Bantamweight · “Suga”
Sean O'Malley
20-3-0 (1 NC) UFC 12-3-0 (1 NC)
5'11"Height
72"Reach
SwitchStance
31Age
7KO wins
0Sub wins
58.3%Finish rate
11:50Avg fight
Statistical profile
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
Fight history
W Aiemann Zahabi 8-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:02 — UFC Freedom 250 · June 14, 2026
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 · January 24, 2026
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 · June 7, 2025
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 · September 14, 2024
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 · March 9, 2024
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 · August 19, 2023
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 · October 22, 2022
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 · July 2, 2022
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 · December 11, 2021
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 · July 10, 2021
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 · March 27, 2021
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 · August 15, 2020
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 · June 6, 2020
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 · March 7, 2020
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 · March 3, 2018
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 · December 1, 2017
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
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
June 14, 2026 |
UFC | 2 | 4:02 |
| W | Song Yadong | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 324
January 24, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Merab Dvalishvili | Submission (north-south choke) | UFC 316
June 7, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 4:42 |
| L | Merab Dvalishvili | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 306
September 14, 2024 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Marlon Vera | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 299
March 9, 2024 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Aljamain Sterling | TKO (punches) | UFC 292
August 19, 2023 |
UFC | 2 | 0:51 |
| W | Petr Yan | Decision (split) | UFC 280
October 22, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| NC | Pedro Munhoz | NC (accidental eye poke) | UFC 276
July 2, 2022 |
UFC | 2 | 3:09 |
| W | Raulian Paiva | TKO (punches) | UFC 269
December 11, 2021 |
UFC | 1 | 4:42 |
| W | Kris Moutinho | TKO (punches) | UFC 264
July 10, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 4:33 |
| W | Thomas Almeida | KO (punch) | UFC 260
March 27, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 3:52 |
| L | Marlon Vera | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC 252
August 15, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 4:40 |
| W | Eddie Wineland | KO (punch) | UFC 250
June 6, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 1:54 |
| W | José Alberto Quiñónez | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC 248
March 7, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 2:02 |
| W | Andre Soukhamthath | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 222
March 3, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Terrion Ware | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale
December 1, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alfred Khashakyan | KO (punch) | Dana White's Contender Series 2
July 18, 2017 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 1 | 4:14 |
| W | David Nuzzo | KO (spinning wheel kick) | LFA 11
May 5, 2017 |
LFA | 1 | 2:15 |
| W | Irvin Veloz | KO (punch) | Extreme Beatdown 20
March 18, 2017 |
Extreme Beatdown | 1 | 2:34 |
| W | Tycen Lynn | KO (head kick) | Intense CF 26
October 21, 2016 |
Intense CF | 2 | 2:57 |
| W | Mark Coates | Decision (unanimous) | Intense CF 23
November 7, 2015 |
Intense CF | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Omar Avelar | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Intense CF 20
August 21, 2015 |
Intense CF | 1 | 2:55 |
| W | Shane Sargent | KO (punch) | Intense CF 19
July 3, 2015 |
Intense CF | 1 | 2:03 |
| W | Josh Reyes | TKO (punches) | Intense CF 17
March 6, 2015 |
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.