UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo Full Card Preview
The UFC returns for one exciting month to cap 2021. Legend Jose Aldo takes on Rob Font in a bantamweight main event on Saturday, Dec. 4, at the UFC Apex to highlight a stacked 15-fight card.
In the co-main event, Rafael Fiziev and Brad Riddell meet in a lightweight exchange.
The card is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. Check out Question Mark Kicks two hours before the fights begin for Matt and Craig’s final thoughts on the event.
Bantamweight
Louis Smolka (-144)
Record: 17-7 (8-7 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 68.5″
Wins: 8 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 3 SUB
Recent fights: def. Jose Alberto Quinonez (R2 TKO); L to Casey Kenney (R1 guillotine); def. Ryan MacDonald (R1 KO)
Vince Morales (+119)
Record: 10-5 (2-3 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 5 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Drako Rodriguez (un. dec.); L to Chris Gutierrez (R2 TKO); L to Benito Lopez (un. dec.)
Welterweight
Alex Morono (-227)
Record: 20-7 (9-4 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 6 KO, 6 SUB | Losses: 2 KO
Recent fights: def. David Zawada (un. dec.); def. Donald Cerrone (R1 TKO); L to Anthony Pettis (un. dec.)
Mickey Gall (+183)
Record: 7-3 (6-3 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 6 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Jordan Williams (R1 RNC); L to Mike Perry (un. dec.); def. Salim Touahri (un. dec.)
Heavyweight
Azamat Murzakanov (-208)
Record: 10-0 (UFC debut) | Age: 35
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 7 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Matheus Scheffel (R1 KO); def. Mohammad Fakhreddine (R1 KO); def. Guto Inocente (un. dec.)
Jared Vanderaa (+171)
Record: 12-6 (1-2 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 6-4 | Reach: 80″
Wins: 7 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Alexander Romanov (R2 TKO); def. Justin Tafa (un. dec.); L to Sergey Spivak (R2 TKO)
Lightweight
Claudio Puelles (-106)
Record: 10-2 (3-1 UFC) | Age: 25
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 2 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Jordan Leavitt (un. dec.); def. Marcos Mariano (un. dec.); def. Felipe Silva (R3 kneebar)
Chris Gruetzemacher (-117)
Record: 15-4 (3-3 UFC) | Age: 35
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 7 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 3 SUB
Recent fights: def. Rafa Garcia (un. dec.); L to Alexander Hernandez (R1 KO); def. Joe Lauzon (R2 retirement)
Light Heavyweight
Alonzo Menifield (-157)
Record: 11-2 (4-2 UFC) | Age: 34
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 76″
Wins: 7 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Ed Herman (un. dec.); def. Fabio Cherant (R1 Von Flue); L to Ovince St. Preux (R2 KO)
William Knight (+130)
Record: 10-2 (2-1 UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 73″
Wins: 8 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Fabio Cherant (R1 KO); L to Da Un Jung (un. dec.); def. Aleksa Camur (un. dec.)
Women’s Strawweight
Mallory Martin (+150)
Record: 7-4 (1-2 UFC) | Age: 27
Height: 5-4 | Reach: 64″
Wins: 2 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Polyana Viana (R1 armbar); def. Hannah Cifers (R2 RNC); L to Virna Jandiroba (R2 RNC)
Cheyanne Vlismas (-186)
Record: 6-2 (1-1 UFC) | Age: 26
Height: 5-3 | Reach: 63″
Wins: 2 KO | Losses: 2 DEC
Recent fights: def. Gloria de Paula (R1 TKO); L to Montserrat Ruiz (un. dec.); def. Hilarie Rose (un. dec.)
Flyweight
Zhalgas Zhumagulov (+191)
Record: 14-5 (1-2 UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 5-4 | Reach: 66″
Wins: 6 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Jerome Rivera (R1 guillotine); L to Amir Albazi (un. dec.); L to Raulian Paiva (un. dec.)
Manel Kape (-237)
Record: 16-6 (1-2 UFC) | Age: 28
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 10 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Ode Osbourne (R1 KO); L to Matheus Nicolau (split dec.); L to Alexandre Pantoja (un. dec.)
Welterweight
Jake Matthews (-186)
Record: 17-5 (10-5 UFC) | Age: 27
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 4 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 3 SUB
Recent fights: L to Sean Brady (R3 arm triangle); def. Diego Sanchez (un. dec.); def. Emil Weber Meek (un. dec.)
Jeremiah Wells (+153)
Record: 9-2-1 (1-0 UFC) | Age: 35
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 4 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 2 DEC
Recent fights: def. Warrley Alves (R2 TKO); def. Marco Smallman (R2 RNC); def. Mumia Abu Dey Ali (R1 KO)
Middleweight
Maki Pitolo (+138)
Record: 13-8 (1-4 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 73.5″
Wins: 7 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 4 SUB
Recent fights: L to Julian Marquez (R3 anaconda); L to Impa Kasanganay (un. dec.); L to Darren Stewart (R1 guillotine)
Dusko Todorovic (-166)
Record: 10-2 (1-2 UFC) | Age: 27
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 6 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Gregory Rodrigues (un. dec.); L to Punahele Soriano (R1 KO); def. Dequan Townsend (R2 TKO)
Welterweight
Bryan Barberena (-133)
Record: 15-8 (6-6 UFC) | Age: 32
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 10 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Jason Witt (maj. dec.); def. Anthony Ivy (un. dec.); L to Randy Brown (R3 KO)
Darian Weeks (+109)
Record: 5-0 (UFC debut) | Age: 28
Height: 5-11 | Reach: n/a
Wins: 3 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Craig Fairley (R2 KO); def. Dustin Parrish (R2 TKO); def. Blayne Richards (R2 RNC)
Middleweight
Brendan Allen (-352)
Record: 17-4 (5-1 UFC) | Age: 25
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 5 KO, 9 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Punahele Soriano (un. dec.); def. Karl Roberson (R1 heel hook); L to Sean Strickland (R2 KO)
Chris Curtis (+272)
Record: 27-8 (1-0 UFC) | Age: 34
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 13 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Phil Hawes (R1 KO); def. Kenny Robertson (un. dec.); def. Jarome Hatch (R3 TKO)
Light Heavyweight
Jimmy Crute (-181)
Record: 12-2 (4-2 UFC) | Age: 25
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 5 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Anthony Smith (R1 injury); def. Modestas Bukauskas (R1 KO); def. Michal Oleksiejczuk (R1 kimura)
Jamahal Hill (+152)
Record: 8-1 (2-1 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 6-4 | Reach: 79″
Wins: 4 KO | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Paul Craig (R1 TKO); def. Ovince St. Preux (R2 TKO); NC with Klidson Abreu (W by R1 TKO)
Lightweight
Clay Guida (+154)
Record: 36-21 (16-15 UFC) | Age: 39
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 5 KO, 15 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 10 SUB
Recent fights: L to Mark O. Madsen (split dec.); def. Michael Johnson (un. dec.); L to Bobby Green (un. dec.)
Leonardo Santos (-186)
Record: 18-4-1 (7-1-1 UFC) | Age: 41
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 3 KO, 9 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Grant Dawson (R3 KO); def. Roman Bogatov (un. dec.); def. Stevie Ray (R1 KO)
Lightweight
Rafael Fiziev (-123)
Record: 10-1 (4-1 UFC) | Age: 28
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 71.5″
Wins: 6 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Bobby Green (un. dec.); def. Renato Moicano (R1 KO); def. Marc Diakiese (un. dec.)
Brad Riddell (+100)
Record: 10-1 (4-0 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 71.5″
Wins: 5 KO | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Drew Dober (un. dec.); def. Alex da Silva (un. dec.); def. Magomed Mustafaev (split dec.)
Bantamweight
Rob Font (-146)
Record: 19-4 (9-3 UFC) | Age: 34
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 71.5″
Wins: 8 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Cody Garbrandt (un. dec.); def. Marlon Moraes (R1 KO); def. Ricky Simon (un. dec.)
Jose Aldo (+121)
Record: 30-7 (12-6 UFC) | Age: 35
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 16 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 4 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Pedro Munhoz (un. dec.); def. Marlon Vera (un. dec.); L to Petr Yan (R5 TKO)
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