Overview
Aljamain Sterling is a ranked UFC Featherweight fighter. (Data from ESPN; combat ratings are editorial estimates.)
Attributes (editorial ratings)
Tale of the Tape
Recent Form
Fight History
Sterling defeated Youssef Zalal via Decision (unanimous) in round 5 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal on April 25, 2026, taking his record to 26–5.
Sterling defeated Brian Ortega via Decision (unanimous) in round 5 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang on August 23, 2025, taking his record to 25–5.
Sterling lost to Movsar Evloev via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 310 on December 7, 2024, taking his record to 24–5.
Sterling defeated Calvin Kattar via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 300 on April 13, 2024, taking his record to 24–4.
Sterling lost to Sean O'Malley via TKO (punches) in round 2 (0:51) at UFC 292 on August 19, 2023, taking his record to 23–4.
Sterling defeated Henry Cejudo via Decision (split) in round 5 (5:00) at UFC 288 on May 6, 2023, taking his record to 23–3.
Sterling defeated T.J. Dillashaw via TKO (punches) in round 2 (3:44) at UFC 280 on October 22, 2022, taking his record to 22–3.
Sterling defeated Petr Yan via Decision (split) in round 5 (5:00) at UFC 273 on April 9, 2022, taking his record to 21–3.
Sterling defeated Petr Yan via DQ (illegal knee) in round 4 (4:29) at UFC 259 on March 6, 2021, taking his record to 20–3.
Sterling defeated Cory Sandhagen via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1 (1:28) at UFC 250 on June 6, 2020, taking his record to 19–3.
Sterling defeated Pedro Munhoz via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 238 on June 8, 2019, taking his record to 18–3.
Sterling defeated Jimmie Rivera via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez on February 17, 2019, taking his record to 17–3.
Sterling defeated Cody Stamann via Submission (Suloev stretch) in round 2 (3:42) at UFC 228 on September 8, 2018, taking his record to 16–3.
Sterling defeated Brett Johns via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee on April 21, 2018, taking his record to 15–3.
Sterling lost to Marlon Moraes via KO (knee) in round 1 (1:07) at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega on December 9, 2017, taking his record to 14–3.
Sterling defeated Renan Barão via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 214 on July 29, 2017, taking his record to 14–2.
Sterling defeated Augusto Mendes via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis on April 15, 2017, taking his record to 13–2.
Sterling lost to Raphael Assunção via Decision (split) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña on January 28, 2017, taking his record to 12–2.
Sterling lost to Bryan Caraway via Decision (split) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt on May 29, 2016, taking his record to 12–1.
Sterling defeated Johnny Eduardo via Submission (guillotine choke) in round 2 (4:18) at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant on December 10, 2015, taking his record to 12–0.
Sterling defeated Takeya Mizugaki via Submission (arm-triangle choke) in round 3 (2:11) at UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold on April 18, 2015, taking his record to 11–0.
Sterling defeated Hugo Viana via TKO (punches) in round 3 (3:50) at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller on July 16, 2014, taking his record to 10–0.
Sterling defeated Cody Gibson via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 170 on February 22, 2014, taking his record to 9–0.
Sterling defeated Joel Roberts via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1 (1:49) at Cage Fury FC 30 on November 2, 2013, taking his record to 8–0.
Sterling defeated Sidemar Honorio via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 2 (4:05) at Cage Fury FC 16 on August 24, 2012, taking his record to 7–0.
Sterling defeated Casey Johnson via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 3 (2:11) at Cage Fury FC 14 on April 14, 2012, taking his record to 6–0.
Sterling defeated Sean Santella via Decision (unanimous) in round 5 (5:00) at Cage Fury FC 11 on October 22, 2011, taking his record to 5–0.
Sterling defeated Evan Chmielski via TKO (punches) in round 1 (4:58) at Cage Fury FC 10 on July 23, 2011, taking his record to 4–0.
Sterling defeated Claudio Ledesma via Decision (split) in round 3 (5:00) at Ring of Combat 36 on June 17, 2011, taking his record to 3–0.
Sterling defeated Harley Leimbach via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1 (4:01) at Extreme Fight Club: Bragging Rights 2 on May 21, 2011, taking his record to 2–0.
Sterling defeated Sergio da Silva via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at Urban Conflict Championships 4: Supremacy on April 22, 2011, taking his record to 1–0.
Career record from the fighter's Wikipedia record table; fight footage plays via the official YouTube embed from its original channel.
Analytics
- KO/TKO3 · 12%
- Submission8 · 31%
- Decision15 · 58%
- DQ/Other0 · 0%
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