UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo /6 May 2023 · Newark, New Jersey, USA /Bantamweight
Aljamain Sterling Aljamain Sterling #2 · grappler 2200 ± 141
Title fight
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HC Henry Cejudo unrated unrated
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Tale of the tape

Aljamain Sterling Henry Cejudo
Record14-310-2
Last fightwon vs TJ Dillashaw (KO/TKO, 2022-10-22)won vs Dominick Cruz (KO/TKO, 2020-05-09)
CountryU.S.unknown
Height67"64"
Reach71"64"
Age33.836.2
StanceOrthodoxOrthodox
Weight classBantamweightBantamweight
Our rank#2unrated
Style labelgrapplerunknown

Style profile

Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better
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Tale of the tape

Division percentile. The hover carries the raw numbers.
Aljamain Sterling Henry Cejudo

The numbers behind it

Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ± means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.
MetricAljamain SterlingDivisionHenry CejudoDivision
Strikes landed
/15 min
49.4 ± 2.5
27th percentile
49.955.3 ± 13.4
75th percentile
49.9
Strike avoidance
absorbed /15 min
47.6 ± 16.8
97th percentile
59.566.8 ± 18.0
4th percentile
59.5
Takedown attempts
/15 min
6.58 ± 2.46
92nd percentile
4.745.26 ± 1.30
78th percentile
4.74
Takedown defence
%
58 ± 6
31st percentile
5861 ± 9
67th percentile
58
Control time
s /15 min
283 ± 112
99th percentile
198199 ± 8
48th percentile
198
Striking defence
%
54 ± 2
87th percentile
5251 ± 3
17th percentile
52
Knockdowns
/15 min
0.62 ± 0.04
5th percentile
0.680.69 ± 0.08
58th percentile
0.68
Submission attempts
/15 min
0.46 ± 0.14
31st percentile
0.550.41 ± 0.36
16th percentile
0.55

Rating over time

After the fight

Aljamain Sterling by Decision - Split , round 5 at 5:00

Judges' cards

Derek Cleary4847
Eric Colon4847
Mike Bell4748