Aljamain Sterling vs Takeya Mizugaki — Fight recap

Aljamain Sterling submitted Takeya Mizugaki via submission in the third round at 1:11 on April 18, 2015, with referee Gasper Oliver officiating. Sterling's striking efficiency proved decisive, landing 32 of 54 significant strikes at 59% accuracy while Mizugaki managed just 13 of 42 at 30%.

Sterling controlled the pace throughout, accumulating 7:35 of control time compared to Mizugaki's 31 seconds, and landed all 12 of his body strikes while connecting on 12 of 14 leg kicks. Though Sterling's takedown success was modest at 3 of 15 attempts, his dominant striking volume and positional control set up the finishing submission attempt that ended the fight.

The victory showcased Sterling's emerging technical striking and grappling depth in the bantamweight division.