Jose Aldo, a retired Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the Bantamweight division who stands at 1.7m tall was born on 9 September 1986 in Manaus, Brazil, Aldo and 36 years as of 2022.
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He also competed at Featherweight, and was the fourth and final WEC Featherweight Champion.
He became the first UFC Featherweight Champion following the UFC/WEC merger and is widely considered as one the best mixed martial artists of all-time, and as the greatest featherweight ever.
Aldo won 18 straight fights from 2006 to 2014, including victories over fellow luminaries like Urijah Faber and Frankie Edgar.
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He also boasts of impressive career wins over Marlon Vera, Chad Mendes (twice), Kenny Florian, Cub Swanson and Mike Brown.
After a stunning, 13-second knockout loss to Conor McGregor at UFC 194 in 2015, Aldo rebuilt his career, winning the featherweight title for a second time and then dropping down to bantamweight in 2019 and challenging for the belt there.
Before a loss to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 278 last month, Aldo was on a three-fight winning streak and closing in on another title shot.
Aldo announced his retirement from the sport on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, the same day his second child, a son was born.
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