Aljamain Sterling (26-5, 11) was born in Uniondale, New York, U.S. on July 31, 1989. At the age of 21 years on April 22, 2011, he made his professional MMA debut against Sergio da Silva, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On February 22, 2014, 24-year old Aljamain Sterling made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC 170 against a 26-year old Cody Gibson, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
He became the UFC bantamweight champion on March 6, 2021 at age 31 on his 23rd professional MMA fight at UFC 259 after defeating a 28-year old Petr Yan via 4-round disqualification.
Sterling's last fight was a 5-round unanimous decision win against Youssef Zalal at UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal at age 36 on April 25, 2026. He is on a 2-fight winning streak.
He has fought 23 times in the UFC, and has a record of 18 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Aljamain Sterling's best fights have been against T.J. Dillashaw, Petr Yan, Henry Cejudo, Johnny Eduardo, Cory Sandhagen, Hugo Viana and Cody Stamann. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Aljamain Sterling".
Sterling has 5 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Aljamain Sterling Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31  | Apr 25, 2026 36 years, 8 months 26-5 (11) | 29 years, 7 months 18-5-1 (14) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | Win |
30  | Aug 23, 2025 36 years 25-5 (11) | 34 years, 6 months 16-4 (11) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | Win |
29  | Dec 7, 2024 35 years, 4 months 24-5 (11) | 30 years, 9 months 18-0 (7) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Loss |
28  | Apr 13, 2024 34 years, 8 months 24-4 (11) | 36 years 23-7 (13) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Win |
27  | Aug 19, 2023 34 years 23-4 (11) | 28 years, 9 months 16-1 (12) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | Loss Punches Lost UFC bantamweight title |
26  | May 6, 2023 33 years, 9 months 23-3 (11) | 36 years, 2 months 16-2 (8) | UFC | BT | 5 | SD | Win Defended UFC bantamweight title |
25  | Oct 22, 2022 33 years, 2 months 22-3 (11) | 36 years, 8 months 17-4 (11) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | Win Punches Defended UFC bantamweight title |
24  | Apr 9, 2022 32 years, 8 months 21-3 (10) | 29 years, 1 month 16-2 (8) | UFC | BT | 5 | SD | Win Defended UFC bantamweight title |
23 | Mar 6, 2021 31 years, 7 months 20-3 (10) | 28 years 15-1 (8) | UFC | BT | 4 | DQ | Win Illegal knee Won UFC bantamweight title |
22  | Jun 6, 2020 30 years, 10 months 19-3 (10) | 28 years, 1 month 12-1 (7) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
21  | Jun 8, 2019 29 years, 10 months 18-3 (9) | 32 years, 9 months 18-3 (13) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Win |
20  | Feb 17, 2019 29 years, 6 months 17-3 (9) | 29 years, 7 months 22-2 (5) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Win |
19  | Sep 8, 2018 29 years, 1 months 16-3 (9) | 28 years, 9 months 17-1 (8) | UFC | BT | 2 | SUB | Win Suloev stretch |
18  | Apr 21, 2018 28 years, 8 months 15-3 (8) | 26 years, 2 months 15-0 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Win |
17  | Dec 9, 2017 28 years, 4 months 14-3 (8) | 29 years, 7 months 19-5-1 (13) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | Loss Knee |
16  | Jul 29, 2017 27 years, 11 months 14-2 (8) | 30 years, 5 months 34-4 (23) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Win |
15 | Apr 15, 2017 27 years, 8 months 13-2 (8) | Augusto Mendes | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Win |
14  | Jan 28, 2017 27 years, 5 months 12-2 (8) | 34 years, 6 months 23-5 (13) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | Loss |
13  | May 29, 2016 26 years, 9 months 12-1 (8) | 31 years, 9 months 20-7 (18) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | Loss |
12  | Dec 10, 2015 26 years, 4 months 12-0 (8) | 37 years, 4 months 27-9 (20) | UFC | BT | 2 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke |
11  | Apr 18, 2015 25 years, 8 months 11-0 (7) | 31 years, 4 months 20-8-2 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | SUB | Win Arm-triangle choke |
10  | Jul 16, 2014 24 years, 11 months 10-0 (6) | 31 years, 9 months 8-1 (1) | UFC | BT | 3 | TKO | Win Punches |
9  | Feb 22, 2014 24 years, 6 months 9-0 (5) | 26 years, 5 months 11-3 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Win |
8 | Nov 2, 2013 24 years, 3 months 8-0 (5) | Joel Roberts | BT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke Defended CFFC bantamweight title | |
7 | Aug 24, 2012 23 years 7-0 (4) | Sidemar Honorio | BT | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke Defended CFFC bantamweight title | |
6 | Apr 14, 2012 22 years, 8 months 6-0 (3) | Casey Johnson | BT | 3 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke Defended CFFC bantamweight title | |
5 | Oct 22, 2011 22 years, 2 months 5-0 (2) | Sean Santella | BT | 5 | UD | Win Won CFFC bantamweight title | |
4 | Jul 23, 2011 21 years, 11 months 4-0 (2) | Evan Chmielski | FT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
3  | Jun 17, 2011 21 years, 10 months 3-0 (1) | 28 years, 2 months 4-1 (3) | BT | 3 | SD | Win Won Ring of Combat bantamweight title | |
2 | May 21, 2011 21 years, 9 months 2-0 (1) | Harley Leimbach | BT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
1 | Apr 22, 2011 21 years, 8 months 1-0 (0) | Sergio da Silva | BT | 3 | UD | Win |
