Featherweight Bout
Aljamain Sterling
“Funk Master”
- UFC record
- 18-5-0
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Height
- 5' 7"
- Reach
- 71"
- Weight
- 145 lbs.
- Born
- Jul 31, 1989
Career snapshot
- Fights
- 23
- Minutes
- 330.7
- Knockdowns
- 0
- Sig. accuracy
- 52.6%
- Sig. landed / 15
- 63.8
- Absorbed / 15
- —
- TD accuracy
- 32.2%
- TD defense
- —
- Sub attempts
- 14
- Control / 15
- 4:58
Where this career sits
- SLpM
- 4.25
- KD / 15
- 0.00
- CTRL / 15
- 4:58
Sig. strikes landed per minute
Not enough peers for a percentile.
Knockdowns per 15 minutes
Not enough peers for a percentile.
Control time per 15 minutes
Not enough peers for a percentile.
Fewer than 8 Featherweight peers have 10 minutes on the rollup, so percentiles stay blank.
SLpM is significant strikes landed per minute. KD/15 is knockdowns per 15 minutes. CTRL/15 is control time per 15 minutes. Each rate uses career totals when the rollup has no per-minute column. Peers are the 1 Featherweight fighters with at least 10 minutes on the career offense rollup. The roster has no active flag and no gender column, so everyone listed at this weight is included.
Striking
Offense
- Head50.0%
- Body31.5%
- Leg18.6%
- Distance66.9%
- Clinch14.9%
- Ground18.3%
Defense
- Head50.0%
- Body26.8%
- Leg23.2%
- Distance79.9%
- Clinch13.0%
- Ground7.2%
Grappling
For
Against
Round striking
Average significant strikes for each round number in the UFC sample.
Offense
No per-round striking offense for this fighter yet.
Defense
No per-round striking defense for this fighter yet.
Round grappling
Average takedowns and control time for each round number.
Offense
Landed and attempted, averaged for that round.
- Landed
- Attempted
Defense
No per-round takedown or control defense for this fighter yet.
By round
The same averages as the charts, in a table.
| Round | TD | TD acc |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | 0.8/2.2 | 35.9% |
| R2 | 0.9/2.4 | 36.1% |
| R3 | 0.8/2.5 | 32.4% |
| R4 | 0.6/2.8 | 21.4% |
| R5 | 0.8/4.3 | 17.6% |
Leg kicks
Leg kicks for each round number. Defense is the opponent’s leg strikes in the same round. Per 15 divides the leg-kick total by career minutes.
- Landed / att
- 261/341
- Accuracy
- 76.5%
- Share of sig.
- 18.6%
- Per round
- —
- Per 15
- 11.8
- Leg defense
- —
Takedowns by round
Average takedown attempts for each appearance in that round. Career totals appear when each round is stored as its own row. Rounds with no shots are muted.
| Round | Sample | Avg TD | Acc | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | — | 0.8/2.2 | 35.9% | Shots |
| R2 | — | 0.9/2.4 | 36.1% | Shots |
| R3 | — | 0.8/2.5 | 32.4% | Shots |
| R4 | — | 0.6/2.8 | 21.4% | Shots |
| R5 | — | 0.8/4.3 | 17.6% | Shots |
Fight log
Result and method stay on the list. Significant strikes, takedowns, and control are filled in for and against when the round rows or the recent-fight view have them. Open a bout for its rounds.
Win vs Youssef Zalal
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. ZalalApr 25, 2026
KD 0
Sig 46/89
TD 6/11
Ctrl 13:49
Win vs Brian Ortega
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. ZhangAug 23, 2025
KD 0
Sig 124/227
TD 3/6
Ctrl 3:55
Loss vs Movsar Evloev
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 310: Pantoja vs. AsakuraDec 7, 2024
KD 0
Sig 12/26
TD 6/8
Ctrl 6:16
Win vs Calvin Kattar
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 300: Pereira vs. HillApr 13, 2024
KD 0
Sig 39/71
TD 8/13
Ctrl 10:43
Loss vs Sean O'Malley
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 0:51
UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'MalleyAug 19, 2023
KD 0
Sig 17/35
TD 0/2
Ctrl 0:34
Win vs Henry Cejudo
Decision - Split · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 288: Sterling vs. CejudoMay 6, 2023
KD 0
Sig 135/210
TD 4/15
Ctrl 4:00
Win vs TJ Dillashaw
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 3:44
UFC 280: Oliveira vs. MakhachevOct 22, 2022
KD 0
Sig 72/93
TD 5/8
Ctrl 7:06
Win vs Petr Yan
Decision - Split · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean ZombieApr 9, 2022
KD 0
Sig 62/110
TD 2/22
Ctrl 8:31
Win vs Petr Yan
DQ · Round 4 · 4:29
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. AdesanyaMar 6, 2021
KD 0
Sig 97/230
TD 1/17
Ctrl 3:25
Win vs Cory Sandhagen
Submission · Round 1 · 1:28
UFC 250: Nunes vs. SpencerJun 6, 2020
KD 0
Sig 2/3
TD 0/1
Ctrl 1:13
Win vs Pedro Munhoz
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 238: Cejudo vs. MoraesJun 8, 2019
Win vs Jimmie Rivera
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. VelasquezFeb 17, 2019
Win vs Cody Stamann
Submission · Round 2 · 3:42
UFC 228: Woodley vs. TillSep 8, 2018
Win vs Brett Johns
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. LeeApr 21, 2018
Loss vs Marlon Moraes
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:07
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. OrtegaDec 9, 2017
Win vs Renan Barao
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2Jul 29, 2017
Win vs Augusto Mendes
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. ReisApr 15, 2017
Loss vs Raphael Assuncao
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. PenaJan 28, 2017
Loss vs Bryan Caraway
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs GarbrandtMay 29, 2016
Win vs Johnny Eduardo
Submission · Round 2 · 4:18
UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZantDec 10, 2015
Win vs Takeya Mizugaki
Submission · Round 3 · 2:11
UFC on FOX: Machida vs RockholdApr 18, 2015
Win vs Hugo Viana
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 3:50
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs MillerJul 16, 2014
Win vs Cody Gibson
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 170: Rousey vs McMannFeb 22, 2014