Aljamain Sterling vs Cory Sandhagen
Aljamain Sterling is 26-5-0; Cory Sandhagen is 18-7-0. Aljamain Sterling is 3 years older than Cory Sandhagen. Aljamain Sterling has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Cory Sandhagen. Cory Sandhagen is 4" · 10 cm taller than Aljamain Sterling. They have met once: Aljamain Sterling 1, Cory Sandhagen 0.
Style & credentials
- 2019Black belt · BJJMatt Serra
- 2011All-American · NCAA D3141 lb
- 2010All-American · NCAA D3133 lb
- —Uniondale High SchoolWrestling Folkstyle · 2004-2007
- —Brown belt · BJJEliot Marshall
- —Champion · Wka
- —Champion · Wkanational / North American
- —Kickboxing undefeated (exact record not sourced)Record
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
1 early stoppage has no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- WUFC Fight Night: Sterling vs Zalal · Apr 25, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Walker vs Zhang · Aug 23, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Catchweight
- LUFC 310: Pantoja vs Asakura · Dec 7, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- L
Full record · 31 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Velasquez · Feb 17, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Lee · Apr 21, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Reis · Apr 15, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- L
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- W
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- WJoel RobertsCFFC 30: Sterling vs. Roberts · Nov 2, 2013SUB · R1 · 1:49 · Bantamweight
- WSidemar HonorioCFFC 16 · Aug 24, 2012SUB · R2 · 4:05 · Bantamweight
- WCasey JohnsonCFFC 14 · Apr 14, 2012SUB · R3 · 2:11 · Bantamweight
- W
- WEvan ChmieleskiCFFC 10 : Black Eye · Jul 23, 2011TKO · R1 · 4:58 · Featherweight
- W
- WHarley LeimbachExtreme Fight Club · May 21, 2011SUB
- WSergio da SilvaUniversal Combat Championship · Apr 21, 2011DEC
- LUFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2 · Jul 11, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2 · Oct 4, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo · May 3, 2025TKO · R2 · 4:08 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov · Aug 3, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Font · Aug 5, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Catchweight
Full record · 25 fightsShow less
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- W
- LUFC 267: Blachowicz vs Teixeira · Oct 30, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Bantamweight
- L
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- WUFC 241: Cormier vs Miocic · Aug 17, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
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- WJose AguayoLFA 31: Moffett vs. Le · Jan 19, 2018TKO · R1 · 1:07 · Featherweight
- WToninho GavinhoLFA 24: Frincu vs. Millender · Oct 13, 2017TKO · R1 · 3:00 · Featherweight
- L
- WClay WimerRFA 43: Camozzi vs. Barnes · Sep 9, 2016Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WJosh HuberSCL 50 · Jul 16, 2016Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WDalton GoddardParamount MMA · Apr 15, 2016SUB · R1 · 3:38 · Featherweight
- WAndrew TennesonRFA 34: Velickovic vs. Smith · Jan 15, 2016Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WBruce SessemanPrize FC 9: Bakken Brawlers · May 30, 2015SUB · R1 · 1:16 · Bantamweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
- WTKO · ROUND 2 · 3:44Sat, Oct 22, 2022LSplit Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jul 24, 2021
- WSplit Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Apr 9, 2022LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Oct 30, 2021
- LTKO · ROUND 1 · 1:07Sat, Dec 9, 2017WTKO · ROUND 2 · 1:03Sun, Oct 11, 2020
- LSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Jan 28, 2017WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Aug 17, 2019
Frequently asked questions
Have Aljamain Sterling and Cory Sandhagen ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 250: Nunes vs Spencer (Sat, Jun 6, 2020), where Aljamain Sterling won by Submission.
What are the records of Aljamain Sterling and Cory Sandhagen?
Aljamain Sterling is 26-5-0 and Cory Sandhagen is 18-7-0.
Who has the longer reach, Aljamain Sterling or Cory Sandhagen?
Aljamain Sterling has the longer reach: 71" · 180 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Cory Sandhagen, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Aljamain Sterling or Cory Sandhagen?
Cory Sandhagen is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; Aljamain Sterling stands 5'7" · 170 cm.
Who is older, Aljamain Sterling or Cory Sandhagen?
Aljamain Sterling is 37 and Cory Sandhagen is 34.
Who has more finishes, Aljamain Sterling or Cory Sandhagen?
Aljamain Sterling has 11 wins inside the distance (3 by KO/TKO, 8 by submission); Cory Sandhagen has 11 wins (8 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission).