Featherweight · Men

Aljamain Sterling

“Funk Master”
United States Serra Jiu-Jitsu debut 2009
#4 Featherweight #7 Lightweight UFC #4 · Featherweight
Elo 2,144 peak 2,198 · 22 Oct 2022 54 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 2857396
26-5pro record
2W current streak
2,139best win, Elo
1,606average opponent
-- born 31 Jul 1989
67.0" / 71.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,437 Sub1,409 Dec1,632

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Petr Yan Decision R5 · 9 Apr 2022 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,139
  2. Petr Yan Disqualification R4 · 6 Mar 2021 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,127
  3. Henry Cejudo Decision R5 · 6 May 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,087
  4. Pedro Munhoz Decision R3 · 8 Jun 2019 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,061
  5. T.J. Dillashaw KO/TKO R2 · 22 Oct 2022 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,993

Losses

Newest first
  1. Movsar Evloev Decision R3 · 7 Dec 2024 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,962
  2. Sean O'Malley KO/TKO R2 · 19 Aug 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,889
  3. Marlon Moraes KO/TKO R1 · 9 Dec 2017 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,943
  4. Raphael Assunção Decision R3 · 28 Jan 2017 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,837
  5. Bryan Caraway Decision R3 · 29 May 2016 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,777

Fight history

38 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
38 25 Apr 202636.7 yrs W26-5 Youssef Zalal 18-5-1 · 29.6 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.89* 2,102→2,144 +41 1,988 +115→+115 UFC Fight Night 274: Sterling vs. Zalal Ultimate Fighting Championship
37 23 Aug 202536.1 yrs W25-5 Brian Ortega 16-4 (1) · 34.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.96* 2,051→2,102 +51 1,928 -300→-500 UFC Fight Night 257: Walker vs. Zhang Ultimate Fighting Championship
36 7 Dec 202435.4 yrs L24-5 Movsar Evloev 18-0 · 30.8 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.46* 2,088→2,051 -37 1,962 +185→+200 UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura Ultimate Fighting Championship
35 13 Apr 202434.7 yrs W24-4 Calvin Kattar 23-7 · 36.0 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 2,030→2,088 +58 1,907 -123→-170 UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill Ultimate Fighting Championship
34 19 Aug 202334.1 yrs L23-4 Sean O'Malley 16-1 (1) · 28.8 yrs Bantamweighttitle KO/TKOCounter Right to Ground Strikes R25:51 0.00 2,177→2,030 -147 1,889 -266→-256 UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley Ultimate Fighting Championship
33 6 May 202333.8 yrs W23-3 Henry Cejudo 16-2 · 36.2 yrs Bantamweighttitle DecisionSplit R525:00 0.54* 2,198→2,177 -21 2,087 -115→-100 UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo Ultimate Fighting Championship
32 22 Oct 202233.2 yrs W22-3 T.J. Dillashaw 20-4 · 36.7 yrs Bantamweighttitle KO/TKOStrikes From Back Mount R28:44 1.00 2,147→2,198 +51 1,993 -155→-175 UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev Ultimate Fighting Championship
31 9 Apr 202232.7 yrs W21-3 Petr Yan 16-2 · 29.2 yrs Bantamweighttitle DecisionSplit R525:00 0.51* 2,146→2,147 +1 2,139 +300→+340 UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie Ultimate Fighting Championship
30 6 Mar 202131.6 yrs W20-3 Petr Yan 15-1 · 28.1 yrs Bantamweighttitle DQIllegal Knee R419:29 0.00 2,151→2,151 +0 2,127 +112→+102 UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Ultimate Fighting Championship
29 6 Jun 202030.9 yrs W19-3 Cory Sandhagen 12-1 · 28.1 yrs Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:28 1.00 2,108→2,151 +43 1,915 -116→-115 UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer Ultimate Fighting Championship
28 8 Jun 201929.9 yrs W18-3 Pedro Munhoz 18-3 (1) · 32.8 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.88* 2,034→2,108 +73 2,061 -139→-136 UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes Ultimate Fighting Championship
27 17 Feb 201929.5 yrs W17-3 Jimmie Rivera 22-3 · 29.6 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.95* 1,958→2,034 +77 1,948 +170→+120 UFC on ESPN 1: Ngannou vs. Velasquez Ultimate Fighting Championship
26 8 Sep 201829.1 yrs W16-3 Cody Stamann 17-1 · 28.8 yrs Bantamweight SubKneebar R28:42 1.00 1,901→1,958 +57 1,774 -127→-150 UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till Ultimate Fighting Championship
25 21 Apr 201828.7 yrs W15-3 Brett Johns 15-0 · 26.2 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.99* 1,814→1,901 +87 1,818 +110→-110 UFC Fight Night 128: Barboza vs. Lee Ultimate Fighting Championship
24 9 Dec 201728.4 yrs L14-3 Marlon Moraes 19-5-1 · 29.6 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOKnee R11:07 0.00 1,887→1,814 -74 1,943 +135→+118 UFC Fight Night 123: Swanson vs. Ortega Ultimate Fighting Championship
23 29 Jul 201728.0 yrs W14-2 Renan Barão 34-5 (1) · 30.5 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.79* 1,814→1,887 +73 1,907 -135→-125 UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
22 15 Apr 201727.7 yrs W13-2 Augusto Mendes 6-1 · 34.1 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.83* 1,823→1,814 -9 1,470 -235→-410 UFC on Fox 24: Johnson vs. Reis Ultimate Fighting Championship
21 28 Jan 201727.5 yrs L12-2 Raphael Assunção 22-5 · 34.5 yrs Bantamweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.47* 1,826→1,823 -3 1,837 +129→+120 UFC on Fox 23: Shevchenko vs. Pena Ultimate Fighting Championship
20 29 May 201626.8 yrs L12-1 Bryan Caraway 20-8 · 31.8 yrs Bantamweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.43* 1,859→1,826 -33 1,777 -402→-355 UFC Fight Night 88: Almeida vs. Garbrandt Ultimate Fighting Championship
19 10 Dec 201526.4 yrs W12-0 Johnny Eduardo 27-9 · 35.4 yrs Bantamweight SubGuillotine Choke R29:18 1.00 1,811→1,859 +48 1,640 -530→-680 UFC Fight Night 80: Namajunas vs. VanZant Ultimate Fighting Championship
18 18 Apr 201525.7 yrs W11-0 Takeya Mizugaki 20-8-2 · 31.3 yrs Bantamweight SubArm Triangle Choke R312:11 1.00 1,720→1,811 +91 1,733 -270→-270 UFC on Fox 15: Machida vs. Rockhold Ultimate Fighting Championship
17 16 Jul 201425.0 yrs W10-0 Hugo Viana 10-2 · 31.8 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOPunches R313:50 1.00 1,654→1,720 +66 1,567 -190→-190 UFC Fight Night 45: Cerrone vs. Miller Ultimate Fighting Championship
16 22 Feb 201424.6 yrs W9-0 Cody Gibson 11-3 · 26.5 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.67* 1,646→1,654 +8 1,559 -250→-250 UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann Ultimate Fighting Championship
15 2 Nov 201324.3 yrs W8-0 Joel Roberts 8-4 · 31.4 yrs Bantamweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R11:49 1.00 1,595→1,646 +51 1,442 – CFFC 30: Sterling vs. Roberts Cage Fury FC
14 24 Aug 201223.1 yrs W7-0 Sidemar Honorio 8-2 · 32.3 yrs Bantamweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R29:05 1.00 1,545→1,601 +56 1,413 – CFFC 16: Williams vs. Jacoby Cage Fury FC
13 14 Apr 201222.7 yrs W6-0 Casey Johnson 4-1 · 23.8 yrs Bantamweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R312:11 1.00 1,484→1,545 +62 1,377 – CFFC 14: No Mercy Cage Fury FC
12 22 Oct 201122.2 yrs W5-0 Sean Santella 8-2-1 · 27.0 yrs Bantamweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.81 1,411→1,484 +73 1,487 – CFFC 11: Danger Zone! Cage Fury FC
11 23 Jul 201122.0 yrs W4-0 Evan Chmieleski 2-1 · 27.2 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOPunches R14:58 1.00 1,365→1,411 +46 1,184 – CFFC 10: Black Eye Cage Fury FC
10 17 Jun 201121.9 yrs W3-0 Claudio Ledesma 4-1 · 28.2 yrs Bantamweighttitle DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,352→1,365 +13 1,362 – Ring of Combat 36 Ring of Combat
9 21 May 201121.8 yrs W2-0 Harley Leimbach 0-5 · 28.9 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R14:01 1.00 1,341→1,352 +10 862 – EFC - Bragging Rights 2 Extreme Fight Club
8 21 Apr 201121.7 yrs W1-0 Sergio da Silva 0-1 · 25.2 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,322→1,341 +20 1,150 – UCC 4: Supremacy Universal Combat Championship
7 23 Sep 201021.1 yrs W6-1 Eric Steppe 3-2 · 35.5 yrs –title Sub -- 1.00 1,289→1,322 +33 1,100 – Extreme Fight Club Extreme Fight Club am
6 17 Jul 201021.0 yrs W5-1 Zechariah Lange 2-0 Bantamweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R515:00 0.81 1,270→1,289 +18 1,148 – Raging Wolf 8: Cage Supremacy Raging Wolf MMA am
5 19 Jun 201020.9 yrs W4-1 Taylor Trahan 4-3 · 19.2 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:34 1.00 1,219→1,270 +52 1,144 – Combat Zone 33: Massacre in the Meadow Combat Zone am
4 12 Jun 201020.9 yrs W3-1 Ben Oesterling debut – Sub -- 1.00 1,176→1,219 +43 1,049 – Extreme Fight Club Extreme Fight Club am
3 22 May 201020.8 yrs W2-1 Eric Steppe 2-1 · 35.1 yrs – Sub -- 1.00 1,124→1,176 +52 1,052 – Pennsylvania Regional Pennsylvania Regional am
2 8 May 201020.8 yrs L1-1 Zechariah Lange 1-0 – DecisionSplit R39:00 0.44 1,129→1,124 -5 1,143 – Raging Wolf 7: Mayhem in the Mist 3 Raging Wolf MMA am
1 23 May 200919.8 yrs W1-0 Vincent Morales 1-0 – Sub -- 1.00 1,045→1,129 +84 1,145 – New York Regional New York Regional am