Aljamain Sterling vs Takeya Mizugaki
Aljamain Sterling is 26-5-0; Takeya Mizugaki is 21-11-2. Takeya Mizugaki is 5 years older than Aljamain Sterling. Aljamain Sterling has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Takeya Mizugaki. They have met once: Aljamain Sterling 1, Takeya Mizugaki 0.
Style & credentials
- 2019Black belt · BJJMatt Serra
- 2011All-American · NCAA D3141 lb Catchweight
- 2010All-American · NCAA D3133 lb Catchweight
- —Uniondale High SchoolWrestling Folkstyle · 2004-2007
No background on record
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1490 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
2 early stoppages have 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
- L
- 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
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- 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, 2011Decision
Full record · 40 fightsShow less
- L
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson· Sep 28, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- L
- L
- WUFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw· May 24, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- L
- W
- L
- W
- LWEC 45: Cerrone vs Ratcliff· Dec 18, 2009Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- L
- WMasahiro OishiCage Force 9· Dec 6, 2008TKO · R2 · 0:57 · Bantamweight
- WDaisuke EndoCage Force 8· Sep 27, 2008SUB · R1 · 4:34 · Bantamweight
- WDaichi FujiwaraCage Force 7· Jun 22, 2008TKO · R1 · 2:38 · Bantamweight
- WSeiji OzukaCage Force 5· Dec 1, 2007Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- WKentaro ImaizumiCage Force 4· Sep 8, 2007Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- D
- LAtsushi YamamotoShooto· Feb 17, 2007Decision
- L
- DRyota MatsuneShooto· Jul 21, 2006DRAW
- WTakamaro WatariShooto· May 12, 2006TKO
- WTetsu SuzukiShooto· Dec 17, 2005Decision
- WTeriyuki MatsumotoShooto· Nov 6, 2005TKO · R1 · 0:13
- WShin KatoShooto· Sep 23, 2005Decision
- WNaoki YahagiShooto· Jun 3, 2005Decision
- WSatoshi YamashitaShooto· Feb 6, 2005Decision
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Frequently asked questions
Have Aljamain Sterling and Takeya Mizugaki ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Rockhold (Sat, Apr 18, 2015), where Aljamain Sterling won by Submission.
What are the records of Aljamain Sterling and Takeya Mizugaki?
Aljamain Sterling is 26-5-0 and Takeya Mizugaki is 21-11-2.
Who has the longer reach, Aljamain Sterling or Takeya Mizugaki?
Aljamain Sterling has the longer reach: 71" · 180 cm against 69" · 175 cm for Takeya Mizugaki, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Aljamain Sterling or Takeya Mizugaki?
Neither. Both stand 5'7" · 170 cm.
Who is older, Aljamain Sterling or Takeya Mizugaki?
Takeya Mizugaki is 42 and Aljamain Sterling is 37.
Who has more finishes, Aljamain Sterling or Takeya Mizugaki?
Aljamain Sterling has 11 wins inside the distance (3 by KO/TKO, 8 by submission); Takeya Mizugaki has 6 wins (5 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).