Aljamain Sterling vs Henry Cejudo — UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
Aljamain Sterling vs Henry Cejudo

Bantamweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card

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Aljamain SterlingWinner

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UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo

Saturday, May 6, 2023 · Newark · New Jersey

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Result

Aljamain Sterling def. Henry Cejudo

Split Decision · Round 5 · 5:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Herb DeanDerek Cleary · 47-48Mike Bell · 48-47Eric Colon · 47-48Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Split Decision · R5 · 5:00

Aljamain SterlingRound 5Henry Cejudo

24 / 40Sig. strikes27 / 41

60%Accuracy66%

31 / 47Total strikes35 / 49

0Knockdowns0

0 / 1Takedowns1 / 2

0Sub. attempts0

0:15Control0:48

4.8Pace / min5.4

24%Control share76%

Aljamain Sterling

Targethead 54% · body 21% · leg 25%

Phasedistance 79% · clinch 21% · ground 0%

Henry Cejudo

Targethead 30% · body 44% · leg 26%

Phasedistance 74% · clinch 26% · ground 0%

What changed from R4

Pace downAljamain Sterling's significant-strike pace moved -33% from R4 to R5, 4.8 against 7.2 per minute.
Target shiftAljamain Sterling's head share of landed strikes moved +24 pts, to 54% head with 21% body and 25% leg.
Defensive driftAljamain Sterling absorbed significant strikes +42% faster than in R4, 5.4 against 3.8 per minute.
Pace upHenry Cejudo's significant-strike pace moved +42% from R4 to R5, 5.4 against 3.8 per minute.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Aljamain Sterling

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Henry Cejudo

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

135Aljamain Sterling sig. strikes

99Henry Cejudo sig. strikes

5rounds observed

+343%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Henry Cejudo)