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Aljamain Sterling

“Funk Master”

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UFC #4 Featherweight

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KO/TKO wins3
Submission wins8
Round 1 finishes4

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UFC stats

Sig. strikes landed4.26Per Min
Sig. strikes absorbed2.15Per Min
Takedown average2.54Par 15 min
Submission average0.64Par 15 min
Strike defense59%
Takedown defense45%
Knockdown avg.0
Avg. fight time14:23

Fight history

Win

UFC Fight Night

Sterling won a five round unanimous decision over Youssef Zalal

4/253/26 Decision
Win

UFC Fight Night

Sterling won a five round unanimous decision over Brian Ortega

8/23/25 Decision
Loss

UFC 310

Sterling lost a three round unanimous decision to Movsar Evloev

12/7/24 Decision
Win

UFC 300

Sterling won a three round unanimous decision over Calvin Kattar

4/13/24 Decision
Loss

UFC 292

Sterling was stopped by Sean O'Malley via strikes at :51 of the second round, losing the UFC bantamweight title

8/19/23 KO/TKO
Win

UFC 288

Sterling won a five round split decision over Henry Cejudo to retain his UFC bantamweight title

5/6/23 Decision
Win

UFC 280

Sterling stopped TJ Dillashaw via strikes at 3:44 of the second round to retain his UFC bantamweight title

10/22/22 KO/TKO
Win

UFC 273

Sterling won a five-round split decision over Petr Yan to retain his UFC bantamweight title

4/9/22 Decision
Win

UFC 259

Sterling defeated Petr Yan via disqualification (illegal knee) at 4:29 of the fourth round to win the UFC bantamweight title

3/6/21
Win

UFC 250

Sterling submitted Cory Sandhagen via rear naked choke at 1:28 of the first round

6/6/20 Submission
Win

UFC 238

Sterling won a three round unanimous decision over Pedro Munhoz

6/8/19 Decision
Win

UFC on ESPN

Sterling won a three round unanimous decision over Jimmie Rivera

2/17/19 Decision
Win

UFC 228

Sterling submitted Cody Stamann via modified kneebar at 3:42 of the second round

9/8/18 Submission
Win

UFC Fight Night

Sterling won a three round unanimous decision over Brett Johns

4/21/18 Decision
Loss

UFC Fight Night

Sterling was knocked out by Marlon Moraes at 1:07 of the first round

12/9/17 KO/TKO
Win

UFC 214

Sterling won a three round unanimous decision over Renan Barao

7/29/17 Decision
Win

UFC on FOX

Sterling won a three round unanimous decision over Augusto Mendes

4/15/17 Decision
Loss

UFC on FOX

Sterling lost a three round split decision to Raphael Assuncao

1/28/17 Decision
Loss

UFC Fight Night

Sterling lost a three round split decision to Bryan Caraway

5/29/16 Decision
Win

UFC Fight Night

Sterling submitted Johnny Eduardo via guillotine choke at 4:28 of the second round

12/10/15 Submission
Win

UFC on FOX

Sterling submitted Takeya Mizugaki via arm triangle at 2:11 of the third round

4/18/15 Submission
Win

UFC Fight Night

Sterling stopped Hugo Viana via strikes at 3:50 of the third round

7/16/14 KO/TKO
Win

UFC 170

Sterling won a three round unanimous decision over Cody Gibson

2/22/14 Decision