Aljamain Sterling is a small favorite over Cody Stamann at UFC 228 on Saturday in Dallas, Texas. This event is one of four on the FX portion of the preliminary card. Sterling is 15-3 in his career, while Stamann is 17-1 in his career. There are a total of five fights on the main pay-per-view card at UFC 228, with the headliner a bout between Tyron Woodley and Darren Till. There are also a total of nine fights on the preliminary card with four on FX and five on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Sterling and Stamann and UFC picks.
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Aljamain Sterling (15-3, 7-3 UFC)
Sterling came into the UFC with a record of 8-0 and he has seven wins and three losses in the UFC. He defeated Cody Gibson by unanimous decision, Hugo Viana by TKO, Takeya Mizugaki by submission, Johnny Eduardo by submission, Augusto Mendes by unanimous decision, Renan Barão by unanimous decision, and Brett Johns by unanimous decision; while losing to Bryan Caraway by split decision, Raphael Assunção by split decision, and Marlon Moraes by KO. Sterling has been a pro since 2011 and has two wins by TKO/KO and six by submission. He has three first round finishes.
Sterling said this to bloodyelbow.com about his upcoming fight against Stamann, “We got two tough wrestlers and one’s a short little wrestler with little alligator arms and we’ve got a lanky wrestler with a lot of high-tempo scrambles, throwing a lot of kicks. I can’t really see what Cody does well enough that’s better than what I do. I think we’re pretty much just as good in every single department. I think he has more explosive power. I think as the fight goes on, I think he’s going to deflate and I’m going to get stronger and eventually I’m going to get him down, throw the hooks in, and choke him out.”
Cody Stamann (17-1, 3-0 UFC)
Stamann came into the UFC with a record of 14-1 and he has three wins and no losses in the UFC. He defeated Terrion Ware by unanimous decision, Tom Duquesnoy by split decision, and Bryan Caraway by split decision. His only loss in his career was against Lawrence DiGiulio by split decision in August of 2014. Stamann has been a pro since 2011 and has six wins by TKO/KO and two by submission. He has four first round finishes.
Stamann said this to mymmanews.com about his upcoming fight against Sterling, “Aljamain Sterling, come ready to fight, I’m going to break you, and I’m going to knock you out.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Sterling 3.90 / Stamann 5.67
Accuracy: Sterling 50% / Stamann 51%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Sterling 1.43/ Stamann 3.38
Defense: Sterling 68% / Stamann 63%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Sterling 2.25/ Stamann 4.00
Accuracy: Sterling 39% / Stamann 66%
Takedowns defended: Sterling 58% / Stamann 92%
Submission average: Sterling 0.8 / Stamann 0.0
UFC Picks
This fight looks like a toss-up to me, so I will focus on the total. I agree with what Stamann said in that this fight should end with a knockout, so I will take the rounds to go under.
UFC 228 takes place on Saturday, September 8, 2018, at Staples American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas with a men’s welterweight match Tyron Woodley and Darren Till as the event headliner. There are five fights on the main pay-per-view card and nine preliminary bouts, with four on FX and five on UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card (Pay-Per-View)
Welterweight – Darren Till -144 vs. Tyron Woodley
Women’s Flyweight – Valentina Shevchenko -1438 vs. Nicco Montaño
Featherweight – Zabit Magomedsharipov -1314 vs. Brandon Davis
Women’s Strawweight – Jessica Andrade -455 vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Welterweight – Abdul Razak Alhassan -130 vs. Niko Price
Preliminary Card (FX)
Women’s Strawweight – Tatiana Suarez -550 vs. Carla Esparza
Bantamweight – Aljamain Sterling -133 vs. Cody Stamann
Bantamweight – Jimmie Rivera -150 vs. John Dodson
Middleweight – Charles Byrd -235 vs. Darren Stewart
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight – Craig White -231 vs. Diego Sanchez
Lightweight – Alex White -150 vs. Jim Miller
Women’s Bantamweight – Irene Aldana -120 vs. Lucie Pudilová
Flyweight – Jarred Brooks -400 vs. Roberto Sanchez
Welterweight – Geoff Neal -186 vs. Frank Camacho
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