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Aljamain Sterling is an American Mixed Martial Artist (MMA) who competes in the Bantamweight division of UFC currently. He started his professional MMA career in 2010 and later went onto make his UFC debut in 2014. Aljamain Sterling in his college days preferred playing wrestling, but later trained in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).
Age: 33 years
Date of Birth: 31 Jul 1989
Height: 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m)
Division: Featherweight and Bantamweight
Aljamain's net worth is estimated to be $2 million according to sources like Sportskeeda. His income primarily comes from UFC fights and sponsorship deals with other companies. Aljamain earned a total of $12,67,000 in his last fight against T.J Dillashaw. (Base salary: $5,00,000; PPV - $7,25,000; Sponsorship - $42,000)
Aljamain has collaboration with companies like DraftKings, P3, and BodyArmor. He also receives payment by endorsing brands like Trojan, Everlast, Findlay Toyota, and Speedy Bear. He also runs a non-profit organization which is aimed at assisting children with celebral palsy and other special needs.
Aljamain owns a Toyota Camry Hybrid and he has also endorsed Toyota brand in the past. He also owns a luxurious house at Massapequa in New York, USA.
Records and Achievements:
* Won UFC Bantemweight Championship once in March 2021
* Has won most games (14) in UFC Bantemweight division history
* Won Cage Fury Fighting Championship (Bantemweight) in 2011
* Longest win streak (9) in UFC Bantemweight division history
* Won 23 out of 26 games in the professional MMA career overall
* Won Performance of the Night Award once for his fight against Cory Sandhagen
* Holds the record for having most control time (1:08:36) in UFC Bantemweight division history
* Won Ring of Combat Bantemweight Championship once
* Won Comeback of the Year Award from MMA in 2022
* Has the most total strikes (1646) landed in UFC Bantemweight Division history
