#4Aljamain SterlingAll-Around

Featherweight · 26-5 · orthodox

Last 5
WWLWL
Height
5'7"
170.18 cm
Reach
5'11"
180.34 cm
Age
37
Elo Rating
1751.2

Next fight: vs Kevin Vallejos

UFC Fight Night: Prochazka vs Stirling · Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · 3 rounds

Model win probability
59%/41%
Sterling / Vallejos
Stat comparison between Aljamain Sterling and Kevin Vallejos. A ▸ marks the better value where a higher or lower number is clearly better.
StatAljamain SterlingKevin Vallejos
Record26-518-1
Elo rating17511594
Age on fight night3724
Height170.18 cm170.18 cm
Reach180.34 cm172.72 cm
Strikes landed / min4.266.12
Strikes absorbed / min2.154.41
Takedowns / 15 min2.540.66
Takedown defense44%84%

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 132 Featherweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Absorbs only 2.15 significant strikes per minute — better than 91% of Featherweight fighters
  • Lands 52% of the significant strikes they throw — better than 84% of Featherweight fighters
  • Averages 2.54 takedowns per 15 minutes — better than 80% of Featherweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Stops only 44% of opponents' takedown attempts — worse than 82% of Featherweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    4.26
    Top 29%
  • Striking accuracy
    52%
    Top 16%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    2.15
    Top 9%
  • Striking defense
    59%
    Top 30%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    2.54
    Top 20%
  • Takedown accuracy
    32%
    Bottom 36%
  • Takedown defense
    44%
    Bottom 18%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.60
    Top 41%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1628, higher than 92% of Featherweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1751).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520255:51O'Malley15:00Kattar15:00Evloev25:00Ortega25:00Zalal
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

WYoussef Zalal
UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
2026-04-25 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WBrian Ortega
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
2025-08-23 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
LMovsar Evloev
UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
2024-12-07 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WCalvin Kattar
UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill
2024-04-13 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LSean O'MalleyTitle
UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
2023-08-19 · KO/TKO, R2 0:51
WHenry CejudoTitle
UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
2023-05-06 · Decision - Split, R5 5:00
WTJ DillashawTitle
UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
2022-10-22 · KO/TKO, R2 3:44
WPetr YanTitle
UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
2022-04-09 · Decision - Split, R5 5:00
WPetr YanTitle
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
2021-03-06 · DQ, R4 4:29
WCory Sandhagen
UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
2020-06-06 · Submission, R1 1:28
WPedro Munhoz
UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes
2019-06-08 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WJimmie Rivera
UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez
2019-02-17 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WCody Stamann
UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
2018-09-08 · Submission, R2 3:42
WBrett Johns
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
2018-04-21 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LMarlon Moraes
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
2017-12-09 · KO/TKO, R1 1:07
WRenan Barao
UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
2017-07-29 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WAugusto Mendes
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis
2017-04-15 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LRaphael Assuncao
UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena
2017-01-28 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LBryan Caraway
UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt
2016-05-29 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WJohnny Eduardo
UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant
2015-12-10 · Submission, R2 4:18
WTakeya Mizugaki
UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold
2015-04-18 · Submission, R3 2:11
WHugo Viana
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller
2014-07-16 · KO/TKO, R3 3:50
WCody Gibson
UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann
2014-02-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00