Thomas Almeida vs. Sean O'Malley
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Thomas Almeida
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.32 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500
Sean O'Malley
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.75 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Thomas Almeida
Distance 92.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 0.5% (norm 6.5%)
Sean O'Malley
Distance 96.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.3% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.4% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Thomas Almeida
Head 76.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.6% (norm 8.4%)
Sean O'Malley
Head 74.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 19.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Almeida L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | O'Malley L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 388 / 928 | 41.8% | 39.0% | 1074 / 1805 | 59.5% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 67 | 67.2% | 68.7% | 20 / 25 | 80.0% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 37 / 45 | 82.2% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 261 / 761 | 34.3% | 34.9% | 759 / 1401 | 54.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 80 / 123 | 65.0% | 66.8% | 269 / 364 | 73.9% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 94 / 116 | 81.0% | 79.4% | 103 / 110 | 93.6% | 79.4% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Almeida L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs O'Malley L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 396 / 1098 | 36.1% | 39.3% | 517 / 1402 | 36.9% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 47 | 76.6% | 70.4% | 33 / 57 | 57.9% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 11 / 14 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 83 / 115 | 72.2% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 306 / 953 | 32.1% | 34.9% | 301 / 1088 | 27.7% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 78 / 132 | 59.1% | 66.0% | 93 / 180 | 51.7% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 59 / 74 | 79.7% | 79.1% | 239 / 306 | 78.1% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — O'Malley has more cage time on record.