// Roster Index›Women's Bantamweight›Dossier · Irene Aldana
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
UFC · UNKNOWNSTOCK 0WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT

Irene
Aldana

NICKNAME"N/A"·MEXICO
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
15-8-0
CURRENT FORM
1L STREAK
NEXT FIGHT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Irene Aldana
FIGHTER -
MEX🇲🇽
PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
5'9"
REACH
5'8"
AGE
38
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Women's Bantamweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
23 BOUTS
WIN
15
LOSS
8
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
65%
15/23 bouts
FINISH RATE
73%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS1L STREAK · 3-2
WWLWL
Form trend 0 over the last 90 days.
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: COLD
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter built around defensive grappling — 53% of wins are by ko/tko.

KEY STRENGTHS

Closes distance and trades — most wins come from heavy hands inside the first two rounds.

KEY RISKS

Volume strikers have outpointed across full fights — output drops after R2.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▲ ABOVE
5.19
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 3.37
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
39%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 44%
// SAPM▼ BELOW
6.64
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 3.51
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
56%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
0.15
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 0.80
// TD ACC▲ ABOVE
50%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 31%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
77%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 53%
// SUB AVG▼ BELOW
0.20
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.20
// QUALITY_OF_COMPETITION · 02B_

WHO THEY
ACTUALLY FOUGHT

A record says how often a fighter won, not against whom. These ratings weigh every result by the opponent's strength at the time, then compare this fighter with the 29 rated fighters on the UFC women's bantamweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

// RATING
#12
against the 29 rated on the UFC women's bantamweight roster · Elo 1559
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
93rd
percentile · average opponent rated 1579 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
48th
percentile · beat what opponents' ratings predicted (+0.07 per fight)

19 rated fights · opponents rated in 83% of recorded fights · last rated fight SEP 14, 2024

// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (15)
n = 15
KO/TKO · 8
SUB · 3
DEC · 4
8
KO/TKO
53%
3
SUB
20%
4
DEC
27%
// LOSSES (8)
n = 8
KO/TKO · 2
DEC · 6
2
KO/TKO
25%
0
SUB
0%
6
DEC
75%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
73% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 8 fights
53%
SUBANY ROUND · 3 fights
20%
DECFULL FIGHT · 4 fights
27%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
3 OBSERVED7 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
23 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
OCT 25, 2026
// RECORDED SOURCE
ufcstats
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER76TD DEFENSE82GRAPPLING60CHIN78STRIKING55CARDIO72AGGRESSION45SUB THREAT20STR DEFENSE58RECOVERY86
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Recovery. Lowest scored axis: Sub Threat.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power76
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=15 wins
TD Defense82
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (77%)

Grappling60
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin78
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=23 bouts
Striking55
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio72
DERIVED PROXY

Long-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win share

Aggression45
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat20
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (0.2 per 15 min)

Str Defense58
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (56%)

Recovery86
DERIVED PROXY

Share of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.

N=8 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power76 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins15 wins
TD Defense82 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (77%)Not recorded
Grappling60 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin78 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record23 bouts
Striking55 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio72 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression45 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat20 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (0.2 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense58 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (56%)Not recorded
Recovery86 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.8 losses
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100OCT 2012WOCT 2012WOCT 2013WOCT 2013LDEC 2013WSEP 2014WFEB 2015LJUL 2015WMAR 2016WSEP 2016LDEC 2016LAPR 2017WJAN 2018WSEP 2018WMAY 2019LJUL 2019WSEP 2019WDEC 2019LOCT 2020WJUL 2021WSEP 2022LJUN 2023WDEC 2023LSEP 2024// SCORE

  1. Start, OCT 2012, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, OCT 2012, momentum score 56, KO/TKO R1.
  3. Start, OCT 2013, momentum score 66, KO/TKO R1.
  4. Start, OCT 2013, momentum score 77, KO/TKO R1.
  5. Start, DEC 2013, momentum score 70, KO/TKO R3.
  6. Start, SEP 2014, momentum score 79, SUB R1.
  7. Start, FEB 2015, momentum score 89, SUB R1.
  8. Start, JUL 2015, momentum score 82, KO/TKO R4.
  9. Start, MAR 2016, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R1.
  10. Start, SEP 2016, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  11. Start, DEC 2016, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  12. Start, APR 2017, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  13. Start, JAN 2018, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  14. Start, SEP 2018, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  15. Start, MAY 2019, momentum score 100, SUB R3.
  16. Start, JUL 2019, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  17. Start, SEP 2019, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  18. Start, DEC 2019, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  19. Start, OCT 2020, momentum score 93, DEC R5.
  20. Start, JUL 2021, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  21. Start, SEP 2022, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R3.
  22. Start, JUN 2023, momentum score 93, DEC R5.
  23. Start, DEC 2023, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  24. Start, SEP 2024, momentum score 93, DEC R3.

Peaked at 100 (W vs McMah), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 93.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
23/23 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
7
30%
-
2
9%
1
4%
-
10
total
SUB
2
9%
-
1
4%
-
-
3
total
DEC
-
-
8
35%
-
2
9%
10
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 7 of 23 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
43%, fights often go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
23 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

L
VS Norma DumontSep 14, 2024
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 306 - Noche UFC: O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Karol RosaDec 16, 2023
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 296 - Edwards vs. Covington
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Amanda NunesJun 10, 2023
DecisionR5 · 5:00
UFC 289 - Nunes vs. Aldana
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Macy ChiassonSep 10, 2022
KO/TKOR3 · 2:21
UFC 279 - Diaz vs. Ferguson
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Upkick to the Body)
W
VS Yana SantosJul 10, 2021
KO/TKOR1 · 4:35
UFC 264 - Poirier vs. McGregor 3
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Holly HolmOct 3, 2020
DecisionR5 · 5:00
UFC on ESPN 16 - Holm vs. Aldana
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Ketlen VieiraDec 14, 2019
KO/TKOR1 · 4:51
UFC 245 - Usman vs. Covington
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
W
VS Vanessa MeloSep 21, 2019
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 159 - Rodriguez vs. Stephens
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Raquel PenningtonJul 20, 2019
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC on ESPN 4 - Dos Anjos vs. Edwards
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
W
VS Bethe CorreiaMay 11, 2019
SubmissionR3 · 3:24
UFC 237 - Namajunas vs. Andrade
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Armbar)
W
VS Lucie PudilovaSep 8, 2018
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 228 - Woodley vs. Till
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
W
VS Talita BernardoJan 14, 2018
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 124 - Stephens vs. Choi
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

Quick answers based on the public fighter profile and fight history shown on this page.

Women's Bantamweight. Professional record 15-8. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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