Aljamain Sterling relied on his striking for much of the UFC Shanghai co-headliner. | Getty/UFC It may not have looked like it, but Aljamain Sterling was in survival mode down that stretch at UFC Shanghai.

Headlining was home star Zhang Mingyang, who had hoped to advance his title ambitions against light heavyweight veteran Johnny Walker. Instead, the favorite suffered a brutal loss in front of his compatriots, as Walker finished Mingyang via TKO in round two.