Fighter Profile
USCountry
Aljamain Sterling
“Funk Master”
#4 Featherweight
26-5-0Record
37Age
5′7″Height
71″Reach
OrthodoxStance
Serra-Longo Fight TeamTeam
USCountryFeatherweightDivision
Finish rate
KO/TKO
3 (12%)
Submission
8 (31%)
Decision
14 (54%)
26 wins — 5 losses, 0 draws.
Upcoming Fight
Kevin Vallejos
UFC Fight Night 294 · Sat, November 21, 2026 · 1:00 PM ET
Fight History
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Youssef Zalal | Unanimous DecisionR5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 274 - Sterling vs. Zalal | Sat, April 25, 2026 |
| W | Brian Ortega | Unanimous DecisionR5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang | Sat, August 23, 2025 |
| L | Movsar Evloev | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC 310 - Pantoja vs. Asakura | Sat, December 7, 2024 |
| W | Calvin Kattar | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC 300 - Pereira vs. Hill | Sat, April 13, 2024 |
| L | Sean Daniel O'Malley | KO/TKOR2 · 0:51 | UFC 292 | Sat, August 19, 2023 |
| W | Henry Cejudo | Split DecisionR5 · 5:00 | UFC 288 - Sterling vs. Cejudo | Sat, May 6, 2023 |
| W | T.J. Dillashaw | KO/TKOR2 · 3:44 | UFC 280 - Oliveira vs. Makhachev | Sat, October 22, 2022 |
| W | Petr Yan | Split DecisionR5 · 5:00 | UFC 273 - Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie | Sat, April 9, 2022 |
| W | Petr Yan | DQR4 · 4:29 | UFC 259 - Blachowicz vs. Adesanya | Sat, March 6, 2021 |
| W | Cory James Sandhagen | SubmissionR1 · 1:28 | UFC 250 - Nunes vs. Spencer | Sat, June 6, 2020 |
| W | Pedro Munhoz | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC 238 - Cejudo vs. Moraes | Sat, June 8, 2019 |
| W | Jimmie Rivera | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC on ESPN 1 - Ngannou vs. Velasquez | Sun, February 17, 2019 |
| W | Cody Stamann | SubmissionR2 · 3:42 | UFC 228 - Woodley vs. Till | Sat, September 8, 2018 |
| W | Brett Johns | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 128 - Barboza vs. Lee | Sat, April 21, 2018 |
| L | Marlon Moraes | KO/TKOR1 · 1:07 | UFC Fight Night 123 - Swanson vs. Ortega | Sat, December 9, 2017 |
| W | Renan Barao | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC 214 | Sat, July 29, 2017 |
| W | Augusto Mendes | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC on Fox 24 - Johnson vs. Reis | Sat, April 15, 2017 |
| L | Raphael Assuncao | Split DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC on Fox 23 - Shevchenko vs. Pena | Sat, January 28, 2017 |
| L | Bryan Caraway | Split DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 88 - Almeida vs. Garbrandt | Sun, May 29, 2016 |
| W | Johnny Eduardo | SubmissionR2 · 4:18 | UFC Fight Night 80 - Namajunas vs. VanZant | Thu, December 10, 2015 |
| W | Takeya Mizugaki | SubmissionR3 · 2:11 | UFC on Fox 15 - Machida vs. Rockhold | Sat, April 18, 2015 |
| W | Hugo Viana | KO/TKOR3 · 3:50 | UFC Fight Night 45 - Cerrone vs. Miller | Wed, July 16, 2014 |
| W | Cody Gibson | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC 170 - Rousey vs. McMann | Sat, February 22, 2014 |
| W | Joel Roberts | SubmissionR1 · 1:49 | CFFC 30 - Sterling vs. Roberts | Sat, November 2, 2013 |
| W | Sidemar Honorio | SubmissionR2 · 4:05 | CFFC 16 - Williams vs. Jacoby | Fri, August 24, 2012 |
| W | Casey Johnson | SubmissionR3 · 2:11 | CFFC 14 - No Mercy | Sat, April 14, 2012 |
| W | Sean Santella | Unanimous DecisionR5 · 5:00 | CFFC 11 - Danger Zone! | Sat, October 22, 2011 |
| W | Evan Chmielski | KO/TKOR1 · 4:58 | CFFC 10 - Black Eye | Sat, July 23, 2011 |
| W | Claudio Ledesma | Split DecisionR3 · 5:00 | ROC 36 - Ring of Combat 36 | Fri, June 17, 2011 |
| W | Harley Leimbach | SubmissionR1 · 4:01 | EFC - Bragging Rights 2 | Sat, May 21, 2011 |
| W | Sergio da Silva | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UCC 4 - Supremacy | Fri, April 22, 2011 |
