Navajo Stirling

Navajo Stirling
#5 Light Heavyweight
OctagonStats Rating 1601
7-0-0
Career record (W-L-D)
NEXT FIGHT vs Jiri Prochazka
UFC Fight Night: Prochazka vs. Stirling · November 21, 2026

Physical stats

Height6' 4" (193 cm)
Weight205 lbs. (93 kg)
Reach79" (201 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornNov 07, 1997
Age28
DivisionLight Heavyweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM6.47
Str. Acc55%
SApM2.56
Str. Def58%
TD Avg0.82
TD Acc25%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.0

Recent form

W W W W W
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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7 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
4 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 3 decision wins
Losses by method
0 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 0 decision losses
Finish rate57%
Times finished0%
StreakW7
Best streak7
Avg fight10:24
Octagon time1h 12m
Opp win%71%
ActiveSep. 10, 2024 – Aug. 01, 2026 (3y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced1
Ranked wins1
Best ranked winJan Blachowicz (#9 Light Heavyweight)
Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night3
Total bonuses3
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Navajo Stirling is an 11-0-0 knockout artist.

Navajo debuted Sep. 10, 2024 vs Phillip Latu (win). Longest win streak: 7. On a 7-fight win streak.

Best wins: Jan Blachowicz (KO/TKO Punches R1, Aug. 01, 2026); Bruno Lopes (KO/TKO Punches R2, Mar. 28, 2026); Ivan Erslan (U-DEC R3, May. 10, 2025).

Rongotehengia Navajo Hunter Stirling (born 7 November 1997) is a New Zealand professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of August 1, 2026, he is #7 in the Meta UFC light heavyweight rankings.

Read more on Wikipedia →

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Aug. 01, 2026UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. RodriguezW Jan BlachowiczKO/TKO Punches12:560 035 30 00 0
Jun. 20, 2026UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. HoriguchiW Ion CutelabaKO/TKO Punches23:230 052 190 50 1
Mar. 28, 2026UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. PyferW Bruno LopesKO/TKO Punches24:051 063 280 00 0
Sep. 27, 2025UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. ReyesW Rodolfo BellatoU-DEC35:000 081 431 20 0
May. 10, 2025UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della MaddalenaW Ivan ErslanU-DEC35:001 0110 363 00 0
Dec. 14, 2024UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. BuckleyW Tuco TokkosU-DEC35:000 078 320 30 0
Sep. 10, 2024DWCS 8.5W Phillip LatuKO/TKO Punch22:211 052 250 00 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.

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