Evloev vs Sterling

Who won Evloev vs Sterling?

Movsar Evloev beat Aljamain Sterling by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 310, on Saturday 7th December 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Movsar Evloev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Evloev vs Sterling stats

Movsar Evloev stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Aljamain Sterling made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Movsar Evloev's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Aljamain Sterling marked his 21st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Movsar Evloev's UFC record stood at 9-0-0, while Aljamain Sterling's came in at 16-5-0.

The stats suggested Evloev had a slight advantage in power over Sterling, with a 17% knock out percentage over Sterling's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sterling had an advantage over Evloev, with a 33% submission rate over Evloev's 22%.

Movsar Evloev was the younger man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Evloev had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Evloev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 7 months later than Sterling, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 26 less professional rounds, 53 to Sterling's 79.

Evloev vs Sterling form

Sterling had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Calvin Kattar at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sean O’Malley at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at TD Garden, Boston.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Henry Cejudo at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by split decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark.

Before that, he had defeated T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He was victorious against Petr Yan at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by split decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Activity check

Evloev's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Sterling's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What time did Evloev vs Sterling start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:30 AM UTC , which was 8:30 PM EST or 5:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:30 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Evloev vs Sterling?

Movsar Evloev was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Aljamain Sterling made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.