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Aljamain Sterling stats

Career striking and grappling numbers for Aljamain Sterling, with every tracked fight below.

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Career totals

Across UFC

Tracked bouts
23
Strikes landed / min
4.26
Strike accuracy
53%
Strikes absorbed / min
2.15
Takedowns / 15 min
2.54
Control time
33%
Average fight time
14:23

Rates are computed over the 23 bouts whose finish time we hold.

Where they rank

All-time boards where Aljamain Sterling sits in the top 25.

All MMA
UFC

Fight by fight

Every bout we hold official statistics for, newest first.

DateEventOpponentResultSignificant strikesOpp. sig. strikesTotal strikesTakedownsKnockdownsSubmission attemptsControl time
Apr 25, 2026UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs ZalalYoussef ZalalWIN · UD · R5 5:0046 of 8935 of 65220 of 2936 of 110113:49
Aug 23, 2025UFC Fight Night: Walker vs ZhangBrian OrtegaWIN · UD · R5 5:00124 of 22755 of 174153 of 2623 of 6003:55
Dec 7, 2024UFC 310: Pantoja vs AsakuraMovsar EvloevLOSS · UD · R3 5:0012 of 268 of 2645 of 676 of 8006:16
Apr 13, 2024UFC 300: Pereira vs HillCalvin KattarWIN · UD · R3 5:0039 of 718 of 2989 of 1288 of 130010:43
Aug 19, 2023UFC 292: Sterling vs O'MalleySean O'MalleyLOSS · TKO · R2 0:5117 of 3525 of 3524 of 460 of 2000:34
May 6, 2023UFC 288: Sterling vs CejudoHenry CejudoWIN · SD · R5 5:00135 of 21099 of 174186 of 2614 of 15004:00
Oct 22, 2022UFC 280: Oliveira vs MakhachevTJ DillashawWIN · TKO · R2 3:4472 of 938 of 26148 of 1815 of 8027:06
Apr 9, 2022UFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean ZombiePetr YanWIN · SD · R5 5:0062 of 11063 of 10391 of 1432 of 22008:31
Mar 6, 2021UFC 259: Blachowicz vs AdesanyaPetr YanWIN · DQ · R4 4:2997 of 23086 of 137119 of 2601 of 17003:25
Jun 6, 2020UFC 250: Nunes vs SpencerCory SandhagenWIN · SUB · R1 1:282 of 31 of 210 of 120 of 1021:13
Jun 8, 2019UFC 238: Cejudo vs MoraesPedro MunhozWIN · UD · R3 5:00174 of 349105 of 265175 of 3500 of 7000:00
Feb 17, 2019UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs VelasquezJimmie RiveraWIN · UD · R3 5:00101 of 17624 of 84129 of 2060 of 7002:44
Sep 8, 2018UFC 228: Woodley vs TillCody StamannWIN · SUB · R2 3:4233 of 7412 of 4363 of 1052 of 9022:52
Apr 21, 2018UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs LeeBrett JohnsWIN · UD · R3 5:0089 of 15227 of 89117 of 1813 of 9001:21
Dec 9, 2017UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs OrtegaMarlon MoraesLOSS · TKO · R1 1:073 of 107 of 143 of 100 of 0000:00
Jul 29, 2017UFC 214: Cormier vs Jones 2Renan BaraoWIN · UD · R3 5:0071 of 12119 of 85112 of 1661 of 1005:40
Apr 15, 2017UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs ReisAugusto MendesWIN · UD · R3 5:0083 of 16130 of 91162 of 2462 of 6006:00
Jan 28, 2017UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs PeñaRaphael AssuncaoLOSS · SD · R3 5:0052 of 17239 of 10152 of 1720 of 3000:02
May 29, 2016UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs GarbrandtBryan CarawayLOSS · SD · R3 5:0032 of 649 of 3156 of 911 of 3023:51
Dec 10, 2015UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs VanZantJohnny EduardoWIN · SUB · R2 4:1823 of 614 of 2449 of 902 of 2013:28
Apr 18, 2015UFC Fight Night: Machida vs RockholdTakeya MizugakiWIN · SUB · R3 2:1132 of 5413 of 4260 of 843 of 15017:35
Jul 16, 2014UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs MillerHugo VianaWIN · TKO · R3 3:5062 of 9815 of 4694 of 1324 of 4008:34
Feb 22, 2014UFC 170: Rousey vs McMannCody GibsonWIN · UD · R3 5:0046 of 8918 of 53132 of 1773 of 5037:54

Strike Distribution

Strike target
  • Head703 of 1712
  • Body443 of 622
  • Leg261 of 341

Totals across 23 tracked fights.

Strike position
  • Distance941 of 2066
  • Clinch209 of 270
  • Ground257 of 339

Totals across 23 tracked fights.

Rivalries

Totals across every meeting with the same opponent.

OpponentRecordSignificant strikesTakedownsKnockdownsControl time
Petr Yan2 fights2–0159 of 3403 of 39011:56

As published elsewhere

Career averages exactly as each source publishes them. The totals above are ours, computed from every tracked bout.

UFC careerRecord: 26-5-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
Significant strikes
4.26per min
Top 28% in the UFC
Sig. strike accuracy
52%
SApM
2.15per min
Top 12% in the UFC
Str. Def.
59%
Takedowns
2.54per 15 min
Top 19% in the UFC
Takedown accuracy
32%
TD Def.
44%
Submission attempts
0.6per 15 min
Top 40% in the UFC

Percentiles compare this fighter with 1497 UFC fighters who have five or more tracked fights.