Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt
Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled
Aljamain Sterling
Aljamain Sterling
“Funk Master”
26-5-0
RESULT

Bryan Caraway def. Aljamain Sterling (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Bryan Caraway
Bryan Caraway
“Kid Lightning”
21-9-0
Sunday, May 29, 2016

Bryan Caraway defeated Aljamain Sterling by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt, held Sunday, May 29, 2016.

Fight stats

Aljamain Sterling
Bryan Caraway
0
Knockdowns
0
32 of 64
Significant strikes
9 of 31
50%
Sig. strike accuracy
29%
56 of 91
Total strikes
69 of 96
1 of 3
Takedowns
3 of 6
33%
Takedown accuracy
50%
2
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
3:51
Control time
6:34
Significant strikes by target
9 of 34
Head
8 of 28
14 of 18
Body
1 of 3
9 of 12
Leg
0 of 0
22 of 50
Distance
9 of 30
7 of 9
Clinch
0 of 1
3 of 5
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
7 of 20
Sig. str.
1 of 4
28 of 41
Total str.
28 of 31
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
2
Sub. att
0
3:40
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
19 of 34
Sig. str.
6 of 18
21 of 37
Total str.
26 of 42
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:11
Ctrl
2:42
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
6 of 10
Sig. str.
2 of 9
7 of 13
Total str.
15 of 23
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
3:52
Referee
Jason Herzog
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

26-5-0
Record
21-9-0
2
Win Streak
0
36
Age
41
5'7"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
68"
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Stance
—
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile

4.26
SLpM
2.53
52%
Str. Acc.
34%
2.15
SApM
3.61
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

2.54
TD Avg.
2.57
32%
TD Acc.
25%
44%
TD Def.
80%
—
Sub. Avg.
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Recent form (last 5 fights)

Aljamain Sterling · 3-2
  • W
    Youssef Zalal
    UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs ZalalSat, Apr 25, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Brian Ortega
    UFC Fight Night: Walker vs ZhangSat, Aug 23, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · weightClass.Catch Weight
  • L
    Movsar Evloev
    UFC 310: Pantoja vs AsakuraSat, Dec 7, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Calvin Kattar
    UFC 300: Pereira vs HillSat, Apr 13, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Sean O'Malley
    UFC 292: Sterling vs O'MalleySat, Aug 19, 2023
    TKO · R2 · 0:51 · Bantamweight
Bryan Caraway · 2-3
  • L
    Pedro Munhoz
    The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters FinaleFri, Nov 30, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 2:39 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Cody Stamann
    UFC 222: Cyborg vs. KunitskayaSat, Mar 3, 2018
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Aljamain Sterling
    UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs GarbrandtSun, May 29, 2016
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Eddie Wineland
    UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao IISat, Jul 25, 2015
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Raphael Assuncao
    UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs SaffiedineSat, Oct 4, 2014
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight

Career Averages

Based on 23 fights · 10 fights
61.2
Avg sig. strikes
30.9
2.43
Avg takedowns
1.90
4:46
Avg control time
3:43
174
Career high strikes
61
8
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Aljamain Sterling
Strike target
Bryan Caraway
50%
Head
80%
31%
Body
10%
19%
Leg
9%
Aljamain Sterling
Strike position
Bryan Caraway
67%
Distance
87%
15%
Clinch
11%
18%
Ground
2%