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Sean O'Malley
“Suga”
United States
Ranked #2 · BantamweightOfficial UFC rankings
20-3-0W-L-D
- Age
- 32
- Height
- 5'11"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 72"
- Stance
- Switch
- Weight class
- BantamweightBantamweight: 126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Red Hawk Academy
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1874
Scouting Report
- W
- W
- L
- L
- W
Bounced back: won 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- O'Malley puts people to sleep. His wins include 13 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission and 6 by decision, a 71% finish rate. Knockouts are clearly his most common way to win.
- Recent Form
- He knocked out Aiemann Zahabi (14-3-0) in round 2, then beat Song Yadong (24-9-1) by unanimous decision. Before that, he lost to Merab Dvalishvili (21-5-0) by submission in round 3.
- Style
- A switch-stance volume striker, he lands 5.98 significant strikes a minute at 60% accuracy and absorbs 3.4. Defense is 60%. Wrestling is minimal: 0.23 takedowns per 15 minutes, with 61% takedown defense.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 13 KO/TKO (62%)
- 2 Submission (9%)
- 6 Decision (29%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 71%
- Streak
- 2-fight win streak
- Last fought
- 5 months ago
21 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 104-34-2
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1834
- Winvs Aiemann Zahabi14-3-0 · Power Index 1760KO/TKO · R2 · 4:02Jun 15, 2026 · UFC Freedom 250
- Winvs Song Yadong24-9-1 · Power Index 1821Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jan 24, 2026 · UFC 324: Gaethje vs Pimblett
- Lossvs Merab Dvalishvili21-5-0 · Power Index 1909Submission · R3 · 4:42Jun 8, 2025 · UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2
Fight stats
Stat Sean O'Malley Merab Dvalishvili Sig. strikes 31/57 52/115 Takedowns 0/0 5/12 Control time 0:00 6:29 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 12 17 Round 2 sig. strikes 19 23 Round 3 sig. strikes 0 12 - Lossvs Merab Dvalishvili21-5-0 · Power Index 1909Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Sep 15, 2024 · UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs Dvalishvili
Fight stats
Stat Sean O'Malley Merab Dvalishvili Sig. strikes 47/89 82/164 Takedowns 0/0 6/15 Control time 0:00 10:03 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 14 16 Round 2 sig. strikes 5 18 Round 3 sig. strikes 11 17 Round 4 sig. strikes 6 21 Round 5 sig. strikes 11 10 - Winvs Marlon Vera24-12-1 · Power Index 1773Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Mar 10, 2024 · UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2
Career Stats
Based on 17 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.98
- Striking accuracy
- 60%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.40
- Striking defense
- 60%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.23
- Takedown accuracy
- 43%
- Takedown defense
- 61%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.20