José Alday
UFC DebutNickname“El Pochito”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Nacozari de García
- Born
- Mexico
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
- Reach
- 68" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
José Alday makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
UFC debut
Jul 3, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
216-146-9
.597 win rate
Winning-record opponents
13 of 20
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
20
all opponents have records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Dana White's Contender Series
across 1 bout
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Saimon Oliveira18-7 | Decision | 29–28, 28–29, 29–28 | R3 | 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series |
Dana White’s Contender Series — a UFC-adjacent proving ground, shown as its own tier. Excluded from Schedule Score and UFC-scoped metrics.
Outside the UFC
across 20 bouts · 16 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 4 sub · 6 decCombate Americas · MF · FAC 12 · Combate Global · Combate 39 +11
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Eduardo Dantas23-8 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R2 | 4:25 | FAC 12 | Feb 6, 2022 |
| W | Marcos Lopez5-7 | KO/TKO | Knees and Punches | R1 | 0:57 | Combate Global | May 14, 2021 |
| L | Joby Sanchez13-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Combate Americas | Oct 11, 2019 |
| W | Juan Pablo Gonzalez14-5-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Combate 39 | Jun 7, 2019 |
| L | Gustavo Lopez16-10-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:19 | Combate 33 | Mar 29, 2019 |
| W | Gustavo Lopez16-10-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Combate Americas | Sep 14, 2018 |
| W | John Castaneda21-8-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Combate Americas | Apr 13, 2018 |
| W | Gianni Vazquez14-6 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | JFL 16 | Jul 15, 2017 |
| L | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 5:00 | Combate Americas | Mar 30, 2017 | |
| D | Mahatma Garcia15-11-1 | Draw | Split | R3 | 5:00 | WTC 4 | Oct 15, 2016 |
| L | Mauricio Cubillo11-8 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R2 | 2:25 | CP | Sep 3, 2016 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 0:50 | WFC 15 | May 14, 2016 | |
| L | Masakatsu Ueda26-6-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 2:02 | Pancrase | Jan 31, 2016 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:24 | MF | Nov 28, 2015 | |
| W | Nelson Ferreira10-18-1 | Submission | Shoulder Choke | R2 | 3:46 | Jungle Fight 81 | Sep 12, 2015 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | UWC Mexico 14 | Jun 27, 2015 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:23 | XK 29 | Mar 14, 2015 | |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R4 | 0:32 | WFC 13 | Nov 29, 2014 | |
| W | Alexis Ramos1-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:47 | UWC EVT | Oct 18, 2014 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MF | Feb 15, 2014 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-0across 2 amateur bouts · 1 promotionMF
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:48 | MF | Jul 14, 2012 | |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:03 | MF | Jul 15, 2011 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.