Fighter profile

Aljamain Sterling

“Funk Master”

Featherweight · UFC record 18-5 · 23 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 25 Apr 2026

Control GrapplerWrestling Heavy

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)87

Power60

Striking defense87

Takedown defense61

WrestlingProvisional measure83

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (23 detailed fights; as of Sat 25 Apr 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED81.5

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED74.3

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 170 cm (5'7")
Reach: 180 cm (5'11")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 37

Last 3: W L W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

23 detailed UFC fights · 70 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 25 Apr 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed20.1significant, per round

Strikes absorbed10.1per round

Striking differential+10.0per round

Takedown attempts2.49per round

Takedown defense44.9%of attempts stopped

Finish rate33.3%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 20.1
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 10.1
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +10.0
Striking accuracy: 52.6%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 59.2%
Knockdowns per round: 0.00
Target: head / body / leg: 50.0% / 31.5% / 18.6%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 66.9% / 14.8% / 18.3%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 2.49
Takedowns landed per round: 0.80
Takedown accuracy: 32.2%
Takedown defense: 44.9%
Control time per round: 1:34
Submission attempts per round: 0.20
Reversals per round: 0.06

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 18-5-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 33.3%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 4 · 11
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 0 · 3
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 0 / 5
Average fight time: 14:21 (over 22 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Aljamain Sterling — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 25 Apr 2026	Youssef Zalal	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
Sat 23 Aug 2025	Brian Ortega	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
Sat 7 Dec 2024	Movsar Evloev	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
Sat 13 Apr 2024	Calvin Kattar	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill
Sat 19 Aug 2023	Sean O'Malley	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 0:51	UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley

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Aljamain Sterling — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 6 May 2023	Henry Cejudo	W	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
Sat 22 Oct 2022	TJ Dillashaw	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 3:44	UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
Sat 9 Apr 2022	Petr Yan	W	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
Sat 6 Mar 2021	Petr Yan	W	DQ	R4 4:29	UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Sat 6 Jun 2020	Cory Sandhagen	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 1:28	UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
Sat 8 Jun 2019	Pedro Munhoz	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes
Sun 17 Feb 2019	Jimmie Rivera	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez
Sat 8 Sep 2018	Cody Stamann	W	SUB Suloev Stretch	R2 3:42	UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
Sat 21 Apr 2018	Brett Johns	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
Sat 9 Dec 2017	Marlon Moraes	L	KO/TKO Knee	R1 1:07	UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
Sat 29 Jul 2017	Renan Barao	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
Sat 15 Apr 2017	Augusto Mendes	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis
Sat 28 Jan 2017	Raphael Assuncao	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena
Sun 29 May 2016	Bryan Caraway	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt
Thu 10 Dec 2015	Johnny Eduardo	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R2 4:18	UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant
Sat 18 Apr 2015	Takeya Mizugaki	W	SUB Arm Triangle	R3 2:11	UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold
Wed 16 Jul 2014	Hugo Viana	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 3:50	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller
Sat 22 Feb 2014	Cody Gibson	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann

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