Aljamain Sterling
UFC record 18-5 · Rating 1700 · Last fight Saturday, April 25, 2026 · 2-fight win streak
#2 in UFC featherweight (CageIQ rating)
WWLWLUFC stats
4.21
Sig. strikes landed / min
2.20
Sig. strikes absorbed / min
52%
Striking accuracy
59%
Striking defence
2.49
Takedowns / 15 min
48%
Takedown defence
0.63
Submission attempts / 15 min
26%
Finish rate
From 23 UFC fights. Rates with few fights are blended toward league averages. Finished 2 times by KO/TKO and 0 by submission.
Age 37Height 5'7"Reach 71"
Recent UFC fights
| Opponent | Method | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | Youssef Zalal UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal | Decision - Unanimous · R5 | 2026-04-25 |
| W | Brian Ortega UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang | Decision - Unanimous · R5 | 2025-08-23 |
| L | Movsar Evloev UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura | Decision - Unanimous · R3 | 2024-12-07 |
| W | Calvin Kattar UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill | Decision - Unanimous · R3 | 2024-04-13 |
| L | Sean O'Malley UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley | KO/TKO · R2 | 2023-08-19 |
| W | Henry Cejudo UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo | Decision - Split · R5 | 2023-05-06 |
| W | TJ Dillashaw UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev | KO/TKO · R2 | 2022-10-22 |
| W | Petr Yan UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie | Decision - Split · R5 | 2022-04-09 |
| W | Petr Yan UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya | DQ · R4 | 2021-03-06 |
| W | Cory Sandhagen UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer | Submission · R1 | 2020-06-06 |