#2Sean O'MalleyStriker

Bantamweight · 20-3 (1 NC) · switch

Last 5
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Height
5'11"
180.34 cm
Reach
6'0"
182.88 cm
Age
32
Elo Rating
1703.2

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 124 Bantamweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Lands 60% of the significant strikes they throw — better than 100% of Bantamweight fighters
  • Lands 5.98 significant strikes per minute — better than 97% of Bantamweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Averages just 0.23 takedowns per 15 minutes — worse than 90% of Bantamweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    5.98
    Top 3%
  • Striking accuracy
    60%
    Top 1%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.40
    Top 42%
  • Striking defense
    59%
    Top 33%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    0.23
    Bottom 10%
  • Takedown accuracy
    42%
    Top 35%
  • Takedown defense
    60%
    Bottom 42%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.20
    Bottom 37%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1669, higher than 96% of Bantamweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1703).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202525:00Vera25:00Dvalishvili14:42Dvalishvili15:00Yadong9:02Zahabi
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

WAiemann Zahabi
UFC Freedom 250
2026-06-14 · KO/TKO, R2 4:02
WSong Yadong
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
2026-01-24 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LMerab DvalishviliTitle
UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
2025-06-07 · Submission, R3 4:42
LMerab DvalishviliTitle
UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC
2024-09-14 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WMarlon VeraTitle
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
2024-03-09 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WAljamain SterlingTitle
UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
2023-08-19 · KO/TKO, R2 0:51
WPetr Yan
UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
2022-10-22 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
NCPedro Munhoz
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
2022-07-02
WRaulian Paiva
UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
2021-12-11 · KO/TKO, R1 4:42
WKris Moutinho
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
2021-07-10 · KO/TKO, R3 4:33
WThomas Almeida
UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou
2021-03-27 · KO/TKO, R3 3:52
LMarlon Vera
UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
2020-08-15 · KO/TKO, R1 4:40
WEddie Wineland
UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
2020-06-06 · KO/TKO, R1 1:54
WJose Quinonez
UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
2020-03-07 · KO/TKO, R1 2:02
WAndre Soukhamthath
UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya
2018-03-03 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WTerrion Ware
The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale
2017-12-01 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00