Aljamain Sterling "Funk Master"

Featherweight · USA · Serra-Longo Fight Team

Next fight: vs Kevin Vallejos · UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling · Sat, Nov 21, 2026

Record and bio

Pro record26-5-0 · KO/TKO 3-2 · submission 8-0
UFC record18-5 · current 2-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record137-38-1 (78.3%) across 23 opponents
Last 5 opponents39-13-1 (75%) across 5 opponents
Age37
Height5' 7"
Reach71"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.26
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.15
Striking accuracy53%
Striking defense59%
Takedowns per 15 minutes2.54
Takedowns landed / attempted32%
Takedown defense45%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.64
Average fight time14.4 min

UFC wins: 2 KO/TKO, 4 submission, 11 decision. UFC losses: 2 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 3 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-04-25Youssef Zalal8-3-1GrapplerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
2025-08-23Brian Ortega8-4 (1 NC)Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
2024-12-07Movsar Evloev8-0WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
2024-04-13Calvin Kattar7-5StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill
2023-08-19Sean O'Malley8-1 (1 NC)StrikerLKO/TKO R2 0:51 (title)UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
2023-05-06Henry Cejudo10-2WrestlerWDecision - Split R5 5:00 (title)UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
2022-10-22TJ Dillashaw13-4StrikerWKO/TKO R2 3:44 (title)UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
2022-04-09Petr Yan8-1StrikerWDecision - Split R5 5:00 (title)UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
2021-03-06Petr Yan7-0StrikerWDQ R4 4:29 (title)UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
2020-06-06Cory Sandhagen5-0StrikerWSubmission R1 1:28UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
2019-06-08Pedro Munhoz8-3 (1 NC)Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes
2019-02-17Jimmie Rivera6-1StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez
2018-09-08Cody Stamann3-0WrestlerWSubmission R2 3:42UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
2018-04-21Brett Johns3-0WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
2017-12-09Marlon Moraes1-1BalancedLKO/TKO R1 1:07UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
2017-07-29Renan Barao9-3StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
2017-04-15Augusto Mendes1-1WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis
2017-01-28Raphael Assuncao7-2StrikerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena
2016-05-29Bryan Caraway5-2GrapplerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt
2015-12-10Johnny Eduardo2-1BalancedWSubmission R2 4:18UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant
2015-04-18Takeya Mizugaki7-3StrikerWSubmission R3 2:11UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold
2014-07-16Hugo Viana3-1StrikerWKO/TKO R3 3:50UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller
2014-02-22Cody GibsonUFC debut—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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