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// Roster Index›Featherweight›Dossier · Aljamain Sterling
// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
// EXT_SOURCESTAPOLOGY SHERDOG UFC
Aljamain Sterling
// SUBJECT_004
UNI🇺🇸
// LIVE_FEED
REC_004
// CONFIDENCE! LIVE
UFC · ACTIVE_ROSTERRANKED #4STOCK +1FEATHERWEIGHT

Aljamain
Sterling

// CALLSIGN"Funk Master"·UNITED STATES
HEIGHT
5'7"
REACH
5'11"
AGE
36
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Featherweight
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 31 bouts
WIN
26
LOSS
5
DRAW
0
// WIN_RATE
84%
26/31 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
44%
AVERAGE
// L5 FORM2W STREAK · 3-2
LWLWW
Stock +1 over the last 90 days.
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: LIVE
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 54% of wins are by dec.

// HOW_WIN

Banks rounds on the scorecard — pace and positioning over splash damage.

// VULNERABILITY

Volume strikers have outpointed across full fights — output drops after R2.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Per-fight averages from UFC Stats, normalized over career sample. Bench bar = division median. Cyan = above median, amber = below.

SOURCE · UFCSTATS
// SLPM▲ ABOVE
4.45
Strikes Landed/Min
division median 2.77
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
52%
Striking Accuracy
division median 48%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
2.21
Strikes Absorbed/Min
division median 2.73
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
59%
Striking Defense
division median 53%
// TD AVG▲ ABOVE
2.45
Takedowns/15 min
division median 1.50
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
30%
Takedown Accuracy
division median 40%
// TD DEF▼ BELOW
44%
Takedown Defense
division median 60%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
0.60
Submissions/15 min
division median 0.50
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (26)
n = 26
KO/TKO · 3
SUB · 8
DEC · 14
3
KO/TKO
12%
8
SUB
31%
14
DEC
54%
// LOSSES (5)
n = 5
KO/TKO · 2
DEC · 3
2
KO/TKO
40%
0
SUB
0%
3
DEC
60%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
44% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 3 fights
12%
SUBANY ROUND · 8 fights
31%
DECFULL FIGHT · 14 fights
54%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Composite scores derived from per-fight performance, normalized across the division. 10 attributes scored 0-100.

// DNA_PROFILE_
10 ATTRIBUTES · 0-100
KO POWER20TD DEFENSE20GRAPPLING60CHIN80STRIKING66CARDIO79AGGRESSION58SUB THREAT51STR DEFENSE76RECOVERY80
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
Strongest in Chin. Lowest reading in TD Defense.
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100APR 2011WAPR 2011WMAY 2011WJUN 2011WJUL 2011WOCT 2011WAPR 2012WAUG 2012WNOV 2013WFEB 2014WJUL 2014WAPR 2015WDEC 2015LMAY 2016LJAN 2017WAPR 2017WJUL 2017LDEC 2017WAPR 2018WSEP 2018WFEB 2019WJUN 2019WJUN 2020WMAR 2021WAPR 2022WOCT 2022WMAY 2023LAUG 2023WAPR 2024LDEC 2024WAUG 2025WAPR 2026// SCORE

Peaked at 100 (W vs Honorio), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 100.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
30/31 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
2
7%
2
7%
1
3%
-
-
5
total
SUB
3
10%
3
10%
2
7%
-
-
8
total
DEC
-
-
12
40%
-
5
17%
17
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 4 of 30 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
55%, fights often go the distance
// CAMP_PASSPORT · 07_

WHERE THE TRAINING HAPPENS

Camp affiliation matters for stylistic predictions. Who you spend 200 rounds a week with shapes how you fight on Saturday.

// CURRENT_GYM_
Serra-Longo - Long Island, NY
// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
BALANCED

Style tags inferred from per-fight rate stats: striking-first, wrestling-heavy, sub grappling, cage defense.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
31 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

WVS Youssef Zalal
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R5
5:00
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 274 - Sterling vs. Zalal
DATE · Apr 25, 2026
WVS Brian Ortega
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R5
5:00
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 257 - Walker vs. Zhang
DATE · Aug 23, 2025
LVS Movsar Evloev
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC 310 - Pantoja vs. Asakura
DATE · Dec 7, 2024
WVS Calvin Kattar
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC 300 - Pereira vs. Hill
DATE · Apr 13, 2024
LVS Sean O'Malley
KO/TKO
TKO (Punches)
R2
0:51
EVENT · UFC 292 - Sterling vs. O'Malley
DATE · Aug 19, 2023
WVS Henry Cejudo
Decision
Decision (Split)
R5
5:00
EVENT · UFC 288 - Sterling vs. Cejudo
DATE · May 6, 2023
WVS T.J. Dillashaw
KO/TKO
TKO (Punches)
R2
3:44
EVENT · UFC 280 - Oliveira vs. Makhachev
DATE · Oct 22, 2022
WVS Petr Yan
Decision
Decision (Split)
R5
5:00
EVENT · UFC 273 - Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie
DATE · Apr 9, 2022
WVS Petr Yan
DQ
Disqualification (Illegal Knee)
R4
4:29
EVENT · UFC 259 - Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
DATE · Mar 6, 2021
WVS Cory Sandhagen
Submission
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
R1
1:28
EVENT · UFC 250 - Nunes vs. Spencer
DATE · Jun 6, 2020
WVS Pedro Munhoz
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC 238 - Cejudo vs. Moraes
DATE · Jun 8, 2019
WVS Jimmie Rivera
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC on ESPN 1 - Ngannou vs. Velasquez
DATE · Feb 17, 2019
// FAQ · 09_

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Featherweight. Professional record 26-5. Ranked #4 by the UFC.

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