Aldo vs. Volkanovski. Who’s the featherweight GOAT? 🐐 Both sit at 8 title-fight wins. With a win at UFC 333 Volk passes Aldo for the most title-fight wins in UFC featherweight history. 🇧🇷 Aldo: 18 straight wins, unbeaten for 10 years 🇦🇺 Volk: 22 straight wins and the win over Aldo @Kalshi has Evloev at 50% to be champion at year-end.👀 Comment below thoughts 👇
Alexander Volkanovski can take sole possession of the UFC featherweight record for title-fight wins at UFC 333, moving ahead of Jose Aldo in the long-running debate over the division's greatest fighter.
Right now the two Hall of Fame-caliber names are level at eight title-fight victories apiece. A win for Volkanovski at UFC 333 would break the tie and give him the outright mark in the weight class's history.
The comparison carries extra weight because the two have met. Volkanovski holds a win over Aldo, a result that sits alongside his current 22-fight winning streak. Aldo's own case rests on longevity and dominance: an 18-fight winning streak and a decade unbeaten during his reign at 145 pounds.
Volkanovski, 38, is the reigning featherweight champion and is ranked third in the pound-for-pound standings. The Australian, who trains out of Freestyle Fighting Gym, is 28-4-0 and has built his résumé on volume and accuracy, landing 5.99 significant strikes per minute at 57 percent. He also averages 1.63 takedowns per 15 minutes, a figure that underlines his well-rounded approach despite standing just five-foot-six with a 71-inch reach.
Aldo, 40, of Brazil and Nova Uniao, finished his career at 32-10-0. The orthodox striker, five-foot-seven with a 70-inch reach, landed 3.65 significant strikes per minute at 46 percent accuracy and averaged 0.47 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Why it matters
- A win would give Volkanovski the most title-fight victories in UFC featherweight history, strengthening his claim in the GOAT conversation.
- The streaks tell different stories: Aldo's 18 straight wins and 10 unbeaten years against Volkanovski's 22 consecutive wins and his victory over Aldo.
- Title status is also in play. Kalshi's market reportedly puts Movsar Evloev at 50 percent to be champion by year-end, a sign that the division's belt picture is far from settled.
