Aljamain Sterling

“Funk Master”

Aljamain Sterling "Funk Master" is an active Featherweight fighter with a N/A Sherdog full record. CageVault tracks this fighter profile with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI predictions, betting odds, and DFS research.

Fighter Profile Overview

Aljamain Sterling is an active Featherweight mixed martial artist. The profile data says career record is 16-5-0, UFC record is 18-5-0, nationality is United States, team is Serra-Longo Fight Team, stance is Orthodox, height is 5' 7", reach is 71". CageVault uses this page as a fighter research hub with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI prediction links, odds research, and DFS tools.

The most recent logged fight is a win against Youssef Zalal at UFC Fight Night 274 - Sterling vs. Zalal on Apr 25 2026 by Decision (Unanimous). Across the latest 5 logged bouts, the recent form line is 3-2 with 1 finish.

The striking profile lists 4.45 significant strikes landed per minute, 2.21 significant strikes absorbed per minute, 52% striking accuracy, 59% striking defense. The grappling data lists 2.45 takedowns per 15 minutes, 30% takedown accuracy, 44% takedown defense, 0.6 submission attempts per 15 minutes. Those fields help separate striking pace, defensive reliability, takedown risk, and submission activity before a matchup is compared against betting lines.

The listed win mix includes 3 KO/TKO wins, 8 submission wins, 14 decision wins. CageVault currently lists a 42.3% finish rate. The finish profile gives readers a quick way to compare knockout, submission, and decision paths when researching upcoming UFC matchups.

Full Record
N/A
UFC Record
18-5-0
Weight Class
Featherweight
Nationality
United States
Team
Serra-Longo Fight Team

Career Statistics

Recent Fights

Result Opponent Method Event Date
WIN Youssef Zalal Decision (Unanimous) UFC Fight Night 274 - Sterling vs. Zalal Apr 25 2026
WIN Brian Ortega Decision (Unanimous) UFC Fight Night 257 - Walker vs. Zhang Aug 23 2025
LOSS Movsar Evloev Decision (Unanimous) UFC 310 - Pantoja vs. Asakura Dec 07 2024
WIN Calvin Kattar Decision (Unanimous) UFC 300 - Pereira vs. Hill Apr 13 2024
LOSS Sean O'Malley TKO (Punches) UFC 292 - Sterling vs. O'Malley Aug 19 2023
WIN Henry Cejudo Decision (Split) UFC 288 - Sterling vs. Cejudo May 06 2023
WIN T.J. Dillashaw TKO (Punches) UFC 280 - Oliveira vs. Makhachev Oct 22 2022
WIN Petr Yan Decision (Split) UFC 273 - Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie Apr 09 2022
WIN Petr Yan Disqualification (Illegal Knee) UFC 259 - Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Mar 06 2021
WIN Cory Sandhagen Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) UFC 250 - Nunes vs. Spencer Jun 06 2020

CageVault Research Notes

  • 34 logged professional fights in the profile data; the table below shows the 10 most recent entries.
  • Latest activity signal: Apr 25 2026 vs. Youssef Zalal.
  • 6/6 core UFC-style stat fields are populated for search and matchup research.
  • UFC experience is detected from profile links, organization data, or logged fight events.
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