Featherweight

Aljamain Sterling

Last fought: Apr 2026

RECORD

Pro

26-5-0

UFC

18-5-0

Age

Height

5'7"

Weight

145 lbs

Reach

71"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	14:22
Fight Completion Rate	79.7%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.88
% Fights Inside the Distance	39.1%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	137-38 (78.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	108-32 (77.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	29-6 (82.9%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	49.9%
% Time in Control	33.1%
% Time Controlled	17.0%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	66.1%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.70
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.44
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.27
Distance Strike Accuracy	45.5%
Distance Strike Defense	63.0%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.01
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	5.27
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.49
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.92
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.23

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Featherweight field

Aljamain Sterling League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Aljamain Sterling
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.1
Strike Differential	2.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	32.2%
Takedown Defense	44.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.5
Submission Attempts/15min	0.6
Control Time/15min	4:58
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	11.1%
Submission % of Wins	22.2%
Decision % of Wins	66.7%
Avg Fight Time	14:22
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	53.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.5
Takedown Accuracy	57.5%
Takedown Defense	42.9%
Control Time/Fight	7:03

Fight History

WIN

vs. Youssef Zalal

UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal • Apr 2026Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Aljamain Sterling46/8952%TD 6/11Ctrl 13:49

Youssef Zalal35/6554%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	8/24	33%	1/2	2:19	—
	Youssef Zalal	4/16	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Aljamain Sterling	15/29	52%	1/3	2:25	—
	Youssef Zalal	15/23	65%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Aljamain Sterling	2/3	67%	2/2	0:47	—
	Youssef Zalal	3/4	75%	0/0	3:48	—

R4	Aljamain Sterling	16/22	73%	1/2	4:16	—
	Youssef Zalal	3/4	75%	0/0	0:11	—

R5	Aljamain Sterling	5/11	45%	1/2	4:02	—
	Youssef Zalal	10/18	56%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brian Ortega

UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang • Aug 2025Catch Weight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Aljamain Sterling124/22755%TD 3/6Ctrl 3:55

Brian Ortega55/17432%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	27/44	61%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brian Ortega	2/28	7%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Aljamain Sterling	13/54	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brian Ortega	9/40	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Aljamain Sterling	35/52	67%	0/1	0:00	—
	Brian Ortega	21/42	50%	0/1	0:00	—

R4	Aljamain Sterling	25/39	64%	1/1	1:36	—
	Brian Ortega	13/37	35%	0/0	0:02	—

R5	Aljamain Sterling	24/38	63%	2/4	2:19	—
	Brian Ortega	10/27	37%	0/1	0:06	—

LOSS

vs. Movsar Evloev

UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura • Dec 2024Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aljamain Sterling12/2646%TD 6/8Ctrl 6:16

Movsar Evloev8/2631%TD 4/5Ctrl 6:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	3/11	27%	2/2	2:49	—
	Movsar Evloev	1/6	17%	1/1	0:55	—

R2	Aljamain Sterling	5/8	62%	1/3	0:48	—
	Movsar Evloev	3/9	33%	2/2	3:25	—

R3	Aljamain Sterling	4/7	57%	3/3	2:39	—
	Movsar Evloev	4/11	36%	1/2	1:49	—

WIN

vs. Calvin Kattar

UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill • Apr 2024Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aljamain Sterling39/7155%TD 8/13Ctrl 10:43

Calvin Kattar8/2928%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	15/33	45%	4/7	1:51	—
	Calvin Kattar	6/23	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Aljamain Sterling	14/20	70%	2/3	4:10	—
	Calvin Kattar	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Aljamain Sterling	10/18	56%	2/3	4:42	—
	Calvin Kattar	0/1	0%	0/0	0:05	—

LOSS

vs. Sean O'Malley

UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley • Aug 2023BantamweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 0:51

Aljamain Sterling17/3549%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:34

Sean O'Malley25/3571%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:18KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	13/26	50%	0/1	0:21	—
	Sean O'Malley	8/14	57%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Aljamain Sterling	4/9	44%	0/1	0:13	—
	Sean O'Malley	17/21	81%	0/0	0:18	1

WIN

vs. Henry Cejudo

UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo • May 2023BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Aljamain Sterling135/21064%TD 4/15Ctrl 4:00

Henry Cejudo99/17457%TD 3/8Ctrl 5:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	20/34	59%	2/3	1:37	—
	Henry Cejudo	7/18	39%	1/1	1:47	—

R2	Aljamain Sterling	29/55	53%	0/2	0:00	—
	Henry Cejudo	31/53	58%	0/2	0:02	—

R3	Aljamain Sterling	26/29	90%	1/6	1:30	—
	Henry Cejudo	15/29	52%	1/1	1:43	—

R4	Aljamain Sterling	36/52	69%	1/3	0:38	—
	Henry Cejudo	19/33	58%	0/2	0:46	—

R5	Aljamain Sterling	24/40	60%	0/1	0:15	—
	Henry Cejudo	27/41	66%	1/2	0:48	—

WIN

vs. TJ Dillashaw

UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev • Oct 2022BantamweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:44

Aljamain Sterling72/9377%TD 5/8Ctrl 7:06

TJ Dillashaw8/2631%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	30/45	67%	3/4	4:20	—
	TJ Dillashaw	3/11	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Aljamain Sterling	42/48	88%	2/4	2:46	—
	TJ Dillashaw	5/15	33%	0/0	0:03	—

WIN

vs. Petr Yan

UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie • Apr 2022BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Aljamain Sterling62/11056%TD 2/22Ctrl 8:31

Petr Yan63/10361%TD 0/0Ctrl 5:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	19/40	48%	0/2	0:00	—
	Petr Yan	13/26	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Aljamain Sterling	17/29	59%	1/2	3:50	—
	Petr Yan	4/5	80%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Aljamain Sterling	6/13	46%	1/4	3:43	—
	Petr Yan	8/15	53%	0/0	0:07	—

R4	Aljamain Sterling	8/10	80%	0/4	0:00	—
	Petr Yan	18/25	72%	0/0	3:51	—

R5	Aljamain Sterling	12/18	67%	0/10	0:58	—
	Petr Yan	20/32	62%	0/0	1:54	—

WIN

vs. Petr Yan

UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya • Mar 2021BantamweightTITLE

DQ • Rd 4, 4:29

Aljamain Sterling97/23042%TD 1/17Ctrl 3:25

Petr Yan86/13763%TD 7/7Ctrl 4:12KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	27/74	36%	1/3	0:27	—
	Petr Yan	14/21	67%	2/2	1:17	1

R2	Aljamain Sterling	17/36	47%	0/5	2:16	—
	Petr Yan	10/16	62%	1/1	1:25	—

R3	Aljamain Sterling	29/58	50%	0/5	0:34	—
	Petr Yan	30/53	57%	3/3	0:49	—

R4	Aljamain Sterling	24/62	39%	0/4	0:08	—
	Petr Yan	32/47	68%	1/1	0:41	—

WIN

vs. Cory Sandhagen

UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer • Jun 2020Bantamweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:28

Aljamain Sterling2/367%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:13

Cory Sandhagen1/250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	2/3	67%	0/1	1:13	—
	Cory Sandhagen	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Pedro Munhoz

UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes • Jun 2019Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aljamain Sterling174/34950%TD 0/7Ctrl 0:00

Pedro Munhoz105/26540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	48/103	47%	0/3	0:00	—
	Pedro Munhoz	27/86	31%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Aljamain Sterling	62/109	57%	0/2	0:00	—
	Pedro Munhoz	41/91	45%	0/0	0:02	—

R3	Aljamain Sterling	64/137	47%	0/2	0:00	—
	Pedro Munhoz	37/88	42%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jimmie Rivera

UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez • Feb 2019Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aljamain Sterling101/17657%TD 0/7Ctrl 2:44

Jimmie Rivera24/8429%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	21/30	70%	0/3	2:08	—
	Jimmie Rivera	7/12	58%	0/0	1:27	—

R2	Aljamain Sterling	48/80	60%	0/2	0:36	—
	Jimmie Rivera	9/26	35%	0/0	0:49	—

R3	Aljamain Sterling	32/66	48%	0/2	0:00	—
	Jimmie Rivera	8/46	17%	0/0	0:33	—

WIN

vs. Cody Stamann

UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till • Sep 2018Bantamweight

Submission (Suloev Stretch) • Rd 2, 3:42

Aljamain Sterling33/7445%TD 2/9Ctrl 2:52

Cody Stamann12/4328%TD 3/3Ctrl 2:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	12/37	32%	0/5	0:49	—
	Cody Stamann	6/30	20%	2/2	1:52	—

R2	Aljamain Sterling	21/37	57%	2/4	2:03	—
	Cody Stamann	6/13	46%	1/1	0:43	—

WIN

vs. Brett Johns

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee • Apr 2018Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aljamain Sterling89/15259%TD 3/9Ctrl 1:21

Brett Johns27/8930%TD 1/5Ctrl 6:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	18/39	46%	0/1	0:23	—
	Brett Johns	6/34	18%	1/2	1:35	—

R2	Aljamain Sterling	44/72	61%	1/3	0:58	—
	Brett Johns	15/39	38%	0/1	1:31	—

R3	Aljamain Sterling	27/41	66%	2/5	0:00	—
	Brett Johns	6/16	38%	0/2	3:24	—

LOSS

vs. Marlon Moraes

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega • Dec 2017Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 1:07

Aljamain Sterling3/1030%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Marlon Moraes7/1450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	3/10	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marlon Moraes	7/14	50%	0/0	0:13	2

WIN

vs. Renan Barao

UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 • Jul 2017Catch Weight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aljamain Sterling71/12159%TD 1/1Ctrl 5:40

Renan Barao19/8522%TD 2/3Ctrl 4:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	11/17	65%	0/0	0:00	—
	Renan Barao	10/30	33%	1/1	3:46	—

R2	Aljamain Sterling	36/54	67%	1/1	3:50	—
	Renan Barao	4/17	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Aljamain Sterling	24/50	48%	0/0	1:50	—
	Renan Barao	5/38	13%	1/2	0:47	—

WIN

vs. Augusto Mendes

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis • Apr 2017Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aljamain Sterling83/16152%TD 2/6Ctrl 6:00

Augusto Mendes30/9133%TD 0/3Ctrl 3:13KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	23/46	50%	1/1	3:24	—
	Augusto Mendes	9/20	45%	0/0	0:11	1

R2	Aljamain Sterling	23/46	50%	1/2	1:27	—
	Augusto Mendes	12/30	40%	0/3	1:35	—

R3	Aljamain Sterling	37/69	54%	0/3	1:09	—
	Augusto Mendes	9/41	22%	0/0	1:27	—

LOSS

vs. Raphael Assuncao

UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena • Jan 2017Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aljamain Sterling52/17230%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:02

Raphael Assuncao39/10139%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	21/46	46%	0/0	0:02	—
	Raphael Assuncao	16/26	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Aljamain Sterling	13/51	25%	0/1	0:00	—
	Raphael Assuncao	11/34	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Aljamain Sterling	18/75	24%	0/2	0:00	—
	Raphael Assuncao	12/41	29%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Bryan Caraway

UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt • May 2016Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aljamain Sterling32/6450%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:51

Bryan Caraway9/3129%TD 3/6Ctrl 6:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	7/20	35%	1/2	3:40	—
	Bryan Caraway	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Aljamain Sterling	19/34	56%	0/1	0:11	—
	Bryan Caraway	6/18	33%	1/2	2:42	—

R3	Aljamain Sterling	6/10	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Bryan Caraway	2/9	22%	2/4	3:52	—

WIN

vs. Johnny Eduardo

UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant • Dec 2015Bantamweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 4:18

Aljamain Sterling23/6138%TD 2/2Ctrl 3:28

Johnny Eduardo4/2417%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	3/20	15%	1/1	2:17	—
	Johnny Eduardo	2/5	40%	0/0	0:01	—

R2	Aljamain Sterling	20/41	49%	1/1	1:11	—
	Johnny Eduardo	2/19	11%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Takeya Mizugaki

UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold • Apr 2015Bantamweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 3, 2:11

Aljamain Sterling32/5459%TD 3/15Ctrl 7:35

Takeya Mizugaki13/4231%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	23/30	77%	0/6	3:09	—
	Takeya Mizugaki	7/21	33%	0/1	0:14	—

R2	Aljamain Sterling	7/17	41%	2/7	3:14	—
	Takeya Mizugaki	3/14	21%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Aljamain Sterling	2/7	29%	1/2	1:12	—
	Takeya Mizugaki	3/7	43%	0/0	0:17	—

WIN

vs. Hugo Viana

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller • Jul 2014Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 3:50

Aljamain Sterling62/9863%TD 4/4Ctrl 8:34

Hugo Viana15/4633%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	16/33	48%	1/1	1:58	—
	Hugo Viana	10/29	34%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Aljamain Sterling	18/26	69%	2/2	3:07	—
	Hugo Viana	5/15	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Aljamain Sterling	28/39	72%	1/1	3:29	—
	Hugo Viana	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Cody Gibson

UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann • Feb 2014Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aljamain Sterling46/8952%TD 3/5Ctrl 7:54

Cody Gibson18/5334%TD 4/6Ctrl 3:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aljamain Sterling	19/41	46%	1/2	2:41	—
	Cody Gibson	8/24	33%	1/3	0:34	—

R2	Aljamain Sterling	16/28	57%	1/1	0:56	—
	Cody Gibson	8/22	36%	3/3	2:35	—

R3	Aljamain Sterling	11/20	55%	1/2	4:17	—
	Cody Gibson	2/7	29%	0/0	0:01	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com