Home Events UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes · UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes Featherweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card
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UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes
Saturday, January 14, 2012 · Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Full card → Result Jose Aldo def. Chad Mendes Method KO/TKO (Knee to Head In Clinch) Round · time Round 1 · 4:59 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5) Referee Mario Yamasaki Sig. strikes Jose Aldo 11/23 · Chad Mendes 13/23 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Jose Aldo 15/27 · Chad Mendes 18/28 Scorecards None — the fight ended by KO/TKO Analysis Round-by-round (1 round) Result Jose Aldo def. Chad Mendes
KO/TKO (Knee to Head In Clinch) · Round 1 · 4:59 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R1 · 4:59
R1
Jose Aldo Round 1 Chad Mendes
11 / 23 Sig. strikes 13 / 23
48% Accuracy 57%
15 / 27 Total strikes 18 / 28
1 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 7
0 Sub. attempts 0
0:02 Control 0:55
2.2 Pace / min 2.6
4% Control share 96%
Jose Aldo
Target head 55% · body 9% · leg 36%
Phase distance 64% · clinch 9% · ground 27%
Chad Mendes
Target head 8% · body 8% · leg 85%
Phase distance 69% · clinch 31% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
11 Jose Aldo sig. strikes
13 Chad Mendes sig. strikes
1 rounds observed
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 1 round · PropSports round stats 11 / 23 Sig. strikes 13 / 23
48% Accuracy 57%
15 / 27 Total strikes 18 / 28
1 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 7
0 Sub attempts 0
0:02 Control 0:55
6 Head 1
1 Body 1
4 Leg 11
Jose Aldo Chad Mendes
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg R1
Tale of the tape 32-10-0 Record 18-5-0
25 Age 26
5'7" Height 5'6"
70" Reach 66"
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
3.65 Sig. str./min 2.78
0.47 TD / 15 min 4.13
Jose Aldo 13-9 in archive
3 KO/TKO wins
0 Sub wins
23% Finish rate
