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Navajo Stirling

Cartoon portrait of Navajo Stirling against the flag of New Zealand.

11–0–0

7 KO · 0 SUB · 4 DEC

Height
6′4″193 cm
Reach
79″201 cm
Weight
205 lb93 kg
Age
28
Born
November 7, 1997
From
Auckland, New Zealand
Style
Kickboxing
Stance
Orthodox
Team
City Kickboxing
Streak
11wins
UFC
6–0
Last
Jan BłachowiczWin · August 1, 2026

Navajo Stirling fights at light heavyweight in the UFC.

He stopped Jan Błachowicz with elbows and punches at 2:56 of the first round on August 1, 2026. He trains at City Kickboxing in Auckland, with Carlos Ulberg, and the UFC lists his birthplace as Upper Hutt.

He started training at 19, won a WKBF world title in kickboxing and two King in the Ring eight-man titles, and held a regional amateur Muay Thai belt. He holds a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, packed cartons in a warehouse, and turned pro in 2022.

Cartoon of Jiří Procházka and Navajo Stirling standing in the octagon.

Fight night · UFC

Procházka meets Stirling in Doha

UFC lists Procházka at No. 2 and Stirling at No. 5, and no belt is on the line. Procházka is 34 and 32-6-1. Twenty-eight of his 32 wins are knockouts, and Stirling is 28 and 11-0.

DateOpponentResultMethodRoundTimeEvent
Jan BłachowiczWinTKO (elbows and punches)12:56UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez
Ion CuțelabaWinTKO (punches and elbows)23:23UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi
Bruno LopesWinTKO (elbows and punches)24:05UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
Rodolfo BellatoWinDecision (unanimous)35:00UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes
Ivan ErslanWinDecision (unanimous)35:00UFC 315
Tuco TokkosWinDecision (unanimous)35:00UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley
Phillip LatuWinKO (punch)22:21Dana White's Contender Series 71
Sam KeiWinTKO (punches)Won the vacant Hex light heavyweight title.31:48Hex Fight Series 31
Stuart DareWinKO (knee and punches)13:46Hex Fight Series 30
Kelvin FitialWinTKO (slam and punches)Defended the Shuriken heavyweight title.12:41Shuriken Fight Series 16
James CraughwellWinDecision (unanimous)Won the Shuriken heavyweight title.55:00Shuriken Fight Series 12