Catch Weight 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Brian Ortega v Aljamain Sterling
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang, Sat, Aug 23, 2025, Shanghai, Hebei, China
Referee Herb Dean
Referee Herb Dean
Aljamain Sterling won by Unanimous decision, R5 5:00. Ben Cartlidge 45 - 50. David Lethaby 45 - 50. Vito Paolillo 45 - 50.
“T-City”
Height 5'8", Reach 69", Stance Switch, Age 34 on the night
Coming in 8-4-0 in the UFC over 13 fights
“Funk Master”
Height 5'7", Reach 71", Stance Orthodox, Age 36 on the night
Coming in 16-5-0 in the UFC over 21 fights
01/Round by round
5 of 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
| Brian Ortega | Aljamain Sterling | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 2 of 28 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 27 of 44 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 9 of 40 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 13 of 54 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 21 of 42 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 35 of 52 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 45:00 | 13 of 37 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 0 | 25 of 39 | 1 of 1 | 1:36 | 0 |
| Round 55:00 | 10 of 27 | 0 of 1 | 0:06 | 0 | 24 of 38 | 2 of 4 | 2:19 | 0 |
| Fight, 25:00 | 55 of 174 | 0 of 2 | 0:08 | 0 | 124 of 227 | 3 of 6 | 3:55 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 25.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.