Aljamain Sterling vs. Kevin Vallejos
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Aljamain Sterling
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 18 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.61 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 16-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.3 wins over .500
Kevin Vallejos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.67 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Aljamain Sterling
Distance 77.2% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 10.1% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 12.7% (norm 6.4%)
Kevin Vallejos
Distance 84.5% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Aljamain Sterling
Head 64.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 23.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.7% (norm 8.4%)
Kevin Vallejos
Head 78.4% (norm 77.5%) · Body 15.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Sterling L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Vallejos L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 941 / 2066 | 45.5% | 39.2% | 121 / 290 | 41.7% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 209 / 270 | 77.4% | 69.0% | 20 / 28 | 71.4% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 257 / 339 | 75.8% | 70.2% | 19 / 25 | 76.0% | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 703 / 1712 | 41.1% | 35.3% | 108 / 269 | 40.1% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 443 / 622 | 71.2% | 66.9% | 36 / 54 | 66.7% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 261 / 341 | 76.5% | 79.2% | 16 / 20 | too few to rate | 80.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Featherweight: 127 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Sterling L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Vallejos L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 567 / 1534 | 37.0% | 39.4% | 99 / 238 | 41.6% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 92 / 134 | 68.7% | 70.6% | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 51 / 71 | 71.8% | 72.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 355 / 1230 | 28.9% | 34.9% | 59 / 176 | 33.5% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 190 / 302 | 62.9% | 66.1% | 24 / 36 | 66.7% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 165 / 207 | 79.7% | 78.8% | 17 / 30 | 56.7% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Sterling has more cage time on record.