Jose Aldo is one of the best pound-for-pound fighters today. He is currently listed at No. 5 on the UFC Bantamweight rankings. He was also considered to be the greatest featherweight in mixed martial arts in 2017. In this article, we will take a look at Jose Aldo’s net worth in 2021.
| Net Worth | $9 million |
| Age | 35 |
| Salary | $421,000 (latest fight vs Rob Font) |
| Sponsors | Reebok |
| Profession | MMA Fighter |
Jose Aldo’s Net Worth in 2021 (estimate): $9 million
Celebrity Net Worth estimates that Jose Aldo’s net worth in 2021 is around $9 million.
Born in Manaus, Brazil, Jose Aldo started to train capoeira on the streets after classes in order to defend himself. He then caught the attention of a Brazilian Jiu-Jutsu trainer, and he invited Aldo to try one training session of jiu-jitsu.
He then decided to leave capoeira and focus on Brazilian Jiu-Jutsu.
At the age of 17, Aldo made his professional MMA debut at EcoFight 1. He fought Mario Bigola who he knocked out in just 16 seconds into the first round.
Following his debut win, Jose Aldo won six straight matches to get a record of 7 wins with no losses. He then moved up to the lightweight division to face Luciano Azevedo at Jungle Fight 5.
It was an intense fight from the start as Aldo properly defended Azevedo’s takedown attempts throughout the first round. However, Azevedo finally got control and took down Aldo as he secured the win after a rear-naked choke submission — giving Aldo his first professional loss.
After his first loss, Aldo picked up three straight victories before signing with World Extreme Cagefighting where he made his debut on June 1, 2008, at WEC 34. He defeated Alexandre Franca Noguera via TKO.
He then fought for the WEC Featherweight Championship against Mike Brown at WEC 44. Once again, Aldo won the fight via TKO as he received the Knockout of the Night award and was named the new WEC Featherweight Champion.
Jose Aldo was named the 2009 Fighter of the Year by MMA Live and Sherdog.com.
On October 28, 2010, the World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. All of their fighters were transferred to the UFC as part of the merger.
For Jose Aldo, he became the inaugural UFC Featherweight Champion as he received the title belt at UFC 123. He was set to defend his title at UFC 125 but was forced to withdraw due to a neck injury.
He then made his first UFC fight, and title defense, at UFC 129 against Mark Hominick. Aldo was successful in his defense as he won the match via unanimous decision.
Aldo’s celebration after his title defense against Chad Mendes at UFC 142 is considered one of the most iconic moments during his championship reign.
After knocking out Mendes in the last second of the 1st round, Aldo sprinted out of the cage and into the Rio de Janeiro crowd at HSBC Arena to celebrate his victory.
Chad Mendes eventually got his rematch against Jose Aldo at UFC 179 on October 25, 2014.
The fight was an incredible one from the jump. Aldo was knocked down in the 1st round, while he also scored two of his own after knocking down Mendes in the 1st and 3rd rounds. He then successfully defended the UFC Featherweight Championship as he won via unanimous decision.
Aldo won his third Fight of the Night award and the match was selected Fight of the Year by multiple MMA outlets.
Jose Aldo then faced Conor McGregor at UFC 194 to defend the UFC Featherweight title. Unfortunately, he got knocked out 13 seconds into the 1st round. This was Aldo’s first defeat in 10 years and the loss snapped his 18-match winning streak (15 straight in the UFC).
He then won the interim UFC Featherweight Championship after defeating Frankie Edgar at UFC 200. Aldo was eventually named the UFC Featherweight Champion after Conor McGregor was stripped of the title as he did not defend it since winning the belt in December 2015.
Jose Aldo lost the belt once again after he lost against interim featherweight champion Max Holloway at UFC 212 for the title unification bout.
A rematch for the UFC Featherweight Championship commenced at UFC 218. Unfortunately, Aldo lost once again via TKO in the 3rd round.
Aldo then picked up two straight wins against Jeremy Stephens and Renato Moicano, respectively. However, he picked up another loss when he faced Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 137.
Despite speculation that Jose Aldo would retire at the end of 2019, it was announced that Aldo has signed a new eight-fight contract with the UFC prior to his match with Volkanovski.
On October 23, 2019, it was announced that Jose Aldo will be moving down to the Bantamweight division. His debut match at the weight class will be at UFC 245 against Marlon Moraes. The bout was closely contested as Aldo lost the fight via split decision.
Aldo then faced Petr Yan for the vacant UFC Bantamweight title at UFC 251, but he lost via TKO in the 5th round.
He eventually picked up his first win in the Bantamweight division when he defeated Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night 183 via unanimous decision.
Aldo then picked up another win, this time against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 265.
Jose Aldo continues to be one of the premier MMA fighters in the UFC. As of right now, he is working his way up to challenge for the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
His next match is currently being discussed and it is slated to be against Rob Font.
Only time will tell if we will see the 35-year-old Brazilian win the UFC Bantamweight title. But as history suggests, he definitely has what it takes to make it there.
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