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Aljamain Sterling
“Funk Master”
United States
Ranked #4 · FeatherweightOfficial UFC rankings
26-5-0W-L-D
Next Fight
UFC Fight Night: Prochazka vs Stirling · Sat, Nov 21, 10:00 AM EST
- Age
- 37
- Height
- 5'7"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 71"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- FeatherweightFeatherweight: 136 to 145 lb (62 to 66 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Serra-Longo Fight Team
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1895
Scouting Report
- W
- W
- L
- W
- L
Bounced back: won 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Sterling grinds out rounds. His wins by the numbers: 14 decisions, 8 submissions, 4 KO/TKOs, a 44% finish rate. He's a finisher on the mat, making people tap more than he puts them to sleep.
- Recent Form
- Zalal (18-6-1) was a unanimous decision win in round 5. Before that, Ortega (16-5-0), another unanimous decision win in round 5. Before that, Evloev (20-0-0), a unanimous decision loss in round 3.
- Style
- Orthodox. Lands 4.26 significant strikes a minute at 53% accuracy and absorbs 2.15, with 59% striking defense. Averages 2.54 takedowns per 15 minutes but lands 32% of attempts and defends 45% of takedowns against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 4 KO/TKO (15%)
- 8 Submission (29%)
- 14 Decision (52%)
- 1 Disqualification (4%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 44%
- Streak
- 2-fight win streak
- Last fought
- 7 months ago
27 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 97-25-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1790
- Winvs Youssef Zalal18-6-1 · Power Index 1804Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Apr 25, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs Zalal
Fight stats
Stat Aljamain Sterling Youssef Zalal Sig. strikes 46/89 35/65 Takedowns 6/11 0/0 Control time 13:49 3:59 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 8 4 Round 2 sig. strikes 15 15 Round 3 sig. strikes 2 3 Round 4 sig. strikes 16 3 Round 5 sig. strikes 5 10 - Winvs Brian Ortega16-5-0 · Power Index 1676Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Aug 23, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Walker vs Zhang
Fight stats
Stat Aljamain Sterling Brian Ortega Sig. strikes 124/227 55/174 Takedowns 3/6 0/2 Control time 3:55 0:08 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 27 2 Round 2 sig. strikes 13 9 Round 3 sig. strikes 35 21 Round 4 sig. strikes 25 13 Round 5 sig. strikes 24 10 - Lossvs Movsar Evloev20-1-0 · Power Index 1912Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Dec 8, 2024 · UFC 310: Pantoja vs Asakura
Fight stats
Stat Aljamain Sterling Movsar Evloev Sig. strikes 12/26 8/26 Takedowns 6/8 4/5 Control time 6:16 6:09 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 3 1 Round 2 sig. strikes 5 3 Round 3 sig. strikes 4 4 - Winvs Calvin Kattar23-10-0 · Power Index 1684Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Apr 14, 2024 · UFC 300: Pereira vs Hill
Fight stats
Stat Aljamain Sterling Calvin Kattar Sig. strikes 39/71 8/29 Takedowns 8/13 0/0 Control time 10:43 0:05 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 15 6 Round 2 sig. strikes 14 2 Round 3 sig. strikes 10 0 - Lossvs Sean O'Malley20-3-0 · Power Index 1874KO/TKO · R2 · 0:51Aug 20, 2023 · UFC 292: Sterling vs O'Malley
Fight stats
Stat Aljamain Sterling Sean O'Malley Sig. strikes 17/35 25/35 Takedowns 0/2 0/0 Control time 0:34 0:18 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 13 8 Round 2 sig. strikes 4 17
Career Stats
Based on 23 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.26
- Striking accuracy
- 53%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.15
- Striking defense
- 59%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 2.54
- Takedown accuracy
- 32%
- Takedown defense
- 45%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.60