UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Pena · Prelims
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Aljamain Sterling vs Raphael Assuncao
Aljamain Sterling
“Funk Master”
26-5-0 · USA
WWLWL
Result
Assuncao wins by Decision (R3 5:00)
Raphael Assuncao
28-10-0 · Brazil
LL
Aljamain Sterling: MMAnytt / CC BY 3.0
Fight stats
SterlingAssuncao
Knockdowns
0
0
Significant strikes
52/172
39/101
Total strikes
52/172
39/101
Takedowns
0/3
0/0
Submission attempts
0
0
Control time
0:00
0:00
Head
18
10
Body
9
8
Leg
25
21
Tale of the tape
| Sterling | Assuncao | |
|---|---|---|
| 26-5-0 | Record | 28-10-0 |
| 27 | Age | 34 |
| 5′7″ | Height | 5′5″ |
| 71″ | Reach | 66″ |
| Orthodox | Stance | Orthodox |
| 3.76 | Sig. strikes landed / min | – |
| 1.9 | Sig. strikes absorbed / min | – |
| 53% | Striking accuracy | – |
| 59% | Striking defence | – |
| 2.25 | Takedowns / 15 min | – |
| 32% | Takedown accuracy | – |
| 45% | Takedown defence | – |
| 0.56 | Submission attempts / 15 min | – |
| 2:20 | Control time / fight | – |
| 3 | Wins by KO/TKO | 0 |
| 8 | Wins by submission | 0 |
| 13 | Wins by decision | 0 |
| 46% | Finish rate | – |
Last fights
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Raphael Assuncao
LDavey GrantSubmission · R3 · Mar 2023
LRicky SimonKO/TKO · R2 · Dec 2021
Previous meetings
These fighters have not met before.