Aljamain Sterling defeated Brian Ortega by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Catchweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Walker vs Zhang, held Saturday, August 23, 2025 at Shanghai Indoor Stadium, Xuhui District. The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45, 50-45, Aljamain Sterling won the decision.
Brian Ortega vs Aljamain Sterling
Fight stats: totals
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Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 7 media scorecards
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com50-45Sterling
- Nick Baldwin · theScore50-45Sterling
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com50-45Sterling
- Mike Heck · MMAFighting.com50-45Sterling
- Sherdog.com50-45Sterling
- Mathis Desjardins · Cageside Press50-45Sterling
- MMAMania.com50-45Sterling
Fan Scorecards
62 fan scorecards submitted
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 19 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Brian Ortega | Aljamain Sterling | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4casters | +400 | -519 | |
| 4Cx | +396 | -514 | |
| Bet105 | +392 | -490 | |
| BetAnything | +360 | -510 | |
| BetMGM | +380 | -525 | |
| BetOnline | +395 | -510 | |
| BetRivers | +400 | -590 | |
| BetUS | +381 | -520 | |
| Betway | +350 | -500 | |
| Bookmaker | +362 | -500 | |
| Bovada | +405 | -520 | |
| Caesars | +400 | -550 | |
| Circa | +325 | -400 | |
| Cloudbet | +546 | -1020 | |
| DraftKings | +390 | -520 | |
| FanDuel | +380 | -265 | |
| Pinnacle | +404 | -507 | |
| Stake | +420 | -500 | |
| SXBet | +365 | -488 |
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.
- Brian Ortega absorbs 6.38 significant strikes a minute, more than 97% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
- 2013Black belt · BJJRener Gracie
- 2014RFA Featherweight ChampionshipResurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA)
- 2011RITC Featherweight ChampionshipRespect in the Cage (RITC)
- 2018LFA announcement dated 2018-02-06, cited as a reference on Wikipedia. The archived page could not be fetched directly in this session, so the claim rests on the citation title plus Wikipedia's use of it.
- 2019Black belt · BJJMatt Serra
- 2011All-American · NCAA D3141 lb
- 2010All-American · NCAA D3133 lb
- —Uniondale High SchoolWrestling Folkstyle · 2004-2007
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 1499 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
2 early stoppages have no logged time
1 early stoppage has no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- LUFC Fight Night: Walker vs Zhang · Aug 23, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Catchweight
- LUFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs Dvalishvili · Sep 14, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- L
- LUFC 266: Volkanovski vs Ortega · Sep 25, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Full record · 22 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Jung · Oct 18, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- NC
- WKeoni KochRFA 12: Ortega vs. Koch · Jan 24, 2014SD · Featherweight
- W
- WThomas GuimondRespect in the Cage · May 4, 2013Submission
- WCarlos GarcesRespect in the Cage · Mar 11, 2011DEC
- WChris MercadoRespect in the Cage · Jan 15, 2011DEC
- WVincent MartinezRespect in the Cage · Jul 24, 2010Submission
- WBrady HarrisonGladiator Challenge · Jun 27, 2010Unanimous Decision
- WJohn SassoneGladiator Challenge · Apr 25, 2010Submission · R1 · 1:48
- 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
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs VanZant · Dec 10, 2015Submission · R2 · 4:18 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Rockhold · Apr 18, 2015Submission · R3 · 2:11 · Bantamweight
- W
- W
- WJoel RobertsCFFC 30: Sterling vs. Roberts · Nov 2, 2013Submission · R1 · 1:49 · Bantamweight
- WSidemar HonorioCFFC 16 · Aug 24, 2012Submission · R2 · 4:05 · Bantamweight
- WCasey JohnsonCFFC 14 · Apr 14, 2012Submission · R3 · 2:11 · Bantamweight
- W
- WEvan ChmieleskiCFFC 10 : Black Eye · Jul 23, 2011TKO · R1 · 4:58 · Featherweight
- W
- WHarley LeimbachExtreme Fight Club · May 21, 2011Submission
- WSergio da SilvaUniversal Combat Championship · Apr 21, 2011DEC
Frequently asked questions
Who won Brian Ortega vs Aljamain Sterling?
Aljamain Sterling defeated Brian Ortega by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Catchweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Walker vs Zhang, held Saturday, August 23, 2025 at Shanghai Indoor Stadium, Xuhui District. The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45, 50-45, Aljamain Sterling won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Brian Ortega vs Aljamain Sterling?
The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45, 50-45, Aljamain Sterling won the decision.
Was Brian Ortega vs Aljamain Sterling a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 100% of 62 fan cards scored it for Aljamain Sterling; 100% of 7 media scores picked Aljamain Sterling.