Bantamweight · “Suga”
Sean O'Malley
20-3-0 (1 NC) UFC 12-3-0 (1 NC)
5'11"Height
72"Reach
SwitchStance
1994-10-24Born
7KO wins
0Sub wins
58.3%Finish rate
11:50Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min5.97
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.34
Striking accuracy60.3%
Striking defense59.8%
Takedowns / 15 min0.24
Takedown accuracy42.9%
Takedown defense59.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.24
Control time1.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents8-3
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
16 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
W Aiemann Zahabi 8-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:02 — UFC Freedom 250 · 2026-06-14
41/81Sig. strikes
32/56Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Song Yadong 11-3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · 2026-01-24
48/92Sig. strikes
36/94Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Merab Dvalishvili 12-2 walk-in TITLE Submission · R3 4:42 — UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 · 2025-06-07
31/57Sig. strikes
52/115Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Merab Dvalishvili 10-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC · 2024-09-14
47/89Sig. strikes
82/164Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marlon Vera 15-7 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · 2024-03-09
230/356Sig. strikes
89/241Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Aljamain Sterling 15-3 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R2 0:51 — UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley · 2023-08-19
25/35Sig. strikes
17/35Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:18Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Petr Yan 8-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev · 2022-10-22
84/163Sig. strikes
58/96Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
NC Pedro Munhoz 9-7 walk-in Could Not Continue · R2 3:09 — UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier · 2022-07-02
25/47Sig. strikes
26/41Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Raulian Paiva 3-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:42 — UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier · 2021-12-11
39/62Sig. strikes
11/47Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kris Moutinho 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:33 — UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 · 2021-07-10
230/318Sig. strikes
70/218Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Thomas Almeida 5-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:52 — UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou · 2021-03-27
86/149Sig. strikes
25/71Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Marlon Vera 9-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:40 — UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · 2020-08-15
10/21Sig. strikes
18/30Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Eddie Wineland 6-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:54 — UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer · 2020-06-06
13/20Sig. strikes
4/7Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jose Quinonez 5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:02 — UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero · 2020-03-07
18/22Sig. strikes
0/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Andre Soukhamthath 1-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya · 2018-03-03
63/111Sig. strikes
25/60Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:55Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
W Terrion Ware 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale · 2017-12-01
141/252Sig. strikes
88/288Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
0:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Sean O'Malley (fighter)) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
13
Submission
1
Decision
6
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
1
Decision
1
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
16
Intense CF
5
Dana White's Contender Series
1
LFA
1
Extreme Beatdown
1
Full career — 24 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Aiemann Zahabi | TKO (punches) | UFC Freedom 250
2026-06-14 |
UFC | 2 | 4:02 |
| W | Song Yadong | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 324
2026-01-24 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Merab Dvalishvili | Submission (north-south choke) | UFC 316
2025-06-07 |
UFC | 3 | 4:42 |
| L | Merab Dvalishvili | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 306
2024-09-14 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Marlon Vera | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 299
2024-03-09 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Aljamain Sterling | TKO (punches) | UFC 292
2023-08-19 |
UFC | 2 | 0:51 |
| W | Petr Yan | Decision (split) | UFC 280
2022-10-22 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| NC | Pedro Munhoz | NC (accidental eye poke) | UFC 276
2022-07-02 |
UFC | 2 | 3:09 |
| W | Raulian Paiva | TKO (punches) | UFC 269
2021-12-11 |
UFC | 1 | 4:42 |
| W | Kris Moutinho | TKO (punches) | UFC 264
2021-07-10 |
UFC | 3 | 4:33 |
| W | Thomas Almeida | KO (punch) | UFC 260
2021-03-27 |
UFC | 3 | 3:52 |
| L | Marlon Vera | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC 252
2020-08-15 |
UFC | 1 | 4:40 |
| W | Eddie Wineland | KO (punch) | UFC 250
2020-06-06 |
UFC | 1 | 1:54 |
| W | José Alberto Quiñónez | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC 248
2020-03-07 |
UFC | 1 | 2:02 |
| W | Andre Soukhamthath | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 222
2018-03-03 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Terrion Ware | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale
2017-12-01 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alfred Khashakyan | KO (punch) | Dana White's Contender Series 2
2017-07-18 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 1 | 4:14 |
| W | David Nuzzo | KO (spinning wheel kick) | LFA 11
2017-05-05 |
LFA | 1 | 2:15 |
| W | Irvin Veloz | KO (punch) | Extreme Beatdown 20
2017-03-18 |
Extreme Beatdown | 1 | 2:34 |
| W | Tycen Lynn | KO (head kick) | Intense CF 26
2016-10-21 |
Intense CF | 2 | 2:57 |
| W | Mark Coates | Decision (unanimous) | Intense CF 23
2015-11-07 |
Intense CF | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Omar Avelar | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Intense CF 20
2015-08-21 |
Intense CF | 1 | 2:55 |
| W | Shane Sargent | KO (punch) | Intense CF 19
2015-07-03 |
Intense CF | 1 | 2:03 |
| W | Josh Reyes | TKO (punches) | Intense CF 17
2015-03-06 |
Intense CF | 1 | 1:33 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Sean O'Malley (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Bantamweight average, over 118 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.