USA
Aljamain Sterling
“Funk Master”
FEATHERWEIGHT#4Featherweight
26
WINS
5
LOSSES
0
DRAWS
W2
STREAK
Career
ESPN AGGREGATESHOW THEY WINSHARE OF WINS
KO/TKO12%SUB32%DECISION56%
STRIKING ACC.62%
TAKEDOWN ACC.32%
4.26
SIG. STRIKES
PER MIN
PER MIN
2.54
TAKEDOWNS
PER 15 MIN
PER 15 MIN
0.64
SUB ATT.
PER 15 MIN
PER 15 MIN
Title reigns
3 REIGNSBantamweight Title
Mar 7, 2021 – Aug 20, 20233 DEF
Bantamweight TitleCFFC
Apr 14, 20122 DEF
CFFC Bantamweight Title
Oct 22, 20110 DEF
Fight history
31 FIGHTSWWLWLWWWWW
WUNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00Aljamain Sterling vs Youssef Zalal, · UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal · Apr 26, 2026
W
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00Aljamain Sterling vs Youssef Zalal, · UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal · Apr 26, 2026
SterlingFight StatsZalal
46/89 · 52%Sig. Strikes35/65 · 54%
220/293Total Strikes61/97
6/11 · 55%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
1Sub. Attempts1
13:49Control3:59
WUNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang · Aug 23, 2025
W
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang · Aug 23, 2025
SterlingFight StatsOrtega
124/227 · 55%Sig. Strikes55/174 · 32%
153/262Total Strikes100/225
3/6 · 50%Takedowns0/2 · 0%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
3:55Control0:08
LUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura · Dec 8, 2024
L
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura · Dec 8, 2024
SterlingFight StatsEvloev
12/26 · 46%Sig. Strikes8/26 · 31%
45/67Total Strikes136/165
6/8 · 75%Takedowns4/5 · 80%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
6:16Control6:09
WUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill · Apr 14, 2024
W
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill · Apr 14, 2024
SterlingFight StatsKattar
39/71 · 55%Sig. Strikes8/29 · 28%
89/128Total Strikes19/40
8/13 · 62%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
10:43Control0:05
LKO/TKOR2 0:51· UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley · Aug 20, 2023
L
KO/TKOR2 0:51· UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley · Aug 20, 2023
SterlingFight StatsO'Malley
17/35 · 49%Sig. Strikes25/35 · 71%
24/46Total Strikes26/36
0/2 · 0%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns1
0Sub. Attempts0
0:34Control0:18
WSPLIT DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo · May 7, 2023
W
SPLIT DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo · May 7, 2023
SterlingFight StatsCejudo
135/210 · 64%Sig. Strikes99/174 · 57%
186/261Total Strikes143/219
4/15 · 27%Takedowns3/8 · 38%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
4:00Control5:06
WKO/TKOR2 3:44· UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev · Oct 22, 2022
W
KO/TKOR2 3:44· UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev · Oct 22, 2022
SterlingFight StatsDillashaw
72/93 · 77%Sig. Strikes8/26 · 31%
148/181Total Strikes13/31
5/8 · 63%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
2Sub. Attempts0
7:06Control0:03
WSPLIT DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie · Apr 10, 2022
W
SPLIT DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie · Apr 10, 2022
SterlingFight StatsYan
62/110 · 56%Sig. Strikes63/103 · 61%
91/143Total Strikes139/186
2/22 · 9%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
8:31Control5:52
WDISQUALIFICATIONR4 4:29· UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · Mar 7, 2021
W
DISQUALIFICATIONR4 4:29· UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · Mar 7, 2021
SterlingFight StatsYan
97/230 · 42%Sig. Strikes86/137 · 63%
119/260Total Strikes103/157
1/17 · 6%Takedowns7/7 · 100%
0Knockdowns1
0Sub. Attempts0
3:25Control4:12
WSUBMISSIONR1 1:28· UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer · Jun 7, 2020
W
SUBMISSIONR1 1:28· UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer · Jun 7, 2020
SterlingFight StatsSandhagen
2/3 · 67%Sig. Strikes1/2 · 50%
10/12Total Strikes1/2
0/1 · 0%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
2Sub. Attempts0
1:13Control0:00
WUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes · Jun 9, 2019
W
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes · Jun 9, 2019
SterlingFight StatsMunhoz
174/349 · 50%Sig. Strikes105/265 · 40%
175/350Total Strikes108/269
0/7 · 0%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:03
WUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez · Feb 18, 2019
W
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez · Feb 18, 2019
SterlingFight StatsRivera
101/176 · 57%Sig. Strikes24/84 · 29%
129/206Total Strikes36/97
0/7 · 0%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
2:46Control3:01
WSUBMISSIONR2 3:42· UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till · Sep 9, 2018
W
SUBMISSIONR2 3:42· UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till · Sep 9, 2018
SterlingFight StatsStamann
33/74 · 45%Sig. Strikes12/43 · 28%
63/105Total Strikes20/51
2/9 · 22%Takedowns3/3 · 100%
0Knockdowns0
2Sub. Attempts0
2:53Control2:36
WvsBrett JohnsUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · Apr 22, 2018
W
vsBrett Johns
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · Apr 22, 2018
SterlingFight StatsJohns
89/152 · 59%Sig. Strikes27/89 · 30%
117/181Total Strikes56/119
3/9 · 33%Takedowns1/5 · 20%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
LvsMarlon MoraesKO/TKOR1 1:07· UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega · Dec 10, 2017
L
vsMarlon Moraes
KO/TKOR1 1:07· UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega · Dec 10, 2017
SterlingFight StatsMoraes
3/10 · 30%Sig. Strikes7/14 · 50%
3/10Total Strikes10/17
0/0Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns2
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
WUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 · Jul 29, 2017
W
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 · Jul 29, 2017
SterlingFight StatsBarao
71/121 · 59%Sig. Strikes19/85 · 22%
112/166Total Strikes65/138
1/1 · 100%Takedowns2/3 · 67%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
WUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs. Reis · Apr 15, 2017
W
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs. Reis · Apr 15, 2017
SterlingFight StatsMendes
83/161 · 52%Sig. Strikes30/91 · 33%
162/246Total Strikes76/145
2/6 · 33%Takedowns0/3 · 0%
0Knockdowns1
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
LSPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Pena · Jan 28, 2017
L
SPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Pena · Jan 28, 2017
SterlingFight StatsAssuncao
52/172 · 30%Sig. Strikes39/101 · 39%
52/172Total Strikes39/101
0/3 · 0%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
LSPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt · May 30, 2016
L
SPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt · May 30, 2016
SterlingFight StatsCaraway
32/64 · 50%Sig. Strikes9/31 · 29%
56/91Total Strikes69/96
1/3 · 33%Takedowns3/6 · 50%
0Knockdowns0
2Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
WSUBMISSIONR2 4:18· UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant · Dec 10, 2015
W
SUBMISSIONR2 4:18· UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant · Dec 10, 2015
SterlingFight StatsEduardo
23/61 · 38%Sig. Strikes4/24 · 17%
49/90Total Strikes7/27
2/2 · 100%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
1Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
WvsTakeya MizugakiSUBMISSIONR3 2:11· UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold · Apr 18, 2015
W
vsTakeya Mizugaki
SUBMISSIONR3 2:11· UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold · Apr 18, 2015
SterlingFight StatsMizugaki
32/54 · 59%Sig. Strikes13/42 · 31%
60/84Total Strikes19/49
3/15 · 20%Takedowns0/1 · 0%
0Knockdowns0
1Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
WvsHugo VianaKO/TKOR3 3:50· UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Miller · Jul 16, 2014
W
vsHugo Viana
KO/TKOR3 3:50· UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Miller · Jul 16, 2014
SterlingFight StatsViana
62/98 · 63%Sig. Strikes15/46 · 33%
94/132Total Strikes22/54
4/4 · 100%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
WUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann · Feb 22, 2014
W
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann · Feb 22, 2014
SterlingFight StatsGibson
46/89 · 52%Sig. Strikes18/53 · 34%
132/177Total Strikes35/73
3/5 · 60%Takedowns4/6 · 67%
0Knockdowns0
3Sub. Attempts1
0:00Control0:00
W
vsJoel RobertsTITLENon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR1 1:49· CFFC 30: Sterling vs. Roberts · Nov 2, 2013
W
vsSidemar HonorioTITLENon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR2 4:05· CFFC 16: Williams vs. Jacoby · Aug 24, 2012
W
vsCasey JohnsonTITLENon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR3 2:11· CFFC 14: No Mercy · Apr 14, 2012
W
vsSean SantellaTITLENon-UFC
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00· CFFC 11: Danger Zone! · Oct 22, 2011
W
vsEvan ChmielskiNon-UFC
KO/TKOR1 4:58· CFFC 10: Black Eye · Jul 23, 2011
W
vsClaudio Ledesmaroc
SPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· ROC 36: Ring of Combat 36 · Jun 17, 2011
W
vsHarley LeimbachNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR1 4:01· EFC: Bragging Rights 2 · May 21, 2011
W
vsSergio da SilvaNon-UFC
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UCC 4: Supremacy · Apr 22, 2011