Aljamain Sterling UFC Fighter Summary

Fighter Summary

Aljamain Sterling
A+
99
Quick Profile
  • Division: Catch Weight #1
  • Record: 17-5
  • Active: 11 years, 6 months

Ratings and Rankings

Metric Rating Ranking
Performance
A+
99
1
Power
A+
99
1
Offensive
A-
91
2
Defensive
A-
91
2

Records

Overall 17-5 (77.3%)
Versus Top 10 4-2 (66.7%)
Versus > .500 Fighters 13-4 (76.5%)
Versus < .500 Fighters 4-1 (80%)
Last 5 Fights 3-2 (60%)

Superlatives

Best Win Catch Weight #4 Brian Ortega (8-5)
2025-08-23 UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
Round 5 U-DEC
Worst Loss Bantamweight #8 Sean O'Malley (10-3)
2023-08-19 UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
Round 2 KO/TKO Punches

Other Statistics

Finishes 6 (27.3%)
KOs 2 (9.1%)
Submissions 4 (18.2%)
Decisions 10 (45.5%)
Opponent Record 169-107
Average Opponent Rank 30.8
Long Streak W 9 (05/06/2023)
Current Streak W 1

3-Year Trend Analysis

Fight Results

Result Opponent
W
2025-08-23
Brian Ortega (8-5)
Catch Weight #4
Round 5 U-DEC
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
L
2024-12-07
Movsar Evloev (9-0)
Featherweight #2
Round 3 U-DEC
UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
W
2024-04-13
Calvin Kattar (7-8)
Featherweight #70
Round 3 U-DEC
UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill
L
2023-08-19
Sean O'Malley (10-3)
Bantamweight #8
Round 2 KO/TKO Punches
UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
W
2023-05-06
Henry Cejudo (10-5)
Bantamweight #50
Round 5 S-DEC
UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
W
2022-10-22
TJ Dillashaw (13-5)
Bantamweight
Round 2 KO/TKO Punches
UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
W
2022-04-09
Petr Yan (11-4)
Bantamweight #6
Round 5 S-DEC
UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
W
2021-03-06
Petr Yan (11-4)
Bantamweight #6
Round 4 DQ
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
W
2020-06-06
Cory Sandhagen (11-4)
Bantamweight #9
Round 1 SUB Rear Naked Choke
UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
W
2019-06-08
Pedro Munhoz (10-10)
Bantamweight #62
Round 3 U-DEC
UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes
W
2019-02-17
Jimmie Rivera (7-4)
Bantamweight
Round 3 U-DEC
UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez
W
2018-09-08
Cody Stamann (7-7)
Bantamweight #65
Round 2 SUB Kneebar
UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
W
2018-04-21
Brett Johns (5-2)
Bantamweight
Round 3 U-DEC
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
L
2017-12-09
Marlon Moraes (5-6)
Bantamweight
Round 1 KO/TKO Knee
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
W
2017-07-29
Renan Barao (9-8)
Catch Weight
Round 3 U-DEC
UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
W
2017-04-15
Augusto Mendes (1-2)
Bantamweight
Round 3 U-DEC
UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs. Reis
L
2017-01-28
Raphael Assuncao (12-7)
Bantamweight
Round 3 S-DEC
UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Pena
L
2016-05-29
Bryan Caraway (6-4)
Bantamweight
Round 3 S-DEC
UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt
W
2015-12-10
Johnny Eduardo (3-4)
Bantamweight
Round 2 SUB Guillotine Choke
UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant
W
2015-04-18
Takeya Mizugaki (8-6)
Bantamweight
Round 3 SUB Arm Triangle
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Rockhold
W
2014-07-16
Hugo Viana (3-3)
Bantamweight
Round 3 KO/TKO Punches
UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs Miller
W
2014-02-22
Cody Gibson (3-6)
Bantamweight #57
Round 3 U-DEC
UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann