Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Walker vs Zhang
Catchweight3 rounds scheduled
Brian Ortega
Brian Ortega
“T-City”
16-5-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Aljamain Sterling def. Brian Ortega (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
WIN
Aljamain Sterling
Aljamain Sterling
“Funk Master”
26-5-0
Saturday, August 23, 2025
Shanghai Indoor Stadium, Xuhui District, China

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.

Fight stats

Brian Ortega
Aljamain Sterling
0
Knockdowns
0
55 of 174
Significant strikes
124 of 227
32%
Sig. strike accuracy
55%
100 of 225
Total strikes
153 of 262
0 of 2
Takedowns
3 of 6
0%
Takedown accuracy
50%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:08
Control time
3:55
Significant strikes by target
30 of 138
Head
77 of 175
20 of 29
Body
21 of 26
5 of 7
Leg
26 of 26
54 of 173
Distance
100 of 198
0 of 0
Clinch
7 of 7
1 of 1
Ground
17 of 22

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
2 of 28
Sig. str.
27 of 44
2 of 28
Total str.
27 of 44
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
9 of 40
Sig. str.
13 of 54
9 of 40
Total str.
13 of 54
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
21 of 42
Sig. str.
35 of 52
21 of 42
Total str.
35 of 52
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
13 of 37
Sig. str.
25 of 39
29 of 55
Total str.
35 of 49
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:02
Ctrl
1:36
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
10 of 27
Sig. str.
24 of 38
39 of 60
Total str.
43 of 63
0 of 1
Takedowns
2 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:06
Ctrl
2:19

Judges' Scorecards

Ben Cartlidge
#OrtegaSterling
1910
2910
3910
4910
5910
Total4550
David Lethaby
#OrtegaSterling
1910
2910
3910
4910
5910
Total4550
Vito Paolillo
#OrtegaSterling
1910
2910
3910
4910
5910
Total4550

Media Scores

0
Ortega
–
7
Sterling
●50–45 Sterling×7
All 7 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

0%
Ortega
100%
Sterling
62 fan scorecards submitted
●50–45 Sterling72.6%●49–46 Sterling17.7%●48–47 Sterling3.2%●50–44 Sterling3.2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
97%
Sterling
R2
98%
Sterling
R3
97%
Sterling
R4
97%
Sterling
R5
76%
Sterling

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

16-5-0 (1 NC)
Record
26-5-0
0
Win Streak
2
35
Age
36
5'8"
173 cm
Height
5'7"
170 cm
69"
175 cm
Reach
71"
180 cm
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Stance
—
Catchweight
Weight Class
Catchweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.84
SLpM
4.26
37%
Str. Acc.
52%
6.38
SApM
2.15
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.93
TD Avg.
2.54
25%
TD Acc.
32%
54%
TD Def.
44%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Brian Ortega · 1-4
  • L
    Aljamain Sterling
    UFC Fight Night: Walker vs ZhangSat, Aug 23, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Catchweight
  • L
    Diego Lopes
    UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs DvalishviliSat, Sep 14, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Yair Rodriguez
    UFC Mexico CitySun, Feb 25, 2024
    Submission · R3 · 0:58 · Featherweight
  • L
    Yair Rodriguez
    UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs RodriguezSat, Jul 16, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 4:11 · Featherweight
  • L
    Alexander Volkanovski
    UFC 266: Volkanovski vs OrtegaSat, Sep 25, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
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 · Catchweight
  • 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

Career Averages

Based on 13 fights · 23 fights
56.8
Avg sig. strikes
61.2
0.85
Avg takedowns
2.43
1:11
Avg control time
4:46
127
Career high strikes
174
3
Career high TDs
8

Strike Distribution

Brian Ortega
Strike target
Aljamain Sterling
71%
Head
50%
18%
Body
31%
11%
Leg
19%
Brian Ortega
Strike position
Aljamain Sterling
89%
Distance
67%
6%
Clinch
15%
5%
Ground
18%