Ground game
54 CThin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
- 2.54 takedowns / 15 at 32% accuracy
- 0.64 submission attempts / 15 · 8 career sub wins
Featherweight · Champion
“Funk Master”
26-5
SLpM
4.26
SApM
1.58
Str Acc
62%
Str Def
69%
TD Avg
2.54
TD Acc
32%
TD Def
100%
Sub Avg
0.64
Pocket striker — high-IQ problem solver, elite sprawl
Fight IQ
Built from FightMetric rates, method shares, and 7 loaded UFC rows. Timing and agility are tape proxies, not lab measurements.
IQ
Ground
Defense
Counter
Reaction
proxy
Agility
proxy
TD react
Chin
Striking defense
Hard to hit clean. Low absorb rate and a quiet chin record — opponents have to work for every clean look.
Takedown reaction
Sprawls on time. Level changes get stuffed at a rate that keeps this fight standing when they want it standing.
Durability
Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.
Ground game
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Counter punching
Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.
Aljamain Sterling “Funk Master” is a 37-year-old Orthodox featherweight out of USA, camped at Serra-Longo Fight Team . The tape read: pocket striker — high-iq problem solver, elite sprawl. Career mark 26-5-0 — 3 by KO/TKO, 8 by submission, 15 by decision. Fight IQ grades B+ (81).
What works. Striking defense is the standout at 93 (A+). Hard to hit clean. Low absorb rate and a quiet chin record — opponents have to work for every clean look. Ground game C on 2.54 TD/15 and 0.64 sub attempts. Striking defense A+ at 69% / 1.58 SApM. Counter punching C; punching agility C+ (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction A on 100% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 7 loaded UFC rows.
Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (54, C). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.
Recent tape (7 bouts): W 4351319 (Decision - Unanimous R5) · W Ortega (Decision - Unanimous R5) · L 4029275 (Decision - Unanimous R3) · W Kattar (Decision - Unanimous R3) · L 4205093 (KO/TKO R2). Form index positive over the last 5. 4 of those wins reached the championship minutes — cardio and late IQ are real.
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Hard to hit clean. Low absorb rate and a quiet chin record — opponents have to work for every clean look.
Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.
Average-plus reactions. Gets touched, but rarely frozen in place when the shot or the shot-to-takedown comes.
Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.
Sprawls on time. Level changes get stuffed at a rate that keeps this fight standing when they want it standing.
Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.
| Date | Opponent | Res | Method | Rnd | Sig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2026 | Fighter 4351319 | W | Decision - Unanimous | 5 5:00 | 46/89 |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Brian Ortega | W | Decision - Unanimous | 5 5:00 | 124/227 |
| Dec 8, 2024 | Fighter 4029275 | L | Decision - Unanimous | 3 5:00 | 12/26 |
| Apr 14, 2024 | Calvin Kattar | W | Decision - Unanimous | 3 5:00 | 39/71 |
| Aug 20, 2023 | Fighter 4205093 | L | KO/TKO | 2 0:51 | 17/35 |
| May 7, 2023 | Fighter 3023388 | W | Decision - Split | 5 5:00 | 135/210 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Fighter 2611719 | W | KO/TKO | 2 3:44 | 72/93 |