Aljamain Sterling now sits comfortably atop his perch at 135 pounds, waiting for the latest would-be successor to come along.
The Serra-Longo Fight team product unified the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight crown with a split decision over Petr Yan in the UFC 273 co-main event on April 9. Sterling currently finds himself on seven-fight winning streak, his longest run of sustained success since he started his pro career with 12 straight victories. In fact, he has not tasted defeat in more than four years.
As Sterling awaits word on his next assignment from UFC matchmakers, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied him to this point:
32: Years of age for Sterling, who was born on July 31, 1989 in Uniondale, New York.