Aldo vs Zahabi

Who won Aldo vs Zahabi?

Aiemann Zahabi beat Jose Aldo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 315, on Saturday 10th May 2025 at Centre Bell in Montreal.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Aiemann Zahabi.

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 Zahabi stats

Jose Aldo stepped into the octagon with a record of 32 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Aiemann Zahabi made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Jose Aldo's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Aiemann Zahabi marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Jose Aldo's UFC record stood at 14-9-0, while Aiemann Zahabi's came in at 7-2-0.

The stats suggested Aldo had a slight advantage in power over Zahabi, with a 53% knock out percentage over Zahabi's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zahabi had an advantage over Aldo, with a 17% submission rate over Aldo's 3%.

Jose Aldo was the older man by 1 year, at 38 years old.

Zahabi had a height advantage of 1 inch over Aldo. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Aldo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 27 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 8 years and 3 months earlier than Zahabi, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 85 more professional rounds, 114 to Zahabi's 29.

Aldo vs Zahabi form

Jose Aldo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Mario Bautista at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jonathan Martinez at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Rob Font at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Pedro Munhoz at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Activity check

Aldo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Zahabi's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Aldo vs Zahabi 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 Zahabi?

Jose Aldo was a 11/20 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Aiemann Zahabi made his way into the ring at 29/20 (+150) with oddsmakers.