Record & Stats
Record26-5 (11 finishes)
Born
Jul 31, 1989
Age
36Y, 10M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
170 cm
Reach
180 cm
Ape Index
10 cm
Stoppages
11 (35%)
KO/TKO
3 (10%)
Submissions
8 (26%)
AnalyticsBeta
Championships
Wins1Record4-1 (1 finish)
UFCBantamweight
Aljamain Sterling MMA record
Aljamain Sterling's professional MMA record stands at 26-5 (11 finishes). The complete fight record below lists 31 bouts with opponent, result, method, round, and date. Sterling's latest recorded fight was a win against Youssef Zalal on Apr 25, 2026.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Apr 25, 2026 | Youssef Zalal | W | UD | 5 | β | β | Featherweight |
| 30 | Aug 23, 2025 | Brian Ortega | W | UD | 5 | β | β | Featherweight |
| 29 | Dec 7, 2024 | Movsar Evloev | L | UD | 3 | β | β | Featherweight |
| 28 | Apr 13, 2024 | Calvin Kattar | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Featherweight |
| 27 | Aug 19, 2023 | Sean O'Malley | L | TKO | 2 | Punches | β UFC Championship | Bantamweight |
| 26 | May 6, 2023 | Henry Cejudo | W | SD | 5 | β | ! UFC Championship | Bantamweight |
| 25 | Oct 22, 2022 | T.J. Dillashaw | W | TKO | 2 | Punches | ! UFC Championship | Bantamweight |
| 24 | Apr 9, 2022 | Petr Yan | W | SD | 5 | β | ! UFC Championship | Bantamweight |
| 23 | Mar 6, 2021 | Petr Yan | W | DQ | 4 | Illegal knee | + UFC Championship | Bantamweight |
| 22 | Jun 6, 2020 | Cory Sandhagen | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | β | Bantamweight |
| 21 | Jun 8, 2019 | Pedro Munhoz | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight |
| 20 | Feb 17, 2019 | Jimmie Rivera | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight |
| 19 | Sep 8, 2018 | Cody Stamann | W | SUB | 2 | Suloev stretch | β | Bantamweight |
| 18 | Apr 21, 2018 | Brett Johns | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight |
| 17 | Dec 9, 2017 | Marlon Moraes | L | KO | 1 | Knee | β | Bantamweight |
| 16 | Jul 29, 2017 | Renan BarΓ£o | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight |
| 15 | Apr 15, 2017 | Augusto Mendes | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight |
| 14 | Jan 28, 2017 | Raphael Assunção | L | SD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight |
| 13 | May 29, 2016 | Bryan Caraway | L | SD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight |
| 12 | Dec 10, 2015 | Johnny Eduardo | W | SUB | 2 | Guillotine choke | β | Bantamweight |
| 11 | Apr 18, 2015 | Takeya Mizugaki | W | SUB | 3 | Arm-triangle choke | β | Bantamweight |
| 10 | Jul 16, 2014 | Hugo Viana | W | TKO | 3 | Punches | β | Bantamweight |
| 9 | Feb 22, 2014 | Cody Gibson | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight |
| 8 | Nov 2, 2013 | Joel Roberts | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | ! CFFC Championship | Bantamweight |
| 7 | Aug 24, 2012 | Sidemar Honorio | W | SUB | 2 | Rear-naked choke | ! CFFC Championship | Bantamweight |
| 6 | Apr 14, 2012 | Casey Johnson | W | SUB | 3 | Rear-naked choke | ! CFFC Championship | Bantamweight |
| 5 | Oct 22, 2011 | Sean Santella | W | UD | 5 | β | + CFFC Championship | Bantamweight |
| 4 | Jul 23, 2011 | Evan Chmielski | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | Featherweight |
| 3 | Jun 17, 2011 | Claudio Ledesma | W | SD | 3 | β | + Ring of Combat Championship | Bantamweight |
| 2 | May 21, 2011 | Harley Leimbach | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | β | Bantamweight |
| 1 | Apr 22, 2011 | Sergio da Silva | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight |