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Navajo Stirling
New Zealand
Ranked #5 · Light HeavyweightOfficial UFC rankings
11-0-0W-L-D
Next Fight
UFC Fight Night: Prochazka vs Stirling · Sat, Nov 21, 10:00 AM EST
- Age
- 29
- Height
- 6'4"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 79"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- Light HeavyweightLight Heavyweight: 186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 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
- City Kickboxing
- 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.
- 1862
Scouting Report
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On a 5-fight win streak
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Stirling puts people to sleep. His wins by the numbers: 7 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, 4 by decision, for a 64% finish rate. Knockouts are his main route, with the scorecards a distant second.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, he beat Jan Blachowicz (29-12-2) by first-round KO/TKO. Before that, he stopped Ion Cuțelaba (20-12-1) in round 2, then Bruno Lopes (14-4-0), also by KO/TKO in round 2.
- Style
- Orthodox with a 79" reach at 6'4". He lands 6.14 significant strikes a minute at 53% accuracy and absorbs 2.43. Defense is 60%. Wrestling is minimal: 0.82 takedowns per 15 minutes, 70% takedown defense.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 8 KO/TKO (67%)
- 4 Decision (33%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 67%
- Streak
- 12-fight win streak
- Last fought
- 3 months ago
12 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.: 76-32-4 (4 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1705
- Winvs Jan Blachowicz29-12-2 · Power Index 1755KO/TKO · R1 · 2:56Aug 1, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Medić vs Rodriguez
Fight stats
Stat Navajo Stirling Jan Blachowicz Sig. strikes 35/46 3/7 Takedowns 0/1 0/0 Control time 1:04 0:04 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 35 3 - Winvs Jan BłachowiczTKO · R1 · 2:56Aug 1, 2026 · UFC Fight Night
- Winvs Ion Cuțelaba20-12-1 · Power Index 1712KO/TKO · R2 · 3:23Jun 20, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Kape vs Horiguchi
Fight stats
Stat Navajo Stirling Ion Cuțelaba Sig. strikes 52/70 19/48 Takedowns 0/1 5/7 Control time 1:53 3:01 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 16 6 Round 2 sig. strikes 36 13 - Winvs Bruno Lopes14-4-0 · Power Index 1654KO/TKO · R2 · 4:05Mar 28, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Pyfer
Fight stats
Stat Navajo Stirling Bruno Lopes Sig. strikes 63/119 28/63 Takedowns 0/0 0/8 Control time 1:31 1:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 22 16 Round 2 sig. strikes 41 12 - Winvs Rodolfo Bellato13-4-1 · Power Index 1698Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Sep 28, 2025 · UFC Perth: Ulberg vs Reyes
Fight stats
Stat Navajo Stirling Rodolfo Bellato Sig. strikes 81/158 43/89 Takedowns 1/4 2/6 Control time 3:53 2:23 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 37 15 Round 2 sig. strikes 16 6 Round 3 sig. strikes 28 22
Career Stats
Based on 7 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 6.14
- Striking accuracy
- 53%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.43
- Striking defense
- 60%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.82
- Takedown accuracy
- 31%
- Takedown defense
- 70%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00