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Aljamain Sterling

"Funk Master"

Featherweight 18-5 Active
Age
37
Height
5' 7"
Reach
71"
Stance
Orthodox
Last 5 L W L W W
Last W vs Youssef Zalal Apr 25, 2026
2W Streak
2 KOs
4 SUBs
7.5 Rating
200 Days/Fight
4.26 Sig Str/Min
0.17 TD/Min
70 Rounds
7.5
GREAT
Striking
6.9
Grappling
8.3
Wrestling
8.4
Cardio
8.1
Chin
7.1
Power
6.6
Exciting
7.3

Statistics

18Wins
5Losses
0Draws
How the wins came
2 KO/TKO 4 Submission 11 Decision
  • Win rate78.3%18/23
  • Finish rate33.3%6/18
  • KO rate11.1%2/18
  • Sub rate22.2%4/18

Advanced Stats

52.6% Sig. Strike Acc.
32.2% Takedown Acc.
61.2 Sig. Strikes/Fight
2.4 Takedowns/Fight
0 Knockdowns/Fight
4:46 Avg. Control Time

Strike Distribution

Head
50%
Body
31%
Leg
19%
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Career Timeline 23 fights

1,251 Current ELO
1,284 Prime ELO (May 2023)
+251 Career Change
WIN
vs Youssef Zalal Decision - Unanimous · R5 Apr 25, 2026
+18 → 1,250
→
WIN
vs Brian Ortega Decision - Unanimous · R5 Aug 23, 2025
+21 → 1,232
→
LOSS
vs Movsar Evloev Decision - Unanimous · R3 Dec 7, 2024
-31 → 1,211
→
WIN
vs Calvin Kattar Decision - Unanimous · R3 Apr 13, 2024
+16 → 1,242
→
LOSS
vs Sean O'Malley KO/TKO · R2 Aug 19, 2023
-57 → 1,226
→
WIN
vs Henry Cejudo Decision - Split · R5 May 6, 2023 ▲ PRIME
+47 → 1,283
→
WIN
vs TJ Dillashaw KO/TKO · R2 Oct 22, 2022
+62 → 1,236
→
WIN
vs Petr Yan Decision - Split · R5 Apr 9, 2022
+45 → 1,174
→
WIN
vs Petr Yan DQ · R4 Mar 6, 2021
0 → 1,129
→
WIN
vs Cory Sandhagen Submission · R1 Jun 6, 2020
+30 → 1,129
→
WIN
vs Pedro Munhoz Decision - Unanimous · R3 Jun 8, 2019
+23 → 1,099
→
WIN
vs Jimmie Rivera Decision - Unanimous · R3 Feb 17, 2019
+18 → 1,076
→
WIN
vs Cody Stamann Submission · R2 Sep 8, 2018
+27 → 1,058
→
WIN
vs Brett Johns Decision - Unanimous · R3 Apr 21, 2018
+19 → 1,031
→
LOSS
vs Marlon Moraes KO/TKO · R1 Dec 9, 2017
-50 → 1,012
→
WIN
vs Renan Barao Decision - Unanimous · R3 Jul 29, 2017
+18 → 1,062
→
WIN
vs Augusto Mendes Decision - Unanimous · R3 Apr 15, 2017
+14 → 1,044
→
LOSS
vs Raphael Assuncao Decision - Split · R3 Jan 28, 2017
-34 → 1,030
→
LOSS
vs Bryan Caraway Decision - Split · R3 May 29, 2016
-26 → 1,064
→
WIN
vs Johnny Eduardo Submission · R2 Dec 10, 2015
+24 → 1,090
→
WIN
vs Takeya Mizugaki Submission · R3 Apr 18, 2015
+27 → 1,066
→
WIN
vs Hugo Viana KO/TKO · R3 Jul 16, 2014
+23 → 1,039
→
WIN
vs Cody Gibson Decision - Unanimous · R3 Feb 22, 2014
+16 → 1,016
→

Career Statistics 23 of 23 bouts with official stats

Career Rankings where Aljamain Sterling sits

1st of 341 UFC wins 14 Bantamweight Tied Top 1%
2nd of 346 Undisputed title wins 4 Bantamweight Tied Top 1%
30th of 2,738 Career significant strikes landed 1,407 UFC-wide Top 2%
16th of 2,753 UFC wins 18 UFC-wide Tied Top 1%
28th of 2,760 Undisputed title wins 4 UFC-wide Tied Top 2%
17th of 2,760 Longest UFC win streak 9 UFC-wide Tied Top 1%
1st of 222 Control time per fight 10:16 Featherweight Top 1%
3rd of 346 Undisputed title bouts 5 Bantamweight Tied Top 1%
35th of 2,760 Undisputed title bouts 5 UFC-wide Tied Top 2%
64th of 1,815 Strike differential per minute +2.11 UFC-wide Top 4%
22nd of 2,738 Career takedowns landed 56 UFC-wide Top 1%
3rd of 346 Wins by submission 4 Bantamweight Tied Top 1%

Ranked against every fighter on MMA.SOCIAL who qualifies for that board — UFC appearances only, not full professional careers.

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Aljamain Sterling is a Featherweight fighter tracked on MMA.SOCIAL with a UFC record of 18-5. Of 18 career wins, 6 have come by finish (2 by knockout and 4 by submission). The current performance-based ELO rating is 1,251, with a career peak of 1,284. Fans rate Aljamain Sterling 7.5/10 across 5 community ratings.

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Aljamain Sterling — UFC fighter profile, record 18-5
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What is Aljamain Sterling's UFC record?

Aljamain Sterling is 18-5 as a Featherweight fighter — 2 by knockout, 4 by submission, 12 by decision or other.

Last fight: Beat Youssef Zalal by decision, Apr 2026. Joint-most wins in Bantamweight history (14). Also: joint 2nd most undisputed title wins at Bantamweight (4); 17th of 2,760 in the UFC for win streak (9).

UFC record
18-5
KO/TKO wins
2
Submission wins
4
Win streak
2
Title reigns
1

Record and totals are from bouts recorded on MMA.SOCIAL, which covers UFC appearances only — not a fighter's full professional career. Any ranking named above states the board it is taken from and how many fighters qualified for it.