
Also known as
  • Junior
  • Scarface
  • José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Júnior
Nationality
  • Brazil
Profession
Lived in
  • Manaus

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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