1174
ELO RATING

Aljamain Sterling

"Funk Master"

MMA Record: 25-5-0
UFC Record: 17-5-0
Weight Class: Featherweight (Ranked #5)
Fighting Style: Kickboxer
Hometown: United States
Trains at: Serra-Longo - Long Island, NY

Aljamain Sterling "Funk Master" - UFC Fighter Profile

Aljamain Sterling is a professional mixed martial arts fighter competing in the UFC Featherweight division and is ranked #5. Born in United States, Aljamain Sterling has compiled an MMA record of 25-5-0 with a UFC record of 17-5-0. Known for their Kickboxer fighting style, Aljamain Sterling trains at Serra-Longo - Long Island, NY in United States. With an ELO rating of 1174, Aljamain Sterling ranks #19 out of 2678 UFC fighters. Aljamain Sterling is scheduled to face Youssef Zalal at UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal on 2026-04-25.

Career Highlights: Aljamain Sterling has 17 wins in the UFC. Aljamain Sterling lands an average of 4.45 significant strikes per minute and averages 2.45 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Upcoming Fight

Event
UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
Date
2026-04-25
Weight Class
Featherweight
Aljamain Sterling
ELO
1174
VS
Youssef Zalal
ELO
1111

Fight Results Breakdown

22
Total Fights
Biggest Win
TJ Dillashaw in 2022
Opponent ELO: 1181

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 7'
Weight
Featherweight
Reach
71'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Jul 31 1989
Age
36
Peak ELO
1186
ELO Rank
19 of 2678
Strength of Schedule
442-150-4
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1062.0
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1058.3

Performance Statistics

SLpM
4.45
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
52%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.21
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
59%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
2.45
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
30%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.6
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Aljamain Sterling Fight History

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2025-08-23 UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang Brian Ortega U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -500
2024-12-07 UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura Movsar Evloev U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2024-04-13 UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill Calvin Kattar U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2023-08-19 UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley Sean O'Malley KO/TKO Punches 2 0:51 Loss -
2023-05-06 UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo Henry Cejudo S-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2022-10-22 UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev TJ Dillashaw KO/TKO Punches 2 3:44 Win -
2022-04-09 UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie Petr Yan S-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2021-03-06 UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Petr Yan DQ 4 4:29 Win -
2020-06-06 UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer Cory Sandhagen SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 1:28 Win -
2019-06-08 UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes Pedro Munhoz U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2019-02-17 UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez Jimmie Rivera U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2018-09-08 UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till Cody Stamann SUB Suloev Stretch 2 3:42 Win -
2018-04-21 UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee Brett Johns U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2017-12-09 UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega Marlon Moraes KO/TKO Knee 1 1:07 Loss -
2017-07-29 UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 Renan Barao U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2017-04-15 UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis Augusto Mendes U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2017-01-28 UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena Raphael Assuncao S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2016-05-29 UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt Bryan Caraway S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2015-12-10 UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant Johnny Eduardo SUB Guillotine Choke 2 4:18 Win -
2015-04-18 UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold Takeya Mizugaki SUB Arm Triangle 3 2:11 Win -
2014-07-16 UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller Hugo Viana KO/TKO Punches 3 3:50 Win -
2014-02-22 UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann Cody Gibson U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

Aljamain Sterling ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
22 2025-08-23 Brian Ortega 1110 Win +14 1174
21 2024-12-07 Movsar Evloev 1109 Loss -19 1160
20 2024-04-13 Calvin Kattar 1082 Win +12 1179
19 2023-08-19 Sean O'Malley 1113 Loss -19 1167
18 2023-05-06 Henry Cejudo 1141 Win 0 1186
17 2022-10-22 TJ Dillashaw 1181 Win +22 1186
16 2022-04-09 Petr Yan 1148 Win 0 1164
15 2021-03-06 Petr Yan 1133 Win 0 1164
14 2020-06-06 Cory Sandhagen 1080 Win +18 1164
13 2019-06-08 Pedro Munhoz 1140 Win +16 1146
12 2019-02-17 Jimmie Rivera 1074 Win +14 1130
11 2018-09-08 Cody Stamann 1016 Win +17 1116
10 2018-04-21 Brett Johns 1052 Win +15 1099
9 2017-12-09 Marlon Moraes 1000 Loss -21 1084
8 2017-07-29 Renan Barao 1101 Win +17 1105
7 2017-04-15 Augusto Mendes 986 Win +12 1088
6 2017-01-28 Raphael Assuncao 1075 Loss 0 1076
5 2016-05-29 Bryan Caraway 1079 Loss 0 1076
4 2015-12-10 Johnny Eduardo 1019 Win +19 1076
3 2015-04-18 Takeya Mizugaki 1021 Win +20 1057
2 2014-07-16 Hugo Viana 1022 Win +21 1037
1 2014-02-22 Cody Gibson 1000 Win +16 1016

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