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Aljamain Sterling
Nickname: Funk Master
Age: 35
Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Reach: 71 in (180 cm)
Born: Uniondale, New York, U.S.
Fighting out of: Uniondale, New York, U.S.
Team: Serra-Longo Fight Team
Rank: 8
Record:
2024-04: Win Calvin Kattar FW #8 in 2024-03 Decision (unanimous)
2023-08: Loss Sean O'Malley BW #2 in 2023-07 TKO (punches)
2023-05: Win Henry Cejudo BW #C in 2020-05 Decision (split)
2022-10: Win T.J. Dillashaw TKO (punches)
2022-04: Win Petr Yan BW #1 in 2022-03 Decision (split)
2021-03: Win Petr Yan BW #Champion in 2021-02 DQ (illegal knee)
2020-06: Win Cory Sandhagen BW #4 in 2020-05 Submission (rear-naked choke)
2019-06: Win Pedro Munhoz BW #4 in 2019-06 Decision (unanimous)
2019-02: Win Jimmie Rivera BW #5 in 2019-01 Decision (unanimous)
2018-09: Win Cody Stamann BW #10 in 2018-08 Submission (Suloev stretch)
2018-04: Win Brett Johns BW #14 in 2018-03 Decision (unanimous)
2017-12: Loss Marlon Moraes BW #7 in 2017-11 KO (knee)
2017-07: Win Renan Barão Decision (unanimous)
2017-04: Win Augusto Mendes Decision (unanimous)
2017-01: Loss Raphael Assunção Decision (split)
2016-05: Loss Bryan Caraway BW #8 in 2016-04 Decision (split)
2015-12: Win Johnny Eduardo BW #8 in 2015-02 Submission (guillotine choke)
2015-04: Win Takeya Mizugaki BW #6 in 2015-02 Submission (arm-triangle choke)
2014-07: Win Hugo Viana TKO (punches)
2014-02: Win Cody Gibson Decision (unanimous)
2013-11: Win Joel Roberts Submission (rear-naked choke)
2012-08: Win Sidemar Honorio Submission (rear-naked choke)
2012-04: Win Casey Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke)
2011-10: Win Sean Santella Decision (unanimous)
2011-07: Win Evan Chmielski TKO (punches)
2011-06: Win Claudio Ledesma Decision (split)
2011-05: Win Harley Leimbach Submission (rear-naked choke)
2011-04: Win Sergio da Silva Decision (unanimous)