1. Aljamain Antoine Sterling was born on July 31,1989 and is an American professional mixed martial artist.
56 Facts About Aljamain Sterling
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Aljamain Sterling currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is a former UFC Bantamweight Champion.
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Aljamain Sterling competed for Cage Fury Fighting Championship, where he is a former Cage Fury Fighting Championship Bantamweight Champion.
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Aljamain Sterling was born in 1989 in Uniondale, New York to Jamaican parents, Cleveland and Sophia Aljamain Sterling.
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Aljamain Sterling grew up with seven full siblings and at least 12 half-siblings.
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Unable to catch up with the grades to reach Division I, Aljamain Sterling opted to enroll at Morrisville State College where he continued wrestling.
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Aljamain Sterling graduated from Cortland with a bachelor's degree in physical education.
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Aljamain Sterling started his amateur career in 2009 with a submission win.
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Aljamain Sterling captured the Raging Wolf amateur Bantamweight Championship and Extreme FC amateur Featherweight Championship along the way.
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Aljamain Sterling would go on to defeat Claudio Ledesma by split decision to capture the title.
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Aljamain Sterling made his CFFC debut in a Featherweight bout against Evan Chmieleski.
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Aljamain Sterling won the fight by TKO with just two seconds left in the first round.
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Aljamain Sterling defeated Sean Santella via unanimous decision to capture his second professional title.
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Aljamain Sterling would go on to defend the CFFC Bantamweight Championship on three occasions.
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Aljamain Sterling finished all three of his title defenses by rear naked choke, which earned him the opportunity to compete in the UFC.
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Aljamain Sterling was scheduled to make his UFC debut at UFC 170 against Lucas Martins, replacing an injured Bryan Caraway.
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Aljamain Sterling made his second UFC appearance on July 16,2014, at UFC Fight Night 45 against Hugo Viana.
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Aljamain Sterling was expected to face Mitch Gagnon at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine on October 4,2014.
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However, Aljamain Sterling pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Rob Font.
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However, his signing was quickly rescinded and as a result, Aljamain Sterling was pulled from the event altogether.
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Aljamain Sterling was expected to face Manny Gamburyan on April 18,2015, at UFC on Fox 15.
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Aljamain Sterling won the fight by submission in the third round.
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Aljamain Sterling faced Johnny Eduardo on December 10,2015, at UFC Fight Night 80.
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Aljamain Sterling won the fight via submission in the second round.
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Aljamain Sterling next faced Bryan Caraway on May 29,2016, at UFC Fight Night 88.
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Aljamain Sterling was expected to face Raphael Assuncao on December 9,2016, at UFC Fight Night 102.
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Aljamain Sterling faced Augusto Mendes on April 15,2017, at UFC on Fox 24.
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Aljamain Sterling faced Renan Barao on July 29,2017, at UFC 214.
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The bout with Aljamain Sterling proceeded as scheduled at a catchweight of 140 lbs.
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Aljamain Sterling was expected to face Rani Yahya on December 9,2017, at UFC Fight Night 123.
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Aljamain Sterling lost the fight via KO in the first round.
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Aljamain Sterling faced Brett Johns on April 21,2018, at UFC Fight Night 128.
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Aljamain Sterling faced Cody Stamann on September 8,2018, at UFC 228.
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Aljamain Sterling won the fight via submission in the second round.
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Aljamain Sterling faced Jimmie Rivera on February 17,2019, at UFC on ESPN 1.
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Aljamain Sterling faced Pedro Munhoz on June 8,2019, at UFC 238.
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Aljamain Sterling faced Cory Sandhagen on June 6,2020, at UFC 250 in a bout that UFC president Dana White confirmed to be a bantamweight title eliminator.
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Aljamain Sterling won the bout via submission in the first round.
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Aljamain Sterling was expected to face Petr Yan for the UFC Bantamweight Championship on December 12,2020, at UFC 256.
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Aljamain Sterling won the fight by disqualification due to an intentional illegal knee in the fourth round, becoming the new UFC Bantamweight Champion.
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Aljamain Sterling became the first fighter in UFC history to win a championship by disqualification.
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Aljamain Sterling won the close bout and defended the title via split decision.
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Aljamain Sterling faced Henry Cejudo on May 6,2023, at UFC 288.
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Aljamain Sterling won the fight by split decision and retained his title.
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Aljamain Sterling faced Sean O'Malley on August 19,2023, at UFC 292.
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Aljamain Sterling lost the fight by second-round technical knockout and lost his title.
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Aljamain Sterling moved up to the featherweight division and faced Calvin Kattar on April 13,2024, at UFC 300.
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Aljamain Sterling was scheduled to face Movsar Evloev on October 5,2024 at UFC 307.
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However, Aljamain Sterling withdrew from the fight due to an injury sustained in sparring.
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Aljamain Sterling has competed in submission grappling, defeating Damien Nitkin at High Rollerz 18 on August 13,2022.
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Aljamain Sterling was originally booked to compete in a superfight against Nathaniel Wood at Polaris 25 on September 30,2023.
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Aljamain Sterling faced Kevin Dantzler in the main event of Fury Pro Grappling 8 on December 30,2023.
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The highlights of the match came when Dantzler attempted an armbar which Aljamain Sterling defended by picking him up and spinning him around, along with dragging Dantzler around the mat by his ankle.
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Aljamain Sterling competed against Chase Hooper in the main event of ADXC 2 on January 19,2024.
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Aljamain Sterling faced Jay Jay Wilson on July 25,2024 at Karate Combat's Pit Submission Series 7.
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Aljamain Sterling won the bout by points in the overtime round.