Aljamain Sterling
USAAljamain Sterling, “Funk Master”, is a Featherweight from the United States with an official record of 26-5. MMA Hub holds 23 of those bouts: 18 wins and 5 losses, the wins coming 2 by knockout, 4 by submission and 11 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision win over Youssef Zalal at UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal on 25 April 2026, the second win in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2026 | Kevin Vallejos | Upcoming | — | — | UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling |
| Apr 25, 2026 | Youssef Zalal | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Brian Ortega | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Movsar Evloev | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Calvin Kattar | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Sean O'MalleyTitle | LOSS | KOPunches | R2 · 0:51 | UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley |
| May 6, 2023 | Henry CejudoTitle | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo |
| Oct 22, 2022 | TJ DillashawTitle | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 3:44 | UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev |
| Apr 9, 2022 | Petr YanTitle | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie |
| Mar 6, 2021 | Petr YanTitle | WIN | DQDQ | R4 · 4:29 | UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya |
| Jun 6, 2020 | Cory Sandhagen | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 1:28 | UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer |
| Jun 8, 2019 | Pedro Munhoz | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes |
| Feb 17, 2019 | Jimmie Rivera | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez |
| Sep 8, 2018 | Cody Stamann | WIN | SUBKneebar | R2 · 3:42 | UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till |
| Apr 22, 2018 | Brett Johns | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee |
| Dec 9, 2017 | Marlon Moraes | LOSS | KOKnee | R1 · 1:07 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega |
| Jul 29, 2017 | Renan Barao | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 |
| Apr 16, 2017 | Augusto Mendes | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs. Reis |
| Jan 29, 2017 | Raphael Assuncao | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Pena |
| May 30, 2016 | Bryan Caraway | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt |
| Dec 10, 2015 | Johnny Eduardo | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R2 · 4:18 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant |
| Apr 18, 2015 | Takeya Mizugaki | WIN | SUBArm Triangle | R3 · 2:11 | UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold |
| Jul 16, 2014 | Hugo Viana | WIN | KOPunches | R3 · 3:50 | UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Miller |
| Feb 22, 2014 | Cody Gibson | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann |
Wins, losses and draws are Aljamain Sterling’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 23 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Aljamain Sterling’s record, in numbers
Aljamain Sterling’s official record is 26-5. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 23 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for — 18 wins, 5 losses — because 8 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 18 wins break down as 2 by knockout, 4 by submission and 11 by decision — 6 of 18 inside the distance, a finish rate of 33%. Across all 23 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 14 minutes 23 seconds.
Aljamain Sterling has been stopped twice in the 23 bouts on file — 2 by knockout — which is 9% of them. The last 2 bouts on file are both wins.
Of the 23 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 5 were for a title and 3 were the main event of the card. Three of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 554 Featherweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Aljamain Sterling has a finish rate above 9% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 71% of them and a two-year bout count above 82% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Aljamain Sterling is listed at 5ft 7in with a reach of 71in, fights orthodox and is 36, born 30 July 1989.
These figures are recomputed from Aljamain Sterling’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.