Aljamain Sterling
"Funk Master"
| Age | 36 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Bantamweight |
| Height | 170 cm |
| Reach | 180 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
31
fights
26
✅ wins
5
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
1
bonus
0
Fights of the night
1
Performance of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
February 22, 2014
UFC debuts
April 25, 2026
UFC last fight
5h30:40
time in the cage
14:23
avg time by combat
78.3%
win rate
33.3%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1715
as of April 25, 2026
🥇 Peak Elo
1750
on May 06, 2023
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
87
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Significant strikes differential | 95 | +10.54 / round |
| 2. | Submission | 93 | 4 |
| 3. | Body strikes landed | 92 | 6.70 / round |
| 4. | Ground strikes landed | 82 | 3.89 / round |
| 5. | Control time | 81 | 99s / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Significant strikes per knockdown | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Knockdowns | 1 | 0.00 / round |
| 3. | Takedowns defense | 25 | 45% |
| 4. | Total strikes defense | 50 | 46% |
| 5. | Head strikes landed | 55 | 10.63 / round |
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Boxing Score
78
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+10.54
/ round
💫 Strike differential
14.2 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
8.6 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
45.5%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
63.0%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
81
Wrestling Score
86
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
2.6 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.8 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
32.2%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
44.9%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
1:39 / round
⏱ Control Time
51s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
3.9 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
75.8%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
4
✅ Submission wins
0.2 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
28.6%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Aljamain Sterling's UFC Fight History
April 25, 2026 - UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
Featherweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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August 23, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
Catch Weight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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December 07, 2024 - UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
Featherweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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April 13, 2024 - UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill
Featherweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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August 19, 2023 - UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
Bantamweight title fight
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (51s).
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May 06, 2023 - UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
Bantamweight title fight
Win by split decision at round 5 (5:00).
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October 22, 2022 - UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
Bantamweight title fight
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (3:44).
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April 09, 2022 - UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
Bantamweight title fight
Win by split decision at round 5 (5:00).
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March 06, 2021 - UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Bantamweight title fight
Win by disqualification at round 4 (4:29).
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June 06, 2020 - UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
Bantamweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 1 (1:28).
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June 08, 2019 - UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 17, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 08, 2018 - UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
Bantamweight bout
Win by submission (Suloev Stretch) at round 2 (3:42).
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April 21, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 09, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
Bantamweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Knee) at round 1 (1:07).
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July 29, 2017 - UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
Catch Weight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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April 15, 2017 - UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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January 28, 2017 - UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena
Bantamweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 29, 2016 - UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt
Bantamweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 10, 2015 - UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant
Bantamweight bout
Win by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 2 (4:18).
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April 18, 2015 - UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold
Bantamweight bout
Win by submission (Arm Triangle) at round 3 (2:11).
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July 16, 2014 - UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller
Bantamweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 3 (3:50).
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February 22, 2014 - UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Fighter's fights