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| December 7 2024 | Scheduled bout with Vicente Luque at UFC 310, but withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Themba Gorimbo. |
| October 5 2024 | José Aldo fought Mario Bautista at UFC 307, successfully defending ten out of ten takedowns but ultimately losing the fight by split decision, with mixed media scoring. |
| May 4 2024 | José Aldo returned from retirement and defeated Jonathan Martinez by unanimous decision at UFC 301. |
| 2023 | Starred in the film Darkness of Man alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme, directed by James Cullen Bressack. |
| 2023 | Inducted into UFC Hall of Fame (Modern wing) |
| December 14 2023 | Scheduled to compete against Georges St-Pierre in a grappling match at UFC Fight Pass Invitational event, but the match was postponed due to injury. |
| July 2 2023 | Defeated Brazilian professional boxer Esteban Gabriel Espindola via unanimous decision at Nova Uniano Upper Arena in Rio de Janeiro. |
| April 1 2023 | Made his professional boxing debut against Jeremy Stephens on the undercard of Roy Jones Jr. vs. Anthony Pettis at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, resulting in a majority draw. |
| February 10 2023 | José Aldo competed in an exhibition boxing bout against Emmanuel Zambrano at Nova Uniano Upper Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, winning via unanimous decision. |
| September 18 2022 | Vivianne gave birth to the couple's first son, expanding their family. |
| September 18 2022 | José Aldo announced his retirement from MMA on the same day as the birth of his son. However, he remains under UFC contract and was granted permission to explore opportunities in other sports. |
| August 20 2022 | Aldo lost to Merab Dvalishvili via unanimous decision at UFC 278. |
| 2021 | Inducted into Mixed Martial Arts Hall of Fame as Comeback Fighter of the Year |
| December 4 2021 | Aldo defeated Rob Font via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC on ESPN 31, nearly finishing Font with punches multiple times. |
| September 25 2021 | Returned to fight Robbie Lawler at UFC 266 in a middleweight special non-title bout, losing via TKO in the third round. |
| August 7 2021 | Aldo won against Pedro Munhoz via unanimous decision at UFC 265. |
| December 19 2020 | Aldo defeated Marlon Vera via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 183. |
| July 12 2020 | Aldo fought Petr Yan for the vacant bantamweight title at UFC 251, losing via technical knockout in the fifth round. |
| December 14 2019 | Aldo faced Marlon Moraes at UFC 245, losing via split decision in a closely contested bout. |
| October 23 2019 | José Aldo announced his move to the Bantamweight division. |
| June 24 2019 | Aldo signed a new exclusive eight-fight contract with the UFC, contrary to his previous intentions of retiring by the end of 2019. |
| May 11 2019 | Aldo lost to Alexander Volkanovski by unanimous decision at UFC 237 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| February 2 2019 | Aldo defeated Renato Moicano by TKO in the second round at UFC Fight Night 144, earning another Performance of the Night award. |
| August 30 2018 | Public revelation of the dismissal of domestic battery charges against Nick Diaz in July. |
| July 2018 | Charges against Nick Diaz were dismissed after a grand jury opted not to indict him due to inconsistencies in the complainant's story. |
| July 28 2018 | Aldo defeated Jeremy Stephens by TKO at UFC on Fox 30, winning his first non-title fight in over nine years and earning the Performance of the Night award. |
| May 24 2018 | Nick Diaz was arrested and charged with two counts of domestic battery, including a felony for strangulation and a misdemeanor battery charge. |
| April 9 2018 | Accepted a one-year USADA sanction for failing to report whereabouts, retroactive to April 9, 2017. |
| December 2 2017 | Aldo faced Max Holloway in a rematch at UFC 218, again losing by TKO in the third round after initially finding success in the opening rounds. |
| June 3 2017 | Aldo lost a title unification bout against Max Holloway at UFC 212, losing by TKO in the third round after winning the first two rounds. |
| April 9 2017 | Accepted a one-year USADA sanction for failing to report whereabouts, retroactive to this date. |
| November 26 2016 | Aldo was promoted to Featherweight Champion after Conor McGregor was stripped of the title. |
| August 1 2016 | Suspension officially lifted, allowing return to combat sports activities in Nevada. |
| July 9 2016 | Aldo defeated Frankie Edgar by unanimous decision to win the interim UFC Featherweight Championship at UFC 200. |
| January 2016 | Successfully appealed suspension, which was reduced to 18 months and $100,000. |
| 2015 | Named Feud of the Year by Wrestling Observer Newsletter for his rivalry with Conor McGregor |
| December 12 2015 | Aldo faced Conor McGregor in a title unification match at UFC 194, losing via knockout 13 seconds into the first round, ending his 15-fight win streak and suffering his first featherweight loss. |
| September 14 2015 | Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended Diaz for 5 years and fined $165,000 for failed drug test. |
| June 30 2015 | Aldo pulled out of his scheduled fight with Conor McGregor at UFC 189 due to a rib injury, with Chad Mendes replacing him. |
| January 31 2015 | Fought Anderson Silva at UFC 183, losing via unanimous decision and subsequently failing a post-fight drug test for marijuana metabolites. |
| October 25 2014 | Aldo won a rematch against Chad Mendes at UFC 179 by unanimous decision, earning Fight of the Night and being selected as Fight of the Year by multiple MMA outlets. |
| September 28 2014 | José Aldo was awarded his black belt in Luta Livre at Nova União, under the guidance of Mestre Roberto Leitão, Daniel F. A. Malvino 'Pirata', Marco Ruas, and Daniel D'dane, completing his martial arts lineage tracing back to Roberto Leitão Sr. |
| July 24 2014 | Signed a three-fight contract to return to the UFC. |
| February 1 2014 | Aldo defended his UFC Featherweight title by defeating Ricardo Lamas via unanimous decision at UFC 169. |
| 2013 | Appeared in the documentary Fight Life, which won the Best Documentary Award at the United Film Festival. The film chronicles the lives of mixed martial artists outside the cage and was directed by James Z. Feng. |
| August 3 2013 | Defended his title against Chan Sung Jung (Korean Zombie) at UFC 163 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with 180,000 PPV buys. |
| March 16 2013 | Fought Georges St-Pierre at UFC 158 for the UFC Welterweight Championship, losing via unanimous decision. |
| February 2 2013 | Fought Frankie Edgar at UFC 156 in Las Vegas, Nevada, generating 330,000 pay-per-view buys. |
| 2012 | José Aldo and his wife Vivianne Perreira welcomed their first child, a daughter. |
| May 2012 | Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended Diaz for one year and fined 30 percent of his fight purse from the Condit bout. |
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