Saturday, May 6, 2023Prudential Center, Newark, United States
Aljamain Sterling defeated Henry Cejudo by Split Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Bantamweight title main event of UFC 288: Sterling vs Cejudo, held Saturday, May 6, 2023 at Prudential Center, Newark. The judges scored it 47-48, 48-47, 48-47, Aljamain Sterling won the decision.
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Aljamain Sterling vs Henry Cejudo
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Aljamain SterlingHenry Cejudo
0
Knockdowns0
135 / 210
Significant strikes99 / 174
64%
Sig. strike accuracy57%
186 / 261
Total strikes143 / 219
4 / 15
Takedowns3 / 8
27%
Takedown accuracy38%
4:00
Control time5:06
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Aljamain SterlingHenry Cejudo
5138%3535%
Head
5037%3030%
Body
3425%3434%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
55%35%10%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Aljamain Sterling135 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
4141/100
3232/41
3030/33
Clinch
66/8
1616/17
22/3
Ground
44/4
22/2
22/2
Henry Cejudo99 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
2727/86
2121/28
3434/38
Clinch
77/12
99/9
0
Ground
11/1
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Aljamain SterlingHenry Cejudo
R1
20
7
10-910-910-9
R2
29
31
10-910-910-9
R3
26
15
10-910-910-9
R4
36
19
10-910-910-9
R5
24
27
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Aljamain Sterling
0
Knockdowns0
20 / 34
Significant strikes7 / 18
59%
Sig. strike accuracy39%
29 / 43
Total strikes15 / 26
2 / 3
Takedowns1 / 1
67%
Takedown accuracy100%
1:37
Control time1:47
Round 2Judges: Henry Cejudo
0
Knockdowns0
29 / 55
Significant strikes31 / 53
53%
Sig. strike accuracy58%
29 / 55
Total strikes31 / 53
0 / 2
Takedowns0 / 2
0%
Takedown accuracy0%
0:00
Control time0:02
Round 3Judges: Henry Cejudo
0
Knockdowns0
26 / 29
Significant strikes15 / 29
90%
Sig. strike accuracy52%
45 / 48
Total strikes38 / 53
1 / 6
Takedowns1 / 1
17%
Takedown accuracy100%
1:30
Control time1:43
Round 4Judges: Aljamain Sterling
0
Knockdowns0
36 / 52
Significant strikes19 / 33
69%
Sig. strike accuracy58%
52 / 68
Total strikes24 / 38
1 / 3
Takedowns0 / 2
33%
Takedown accuracy0%
0:38
Control time0:46
Round 5Judges: Henry Cejudo
0
Knockdowns0
24 / 40
Significant strikes27 / 41
60%
Sig. strike accuracy66%
31 / 47
Total strikes35 / 49
0 / 1
Takedowns1 / 2
0%
Takedown accuracy50%
0:15
Control time0:48
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
21
Aljamain Sterling
2
Henry Cejudo
●48-47 Sterling×17●49-46 Sterling×4●48-47 Cejudo×2
All 23 media scorecards
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com49-46Sterling
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com49-46Sterling
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com49-46Sterling
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com49-46Sterling
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com48-47Sterling
- Michael DeSantis · MMASucka.com48-47Sterling
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com48-47Sterling
- Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com48-47Sterling
- MMAJunkie.com48-47Sterling
- Jake Noecker · The Scrap News48-47Sterling
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com48-47Sterling
- Phil Murphy · ESPN48-47Sterling
- Nolan King · MMAJunkie.com48-47Sterling
- Chris De Santiago · MiddleEasy.com48-47Sterling
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com48-47Sterling
- Nick Baldwin · theScore48-47Sterling
- BloodyElbow.com48-47Sterling
- Daniel Yanofsky · The Sporting News48-47Sterling
- Dan Levi · Best Fight Picks48-47Sterling
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno48-47Sterling
- Alex Behunin · MMA Mania48-47Sterling
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com48-47Cejudo
- MMAMania.com48-47Cejudo
Fan Scorecards
1,859 fan scorecards submitted
56%
Aljamain Sterling
1%
Draw
43%
Henry Cejudo
●48-47 Sterling39.5%●48-47 Cejudo39.3%●49-46 Sterling14.1%●49-46 Cejudo2.9%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
95%
Sterling
R2
66%
Cejudo
R3
59%
Cejudo
R4
92%
Sterling
R5
93%
Cejudo
Betting Odds
Aljamain Sterling
-115
53% implied win probability
Open: -115Best: +110
Henry Cejudo
+114
47% implied win probability
Open: -109Best: +400
Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Aljamain Sterling | Henry Cejudo |
|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | -110 | -120 |
| BetOnline | +105 | -125 |
| BetUS | +105 | -135 |
| Betway | +110 | -154 |
| Bovada | +100 | -115 |
| Cloudbet | -108 | -108 |
| DraftKings | -550 | +400 |
| FanDuel | -260 | +196 |
| MyBookie | -109 | -116 |
| Pinnacle | -101 | -114 |
| sportsbetio | -109 | -133 |
| sports-interaction | -105 | -130 |
| unibet | -103 | -122 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Aljamain Sterling lands 2.54 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 81% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Aljamain Sterling
Folkstyle WrestlingBJJ
- 2019Black belt · BJJMatt Serra
- 2011All-American · NCAA D3141 lb
- 2010All-American · NCAA D3133 lb
- —Uniondale High SchoolWrestling Folkstyle · 2004-2007
Henry Cejudo
Freestyle Wrestling
- 2008Champion · Olympics55 kg freestyle
- 2008Champion · Us Olympic Team Trials55 kg freestyle
- 2007Champion · Pan American Games55 kg freestyle
- 2007Bronze · Wrestling World Cup
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
50%55%
Head
31%29%
Body
19%17%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Aljamain Sterlinglast 7 fights
49%19%32%
Henry Cejudolast 4 fights
64%24%12%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Aljamain Sterling· from fights outside the UFC Henry Cejudo· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.263.83
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aljamain Sterling · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersHenry Cejudo · Good · better than 64% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.153.84
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aljamain Sterling · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersHenry Cejudo · Below avg · better than 37% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.541.78
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aljamain Sterling · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersHenry Cejudo · Good · better than 66% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
32%30%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aljamain Sterling · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fightersHenry Cejudo · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
45%72%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aljamain Sterling · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fightersHenry Cejudo · Good · better than 69% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.600.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aljamain Sterling · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersHenry Cejudo · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.26
Strikes landed / min3.83
2.15
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.84
2.54 / 7.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.78 / 5.9
32%
Takedown accuracy30%
45%
Takedown defence72%
4:46
Control time / fight2:47
0.60
Submission attempts / 15 min0.10
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
Aljamain Sterling23 UFC fights · 1407 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
33%463/1364
18%260/416
15%218/286
Clinch
3%41/79
10%136/152
2%32/39
Ground
14%199/269
3%47/54
1%11/16
Henry Cejudo16 UFC fights · 838 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
37%313/1051
16%130/184
16%135/159
Clinch
7%58/111
12%97/120
0%2/6
Ground
10%86/116
2%13/17
0%4/5
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
Aljamain Sterling14 of 31 ended early · 45%17 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
Henry Cejudo9 of 22 ended early · 41%13 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Aljamain Sterling3-2
- 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
- WUFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean Zombie · Apr 9, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- 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
- LUFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs Peña · Jan 28, 2017Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt · May 29, 2016Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- 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, 2011DEC
Henry Cejudo1-4
- LUFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2 · Dec 6, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- L
- LUFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria · Feb 17, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- L
- W
Full record · 22 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- WUFC 227: Dillashaw vs Garbrandt 2 · Aug 4, 2018Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Flyweight
- W
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: A Tournament of Champions · Dec 3, 2016Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum · Nov 21, 2015Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Miocic · Dec 13, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WElias GarciaLegacy FC 27 · Jan 31, 2014Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
- WRyan HollisLegacy FC 24 · Oct 11, 2013Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
- WMiguelito MartiGladiator Challenge · May 18, 2013TKO · R1 · 1:43 · Bantamweight
- WAnthony SessionWFF 10: Cejudo vs. Session · Apr 19, 2013TKO · R1 · 4:23 · Bantamweight
- WSean BarnettGladiator Challenge · Mar 24, 2013TKO · R1 · 4:55
- WMike PoeWFF: Pascua Yaqui Fights 4 · Mar 2, 2013SUB · R1 · 1:25 · Bantamweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Aljamain Sterling vs Henry Cejudo?
Aljamain Sterling defeated Henry Cejudo by Split Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Bantamweight title main event of UFC 288: Sterling vs Cejudo, held Saturday, May 6, 2023 at Prudential Center, Newark. The judges scored it 47-48, 48-47, 48-47, Aljamain Sterling won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Aljamain Sterling vs Henry Cejudo?
The judges scored it 47-48, 48-47, 48-47, Aljamain Sterling won the decision.
Was Aljamain Sterling vs Henry Cejudo a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 56% of 1859 fan cards scored it for Aljamain Sterling; 91% of 23 media scores picked Aljamain Sterling.