Featherweight champion Jose Aldo, 36, retires from UFC after 'legendary run'

Full name: José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Junior

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Height: 1.7 m

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José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Júnior, commonly anglicized as Jose Aldo

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is a retired Brazilian professional mixed martial artist

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He last competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the Bantamweight division.

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He also competed at Featherweight, and was the fourth and final WEC Featherweight Champion.

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After his first MMA defeat in November 2005, Aldo remained undefeated for over a decade

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winning 18 straight fights until UFC 194 in December 2015.

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He was named Sherdog's 2009 Fighter of the Year.

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In Sherdog's April 2017 pound-for-pound ranking, Aldo was called "the greatest featherweight in mixed martial arts history."

Featherweight champion Jose Aldo, 36, retires from UFC after 'legendary run'

Full name: José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Junior

Born: 9 September 1986 (age 36 years)

Height: 1.7 m

Weight: 61 kg

Nationality: Brazilian

Spouse: Vivianne Aldo (m. 2005)

Fighting out of: Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil