FeatherweightActive
Aljamain Sterling
“Funk Master”
Country
USARecord
26-5
Weight class
Featherweight
Height
5'7"
Reach
71"
Age
37
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
6 of 18 wins inside the distance · 9th percentile
Stopped in 9% of bouts — 2 of 23 · 71st percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 82nd percentile
14:23
Avg bout length
2W
Streak
5
Title fights
3
Main events
Percentiles vs 555 featherweights
Counted from the 23 bouts on record, not the full 31-fight career
Strikes & grappling
1407 landed from 2675 attempts — 53% accuracy · 54th percentile
56 landed from 174 attempts — 32% accuracy · 79th percentile
No knockdown recorded in 23 statted bouts · 0th percentile
1h 5m of 5h 31m fought · 71st percentile
Head 50%
Body 31%
Leg 19%
Of 1407 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 24 featherweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 23 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 5h 31m of fight time
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
WIN
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Calvin Kattar
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
LOSS
KOPunchesR2 · 0:51Title
Henry Cejudo
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00Title
TJ Dillashaw
KOPunchesR2 · 3:44Title
WIN
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00Title
WIN
DQDQR4 · 4:29Title
SUBRear Naked ChokeR1 · 1:28
Pedro Munhoz
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jimmie Rivera
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Cody Stamann
SUBKneebarR2 · 3:42
Brett Johns
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Marlon Moraes
KOKneeR1 · 1:07
Renan Barao
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Augusto Mendes
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Raphael Assuncao
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Bryan Caraway
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Johnny Eduardo
SUBGuillotine ChokeR2 · 4:18
Takeya Mizugaki
SUBArm TriangleR3 · 2:11
Hugo Viana
KOPunchesR3 · 3:50
Cody Gibson
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
How the wins came
Record
26
Wins
5
Losses
0
Draws
14:23
Avg bout length
2W
Streak
5
Title fights
3
Main events
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.