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BantamweightActive

Sean O'Malley

“Suga”
Country
USA
Record
20-31 NC
Weight class
Bantamweight
Height
5'11"
Reach
72"
Age
31
Stance
Switch
Career stats
Finish rate68%
13 of 19 wins inside the distance · 59th percentile
Durability91%
Stopped in 9% of bouts — 2 of 23 · 65th percentile
Activity4
Bouts in the last 24 months · 87th percentile
9:19
Avg bout length
2W
Streak
4
Title fights
5
Main events
Percentiles vs 446 bantamweights
Strikes & grappling
Sig. strikes landed / min5.98
1158 landed from 1920 attempts — 60% accuracy · 95th percentile
Takedowns / 15 min0.23
3 landed from 7 attempts — 43% accuracy · 5th percentile
Knockdowns / 15 min0.70
9 in 17 statted bouts · 90th percentile
Control time1%
2m of 3h 14m fought · 0th percentile
Strikes by target
Head 67%
Body 24%
Leg 9%
Of 1158 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 20 bantamweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 17 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 3h 14m of fight time, of the 23 bouts on record
DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Jun 15, 2026Aiemann ZahabiWINKOPunchesR2 · 4:02UFC Freedom 250: Topuria vs. Gaethje
Jan 24, 2026Song YadongWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
Jun 7, 2025Merab DvalishviliTitleLOSSSUBGuillotine ChokeR3 · 4:42UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
Sep 14, 2024Merab DvalishviliTitleLOSSDECDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 306 – Riyadh Season Noche UFC: O’Malley vs. Dvalishvili
Mar 9, 2024Marlon VeraTitleWINDECDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
Aug 19, 2023Aljamain SterlingTitleWINKOPunchesR2 · 0:51UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
Oct 22, 2022Petr YanWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
Jul 2, 2022Pedro MunhozNCNCNo ContestR2 · 3:09UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
Dec 11, 2021Raulian PaivaWINKOPunchesR1 · 4:42UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
Jul 10, 2021Kris MoutinhoWINKOPunchesR3 · 4:33UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Mar 27, 2021Thomas AlmeidaWINKOPunchR3 · 3:52UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2
Aug 15, 2020Marlon VeraLOSSKOElbowsR1 · 4:40UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
Jun 6, 2020Eddie WinelandWINKOPunchR1 · 1:54UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
Mar 8, 2020Jose QuiñonezWINKOPunchesR1 · 2:02UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
Mar 3, 2018Andre SoukhamthathWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya
Dec 1, 2017Terrion WareWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale
Jul 19, 2017Alfred KhashakyanWINKOPunchR1 · 4:14Dana White's Contender Series: Season 1, Week 2
May 5, 2017David NuzzoWINKOKO/TKOR1LFA 11: Frincu vs. Mendonca
Mar 18, 2017Irvin VelozWINKOKO/TKOR1 · 2:34EB: Beatdown 20
Oct 21, 2016Tycen LynnWINKOKO/TKOR2 · 2:57ICF 26: The Perfect Storm
Nov 7, 2015Mark CoatesWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3Intense Championship Fighting: Fight Night
Aug 21, 2015Omar AvelarWINSUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1ICF: Intense Championship Fighting 20
Jul 3, 2015Shane SargentWINKOKO/TKOR1ICF: Small Town Throwdown
Aiemann Zahabi
Jun 15, 2026 · UFC Freedom 250: Topuria vs. Gaethje
WIN
KOPunchesR2 · 4:02
Song Yadong
Jan 24, 2026 · UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Merab Dvalishvili
Jun 7, 2025 · UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
LOSS
SUBGuillotine ChokeR3 · 4:42Title
Merab Dvalishvili
Sep 14, 2024 · UFC 306 – Riyadh Season Noche UFC: O’Malley vs. Dvalishvili
LOSS
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00Title
Marlon Vera
Mar 9, 2024 · UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
WIN
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00Title
Aljamain Sterling
Aug 19, 2023 · UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
WIN
KOPunchesR2 · 0:51Title
Petr Yan
Oct 22, 2022 · UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Pedro Munhoz
Jul 2, 2022 · UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
NC
NCNo ContestR2 · 3:09
Raulian Paiva
Dec 11, 2021 · UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
WIN
KOPunchesR1 · 4:42
Kris Moutinho
Jul 10, 2021 · UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
WIN
KOPunchesR3 · 4:33
Thomas Almeida
Mar 27, 2021 · UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2
WIN
KOPunchR3 · 3:52
Marlon Vera
Aug 15, 2020 · UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
LOSS
KOElbowsR1 · 4:40
Eddie Wineland
Jun 6, 2020 · UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
WIN
KOPunchR1 · 1:54
Jose Quiñonez
Mar 8, 2020 · UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
WIN
KOPunchesR1 · 2:02
Andre Soukhamthath
Mar 3, 2018 · UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Terrion Ware
Dec 1, 2017 · The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Alfred Khashakyan
Jul 19, 2017 · Dana White's Contender Series: Season 1, Week 2
WIN
KOPunchR1 · 4:14
David Nuzzo
May 5, 2017 · LFA 11: Frincu vs. Mendonca
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1
Irvin Veloz
Mar 18, 2017 · EB: Beatdown 20
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1 · 2:34
Tycen Lynn
Oct 21, 2016 · ICF 26: The Perfect Storm
WIN
KOKO/TKOR2 · 2:57
Mark Coates
Nov 7, 2015 · Intense Championship Fighting: Fight Night
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Omar Avelar
Aug 21, 2015 · ICF: Intense Championship Fighting 20
WIN
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1
Shane Sargent
Jul 3, 2015 · ICF: Small Town Throwdown
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1