Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Matt Serra[7]
Wrestling
NCAA Division III Wrestling All-American[8]
Years active
2010–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total
28
Wins
24
By knockout
3
By submission
8
By decision
12
By disqualification
1
Losses
4
By knockout
2
By decision
2
University
Morrisville State College, BA in physical education
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Aljamain Sterling (born July 31, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where he is a former UFC Bantamweight Champion.[9] Sterling is the first UFC champion to win a title by disqualification. He also competed for Cage Fury Fighting Championship, where he is the former Cage Fury Fighting Championship Bantamweight Champion. As of April 16, 2024, he is #8 in UFC featherweight rankings[10] and as of February 20, 2024, #15 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.[11]
^Michael Rothstein (June 2, 2019). "Wrestling allowed Aljamain Sterling to make his own path". espn.com.
^"Fight Card – UFC Fight Night Machida vs. Rockhold". UFC.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
^"Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
^"Ray Longo on why Aljamain Sterling doesn't get enough credit: 'He's not a conventional fighter'". MMA Junkie. May 24, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
^"Matt Serra: Aljamain Sterling Will 'Break The Jaw' Of Alexander Volkanovski In Super Fight". MMA News | UFC News, Results & Interviews. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
^Heck, Mike (October 12, 2022). "Aljamain Sterling's coach believes champ 'gained respect back from fanbase' ahead of UFC 280: 'We took a lot of s***'". MMA Fighting. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
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AljamainSterling scrapped from UFC 256". MMAFighting.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020. "UFC 259 gets third title fight with Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling...
featured bout of the preliminary card. Former UFC Bantamweight Champion AljamainSterling made his promotional debut at featherweight against Calvin Kattar...
2019. A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion AljamainSterling and Sean O'Malley headlined the event. A UFC Women's Strawweight Championship...
288: AljamainSterling Retains Against Henry Cejudo, Bad Blood Boils Over with O'Malley". Cageside Press. Retrieved May 8, 2023. "AljamainSterling def...
kimura submission in the first round. Yahya was expected to face AljamainSterling on December 9, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 123. However, Yahya pulled...
165. In turn, Sandhagen was removed from the card. Sandhagen faced AljamainSterling on June 6, 2020, at UFC 250 in a bout that UFC president Dana White...
Bantamweight Championship title unification rematch between current champion AljamainSterling and former champion/current interim title holder Petr Yan took place...
champions under his guidance: Francis Ngannou (UFC Heavyweight Champion), AljamainSterling (UFC Bantamweight Champion) and Sean Strickland (UFC Middleweight...
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most decision wins in UFC Bantamweight division history (8) Tied (AljamainSterling) for the longest win streak in UFC Bantamweight division history (9)...
2019. A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion AljamainSterling and former UFC Flyweight and Bantamweight Champion Henry Cejudo headlined...
substitute. A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion AljamainSterling and former two-time champion T.J. Dillashaw was originally targeted...
Bantamweight Champion Renan Barão a bout at that weight class against AljamainSterling, due to his previous weight issues at UFC 177, in Sacramento, California...
following a knee injury. Kattar faced former UFC Bantamweight champion AljamainSterling on April 13, 2024 at UFC 300. Kattar lost the fight by unanimous decision...
targeted a UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion AljamainSterling and former two-time champion T.J. Dillashaw as the main event, but...
com. Retrieved January 8, 2017. "UFC Long Island: AljamainSterling". 29 June 2017. "AljamainSterling | UFC". 14 September 2018. "Notable Long Islanders"...
A UFC Bantamweight Championship rematch between current champion AljamainSterling and the former champion Petr Yan was expected to take place at this...
defenses (two during first reign, one during second reign) Tied (AljamainSterling & Renan Barao) for second most title fight wins in UFC Bantamweight...
Night: No bonus awarded. Performance of the Night: Cody Garbrandt, AljamainSterling, Sean O'Malley and Alex Perez The following is the reported payout...
Yan def. José Aldo UFC 251 Abu Dhabi, UAE Jul 12, 2020 237 days 9 AljamainSterling UFC 259 Las Vegas, NV, US Mar 6, 2021 896 days 1. def. interim champion...
August 2023). "UFC 292: Sean O'Malley Defends Takedowns, Knocks Out AljamainSterling". Cageside Press. Retrieved 20 August 2023. Dewar, Val (2024-01-21)...
Damon (5 January 2022). "Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 3, AljamainSterling vs. Petr Yan 2 booked for UFC 272". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 6 January...
with Petr Yan vs. AljamainSterling rebooking". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07. Staff (2020-11-22). "Yan vs. Sterling UFC title fight canceled"...
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