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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Aljamain Sterling won · SUB R2
Elo1524
Aljamain Sterling
Elo1488
Cody Stamann

Aljamain SterlingvsCody StamannUFC Prediction Result

UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till · Saturday, September 8, 2018Dallas, Texas, USA

Official fight result

Aljamain Sterling won

SUB · Round 2 · 3:42

Style matchupAljamain Sterling: WrestlervsCody Stamann: Wrestler

Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.

Model Prediction: Aljamain Sterling wins(50.1%)

Actual result: Aljamain Sterling wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Aljamain Sterling at -170 American odds

+$59 profit

$159 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Cody Stamann enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Cody Stamann has 32pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Aljamain Sterling has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Aljamain Sterling
Red Corner
VS
Cody Stamann
Blue Corner
-170
(63%)
Vegas Odds
+150
(40%)
1524
Elo
1488
37
Age
36
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'7"
Height
5'6"
180.34 cm
Reach
162.56 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Aljamain SterlingW2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Sean O'Malley · Aug 23
W
vs Calvin Kattar · Apr 24
L
vs Movsar Evloev · Dec 24
W
vs Brian Ortega · Aug 25
W
DECvs Youssef Zalal · Apr 26
latest
Cody StamannL3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Eddie Wineland · Jun 22
W
vs Luan Lacerda · Jan 23
L
vs Douglas Silva de Andrade · May 23
L
vs Taylor Lapilus · Jun 24
L
SUBvs Da'Mon Blackshear · Nov 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Aljamain SterlingMetricCody Stamann
4.26
Strikes / min
4.32
2.15
Strikes absorbed / min
3.91
59%
Strike defense
60%
2.54
TDs / 15 min
2.17
44%
Takedown defense
76%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+2.11Δ 1.70 — meaningful gap+0.41

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1562 vs 1549Strikes49.3 vs 85.0Takedowns1.9 vs 4.0Sub Atts0.70 vs 0.00Form0.3 vs 1.0
Aljamain SterlingCody Stamann

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14701488150515231540← oldermost recent →
Aljamain Sterling(10 fights)Cody Stamann(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +36.1|Blue -36.1
Recent Form
Red -0.7|Blue +0.7
Striker Score
Red -1.0|Blue +1.0
Grappler Score
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red -49.0|Blue +49.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Aljamain SterlingTargetCody Stamann

By target zone

23
41% acc · 70%
Head
2
6% acc · 17%
7
54% acc · 21%
Body
6
86% acc · 50%
3
60% acc · 9%
Leg
4
80% acc · 33%

By position

13
25% acc · 39%
Distance
7
20% acc · 58%
3
75% acc · 9%
Clinch
5
63% acc · 42%
17
89% acc · 52%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Aljamain Sterling rounds
0
even
1
Cody Stamann rounds
Round 1Cody Stamann edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control0:49
6Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
1:52Control
Round 2Aljamain Sterling edged it
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns2
Control2:03
6Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:43Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
33 / 74
Sig Strikes
12 / 43
44%
Sig Str %
33%
63 / 105
Total Strikes
20 / 51
2 / 9
TDs
3 / 3
25%
TD %
100%
2
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
2:52
Ctrl Time
2:35

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Cody Stamann6 / 3013 / 372 / 20
1Aljamain Sterling12 / 3740 / 660 / 51
2Cody Stamann6 / 137 / 141 / 10
2Aljamain Sterling21 / 3723 / 392 / 41

Aljamain Sterling

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights23

Cody Stamann

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach64.0"
Fights14