Aljamain Sterling

Aljamain Sterling
Born Aljamain Sterling
(1989-07-31) July 31, 1989
Uniondale, New York, U.S.
Other names Aljo
Trillbo Baggins
Funk Master
Dab Master
Jansport
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
Division Featherweight
Bantamweight
Reach 71 in (180 cm)[1]
Style Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling
Fighting out of Uniondale, New York, U.S.
Team Serra-Longo Fight Team
Rank Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2] under Matt Serra[3]
Wrestling NCAA Division III Wrestling[4]
Years active 2010-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 19
Wins 16
By knockout 2
By submission 7
By decision 7
Losses 3
By knockout 1
By decision 2
Website Official UFC Profile
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: July 23, 2014

Aljamain Antoine Sterling[5] (born July 31, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist of Jamaican descent. A professional since 2011, he made a name for himself competing in Cage Fury Fighting Championships, where he won and defended the Bantamweight Championship. He is signed with the UFC, fighting in its bantamweight division.[6] As of September 11, 2018, he is #7 in official UFC bantamweight rankings.[7]

Background

While at Uniondale High School sterling was on the wrestling team.[8]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Sterling started his career off in Ithaca, N.Y. at Team BombSquad. He finished up a successful collegiate wrestling career at SUNY-Cortland where he went 87-27 and was a two-time NCAA Division III All-American.[9] He earned the nickname “The Funk Master” from his unorthodox wrestling style. Sterling developed an interest for MMA when he met Jon Jones when they went to school together at Morrisville State College and trained on the wrestling team.[10]

Sterling started his amateur career in 2009 with a submission win. Prior to turning pro Sterling compiled a 6-1 amateur record with the lone lose coming by way of split decision, he would eventually avenge this loss. Sterling captured the Raging Wolf amateur Bantamweight Championship and Extreme FC amateur Featherweight Championship along the way.[11]

Sterling started his professional career 2-0, before earning a shot at the ROC Bantamweight Championship. He would go on to defeat Claudio Ledesma by split decision to capture the title.[12] Although this would turn out to be his last bout under the Ring of Combat organization, as he would later sign with Cage Fury Fighting Championships.

Sterling made his CFFC debut in a Featherweight bout against Evan Chmieleski. He won the fight by TKO with just two seconds left in the first round. This victory earned him a shot at the vacant CFFC Bantamweight Championship. Sterling defeated Sean Santella via unanimous decision to capture his second professional title. He would go on to defend the CFFC Bantamweight Championship on three occasions. Sterling finished all three of his title defenses by rear naked choke, which earned him the opportunity to compete in the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Sterling was scheduled to make his UFC debut at UFC 170 against Lucas Martins, replacing an injured Bryan Caraway.[13] However Martins was eventually injured as well and replaced by fellow UFC newcomer Cody Gibson.[14] Sterling won the fight via unanimous decision.[15]

Sterling made his second UFC appearance on July 16, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 45 against Hugo Viana.[16] After controlling the majority of the fight Sterling landed a barrage of punches from the mount position causing the referee to waive off the fight late in the third round.

Sterling was expected to face Mitch Gagnon at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine on October 4, 2014.[17] However, Sterling pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Rob Font.[18]

Following a quick recovery, Sterling was promptly rebooked and was expected to face Frankie Saenz on November 8, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 55.[19] However, Saenz was forced to withdraw from the bout and in turn promotional newcomer Michael Imperato was briefly linked as a replacement.[20] However, his signing was quickly rescinded[21] and as a result, Sterling was pulled from the event altogether.[22]

Sterling was expected to face Manvel Gamburyan on April 18, 2015 at UFC on Fox 15.[23] However, Gamburyan pulled out of the bout citing injury and was replaced by Takeya Mizugaki.[24] Sterling won the fight by submission in the third round.

Sterling faced Johnny Eduardo on December 10, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 80.[25] He won the fight via submission in the second round.[26]

Sterling next faced Bryan Caraway on May 29, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 88.[27] Despite dominating the first round, Sterling began to tire and would go on to lose the following two rounds and lose via split decision.[28]

Sterling was expected to face Raphael Assunção on December 9, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 102.[29] However, Sterling pulled out of the fight on November 23 citing injury.[30] Assunção was subsequently removed from the card.[31] The bout with Assunção was rescheduled and took place on January 28, 2017 at UFC on Fox 23.[32] Sterling lost the fight via split decision.[33]

Sterling faced Augusto Mendes on April 15, 2017 at UFC on Fox 24.[34] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[35]

Sterling faced Renan Barão on July 29, 2017 at UFC 214.[36] The fight was initially contracted to be contested at bantamweight, however on June 28, the CSAC announced that they would not license Barão to compete at that weight due to his struggle to make the required weight at UFC 177. The bout with Sterling proceeded as scheduled at a catchweight of 140 lbs.[37] Sterling won the bout by unanimous decision.[38]

Sterling was expected to face Rani Yahya on December 9, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 123.[39] However, Yahya pulled out from the event on November 7, 2017 due to injury,[40] and was replaced by Marlon Moraes.[41] He lost the fight via KO in the first round.[42]

Sterling faced Brett Johns on April 21, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 128.[43] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[44]

Sterling faced Cody Stamann on September 8, 2018 at UFC 228.[45] He won the fight via submission in the second round.[46]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 16–3 Cody Stamann Submission (modified kneebar) UFC 228 September 8, 2018 2 3:42 Dallas, Texas, United States
Win 15–3 Brett Johns Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee April 21, 2018 3 5:00 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss 14–3 Marlon Moraes KO (knee) UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega December 9, 2017 1 1:07 Fresno, California, United States
Win 14–2 Renan Barão Decision (unanimous) UFC 214 July 29, 2017 3 5:00 Anaheim, California, United States Catchweight (140 lbs) bout.
Win 13–2 Augusto Mendes Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis April 15, 2017 3 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Loss 12–2 Raphael Assunção Decision (split) UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña January 28, 2017 3 5:00 Denver, Colorado, United States
Loss 12–1 Bryan Caraway Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt May 29, 2016 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 12–0 Johnny Eduardo Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant December 10, 2015 2 4:18 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 11–0 Takeya Mizugaki Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold April 18, 2015 3 2:11 Newark, New Jersey, United States
Win 10–0 Hugo Viana TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Miller July 16, 2014 3 3:50 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 9–0 Cody Gibson Decision (unanimous) UFC 170 February 22, 2014 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 8–0 Joel Roberts Submission (rear-naked choke) CFFC 30: Sterling vs. Roberts November 2, 2013 1 1:49 King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States Defended the CFFC Bantamweight Championship.
Win 7–0 Sidemar Honorio Submission (rear-naked choke) CFFC 16: Williams vs. Jacoby August 24, 2012 2 4:05 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Defended the CFFC Bantamweight Championship.
Win 6–0 Casey Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke) CFFC 14: No Mercy April 14, 2012 3 2:11 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Defended the CFFC Bantamweight Championship.
Win 5–0 Sean Santella Decision (unanimous) CFFC 11: Danger Zone! October 22, 2011 5 5:00 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Won the CFFC Bantamweight Championship.
Win 4–0 Evan Chmielski TKO (punches) CFFC 10: Black Eye July 23, 2011 1 4:58 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Featherweight bout.
Win 3–0 Claudio Ledesma Decision (split) Ring of Combat 36 June 17, 2011 3 5:00 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Won the Ring of Combat Bantamweight Championship.
Win 2–0 Harley Leimbach Submission (rear-naked choke) EFC: Bragging Rights 2 May 21, 2011 1 4:01 Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 1–0 Sergio da Silva Decision (unanimous) UCC 4: Supremacy April 22, 2011 3 5:00 Morristown, New Jersey, United States

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See also

References

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  2. ↑ @FunkMaster_UFC (August 6, 2017). ""Guess who just got their #bjj brown-belt today!!"". Twitter. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ Mike Heck (August 16, 2017). "Aljamain Sterling opens up about Twitter thread with Cody Garbrandt". fansided.com.
  4. ↑ Eric Holden (February 3, 2015). "Aljamain Sterling on UFC Newark: 'You know why I'm here'". axs.com.
  5. ↑ http://boxing.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/boxingnvgov/content/results/2014_Results/02-22-14MMA.pdf
  6. ↑ http://mmatorch.com/2016/02/10/aljamain-sterling-says-hes-got-offers-from-ufc-bellator-wsof-and-one-fc-will-announce-decision-next-week/
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  8. ↑ https://projects.newsday.com/sports/mma/ufc-long-island-aljamain-sterling/
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  10. ↑ Mark Daniels (2011-06-22). "Aljamain Sterling on a similar path to success as mentor UFC Champ Jon Jones". MMAdiehards.com. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  11. ↑ "Aljamain Sterling "Funk Master"". mixedmartialarts.com. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  12. ↑ "Ring of Combat XXXVI Official Results". mixedmartialarts.com. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  13. ↑ Mike Whitman (2014-01-29). "Aljamain Sterling Replaces Injured Bryan Caraway, Faces Lucas Martins at UFC 170". MMAdiehards.com. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  14. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2014-02-12). "Cody Gibson replaces Lucas Martins, will face Aljamain Sterling at UFC 170". MMAfighting.com. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
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  16. ↑ MMAjunkie Staff (2014-04-23). "Aljamain Sterling vs. Hugo Viana added to UFC Fight Night 45 in Atlantic City". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  17. ↑ Cody Rempel (2014-07-31). "UFC Fight Night 54: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine – Halifax – October 4". TopMMANews.com. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
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  31. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2016-11-28). "Raphael Assuncao removed from UFC Albany card after Aljamain Sterling injury". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  32. ↑ Ariel Helwani (2016-12-07). "Raphael Assuncao vs. Aljamian Sterling slated for UFC on Fox 23". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  33. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2017-01-28). "UFC on FOX 23 results: Raphael Assuncao outpaces Aljamian Sterling for decision victory". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  34. ↑ Dan Hiergesell (2017-03-18). "Aljamain Sterling vs. Augusto Mendes added to UFC on Fox 24 on April 15". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  35. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2017-04-15). "UFC on FOX 24 results: Aljamain Sterling shows all-around skills, rebounds to beat Augusto Mendes". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  36. ↑ Damon Martin (2017-05-24). "Renan Barao returns to bantamweight, faces Aljamain Sterling at UFC 214". foxsports.com. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  37. ↑ Tristen Critchfield (2017-06-28). "CSAC denies Barao license at bantamweight; UFC 214 bout vs. Sterling now set for 140 pounds". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
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  39. ↑ Staff (2017-10-18). "Aljamain Sterling vs. Rani Yahya added to UFC Fight Night 123 in Fresno". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
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  41. ↑ "Aljamain Sterling gets Marlon Moraes as UFC-Fresno replacement opponent". MMAjunkie. 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  42. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 123 results: Marlon Moraes KOs Aljamain Sterling with ridiculous knee". MMAjunkie. 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  43. ↑ Staff (2018-02-08). "Aljamain Sterling vs. Brett Johns set for UFC Fight Night 128 in Atlantic City". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  44. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 128 results: Aljamain Sterling dominates previously unbeaten Brett Johns". MMAjunkie. 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  45. ↑ Mark Francescutti (2018-07-18). "UFC 228 in Dallas bouts revealed". sportsday.dallasnews.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  46. ↑ "UFC 228 results: Aljamain Sterling shines with incredible submission of Cody Stamann". MMAjunkie. 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
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