Featherweight Bout

Aljamain Sterling

“Funk Master”

Record: 18-5-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5' 7"
Reach: 71"
Weight: 145 lbs.
Born: Jul 31, 1989

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 23
Minutes: 330.7
Knockdowns: 0
Sig. accuracy: 52.6%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 32.2%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 14
Control / 15: 4:58

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted1407/2675

Accuracy52.6%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head50.0%
Body31.5%
Leg18.6%

Position

Distance66.9%
Clinch14.9%
Ground18.3%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head50.0%
Body26.8%
Leg23.2%

Position absorbed

Distance79.9%
Clinch13.0%
Ground7.2%

Grappling

For

Takedowns56/174

TD accuracy32.2%

TD per 152.5

Sub attempts14

Subs per 150.6

Reversals4

Control109:33

Control per 154:58

Against

Takedowns absorbed27/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced2

Control conceded56:06

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.8/2.2	35.9%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.9/2.4	36.1%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.8/2.5	32.4%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0.6/2.8	21.4%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0.8/4.3	17.6%	—

Recent fights

Win vs Youssef Zalal
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. ZalalApr 25, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 46/89 · TD 6/11 · Ctrl 13:49
Win vs Brian Ortega
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. ZhangAug 23, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 124/227 · TD 3/6 · Ctrl 3:55
Loss vs Movsar Evloev
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 310: Pantoja vs. AsakuraDec 7, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 12/26 · TD 6/8 · Ctrl 6:16
Win vs Calvin Kattar
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 300: Pereira vs. HillApr 13, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 39/71 · TD 8/13 · Ctrl 10:43
Loss vs Sean O'Malley
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 0:51
UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'MalleyAug 19, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 17/35 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 0:34
Win vs Henry Cejudo
Decision - Split · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 288: Sterling vs. CejudoMay 6, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 135/210 · TD 4/15 · Ctrl 4:00
Win vs TJ Dillashaw
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 3:44
UFC 280: Oliveira vs. MakhachevOct 22, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 72/93 · TD 5/8 · Ctrl 7:06
Win vs Petr Yan
Decision - Split · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean ZombieApr 9, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 62/110 · TD 2/22 · Ctrl 8:31
Win vs Petr Yan
DQ · Round 4 · 4:29
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. AdesanyaMar 6, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 97/230 · TD 1/17 · Ctrl 3:25
Win vs Cory Sandhagen
Submission · Round 1 · 1:28
UFC 250: Nunes vs. SpencerJun 6, 2020
KD 0 · Sig 2/3 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 1:13

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