Aljamain Sterling

Aljamain Sterling

“Funk Master”

25-5-0

71

IQ Score

Gatekeeper

🇺🇸USA/Featherweight/Age 36/Orthodox/5' 7"/71″ reach/145 lbs

Win %

83%

SLpM

4.5

Str Acc

52%

Str Def

59%

TD Avg

2.5

TD Def

44%

Sub Avg

0.6

Finish

48%

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At a Glance

4.5

SLpM

52%

Str Acc

2.5

TD Avg

48%

Finish %

59%

Str Def

Skill Profile

Fighter

UFC Avg

71

IQ Score

Gatekeeper

STR66

DEF51

GRP56

FIN55

MOM63

DUR51

ACT91

Accuracy & Defense○ = UFC avg

Str Acc

Str Def

TD Acc

TD Def

Striking Output

Sig. Strikes Landed / Min

4.45+1.03 vs avg

0avg 3.49

Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min

2.21-0.97 vs avg

0avg 3.29

Grappling Output

Takedowns / 15 Min

2.45+0.93 vs avg

0avg 1.56

Submissions / 15 Min

0.60+0.20 vs avg

0avg 0.43

Strike Differential (landed - absorbed / min)

Absorbed (2.21)Landed (4.45)

0

+2.24

Win / Loss by Method

Wins (25)

3 KO

8 SUB

12 DEC

2 OTH

Losses (5)

2 KO

3 DEC

Recent Form (Last 5)

W

Dec

L

Dec

W

Dec

L

KO

W

Dec

Durability & Resilience

Fights to Decision

15 of 31

KO/TKO Losses

2

Avg Fight Duration

2.8 rounds

Post-Loss Record

4-1

Fight History24 UFC + 7 pre-UFC

31 fights24W5L

	Opponent	Event	Date	Method	Rd	Time
?	Youssef Zalal	UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal	Apr 25, 2026
?	Youssef Zalal	UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal	Apr 25, 2026
W	Brian Ortega	UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang	Aug 23, 2025	U-DEC	5	5:00
L	Movsar Evloev	UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura	Dec 7, 2024	U-DEC	3	5:00
W	Calvin Kattar	UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill	Apr 13, 2024	U-DEC	3	5:00
L	Sean O'Malley	UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley	Aug 19, 2023	KO/TKO Punches	2	0:51
W	Henry Cejudo	UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo	May 6, 2023	S-DEC	5	5:00
W	TJ Dillashaw	UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev	Oct 22, 2022	KO/TKO Punches	2	3:44
W	Petr Yan	UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie	Apr 9, 2022	S-DEC	5	5:00
W	Petr Yan	UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya	Mar 6, 2021	DQ	4	4:29
W	Cory Sandhagen	UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer	Jun 6, 2020	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	1:28
W	Pedro Munhoz	UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes	Jun 8, 2019	U-DEC	3	5:00
W	Jimmie Rivera	UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez	Feb 17, 2019	U-DEC	3	5:00
W	Cody Stamann	UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till	Sep 8, 2018	SUB Suloev Stretch	2	3:42
W	Brett Johns	UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee	Apr 21, 2018	U-DEC	3	5:00
L	Marlon Moraes	UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega	Dec 9, 2017	KO/TKO Knee	1	1:07
W	Renan Barao	UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2	Jul 29, 2017	U-DEC	3	5:00
W	Augusto Mendes	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis	Apr 15, 2017	U-DEC	3	5:00
L	Raphael Assuncao	UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena	Jan 28, 2017	S-DEC	3	5:00
L	Bryan Caraway	UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt	May 29, 2016	S-DEC	3	5:00
W	Johnny Eduardo	UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant	Dec 10, 2015	SUB Guillotine Choke	2	4:18
W	Takeya Mizugaki	UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold	Apr 18, 2015	SUB Arm Triangle	3	2:11
W	Hugo Viana	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller	Jul 16, 2014	KO/TKO Punches	3	3:50
W	Cody Gibson	UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann	Feb 22, 2014	U-DEC	3	5:00
W	Unknown	CFFCCFFC 30: Sterling vs. Roberts	Nov 2, 2013	SUB	1	1:49
W	Sidemar Honorio	CFFCCFFC 16	Aug 24, 2012	SUB	2	4:05
W	Casey Johnson	CFFCCFFC 14	Apr 14, 2012	SUB	3	2:11
W	Evan Chmieleski	CFFCCFFC 10 : Black Eye	Jul 23, 2011	TKO	1	4:58
W	Unknown	Ring of CombatRing of Combat 36	Jun 17, 2011	DEC		Split
W	Harley Leimbach		May 21, 2011	SUB
W	Sergio da Silva		Apr 21, 2011	DEC