Aljamain Sterling
| Aljamain Sterling | |
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| Born | Aljamain Sterling July 31, 1989 Long Island, New York, United States |
| Other names | The Funk Master Flex |
| Nationality | American, Jamaican |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division |
Featherweight Bantamweight |
| Reach | 71.0 in (180 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Uniondale, New York, United States |
| Team | Serra-Longo Fight Team |
| Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Matt Serra |
| Wrestling | NCAA Division III Wrestling |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 15 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Website | Official UFC Profile |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Aljamain Antoine Sterling (born July 31, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor since 2011, Sterling made a name for himself competing in Cage Fury Fighting Championships, where he won and defended the Bantamweight title. He is signed with the UFC, fighting in its Bantamweight division.
Sterling is #7 in the official UFC bantamweight rankings.
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. 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.
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.
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. 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.
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