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Sean O'Malley: record, fights and statistics

Sean O'Malley (“Suga”) is a bantamweight fighter from USA with a published career record of 20-3-0 (1 no contest). StatsNext stores 15 UFC bouts for Sean O'Malley (11-3, 1 no contest). In the 3 fights stored since Jun 7, 2025, Sean O'Malley is 2-1.

Fights through June 15, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM ET · StatsNext fight records

Profile

Height5'11"
Reach72"
StanceSwitch
Weight classBantamweight
Born1994
Current UFC rankingBantamweight #2 (as of Oct 16, 2026)

What are Sean O'Malley's fighting stats?

Across 15 stored UFC bouts with statistics (175 minutes) through June 15, 2026, Sean O'Malley lands 5.67 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 3.12, with 61.0% striking accuracy and 57.6% striking defense. Grappling: 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, 58.3% takedown defense, 0.26 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 11-3 in 15 stored UFC bouts, 7 of 11 wins inside the distance.

Sean O'Malley: striking, grappling and finishes

Sean O'Malley: rates from stored bouts
StatisticUFC bouts
Significant strikes landed per minute5.67
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.12
Significant striking accuracy61.0%
Significant striking defense57.6%
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.60
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.00
Takedown accuracy–
Takedown defense58.3%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.26
Control minutes per 15 minutes0.06
Share of fight time in control0.4%
Bouts with statistics (minutes)15 (174.6)

Significant strikes landed: 64.6% head, 25.2% body, 10.2% legs; 95.3% at distance, 1.4% in the clinch, 3.3% on the ground.

Sean O'Malley: ufc bouts by method
MethodWinsLosses
KO/TKO71
Submission01
Decision41

11-3 (1 no contest) in the 15 stored UFC bouts since March 3, 2018, averaging 11.9 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders

2026 season: Sean O'Malley among fighters

Sean O'Malley: 2026 season figures and place among fighters
FigureSean O'MalleyPlace
Wins by KO, TKO or submission50.0198th of 360
Significant strikes landed per minute3.71136th of 243
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.8372nd of 243
Significant strike accuracy51.494th of 243
Significant strike defense54.777th of 177
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.6379th of 243
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes0.00146th of 243
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.0082nd of 243
Share of fight time in control0.1235th of 243

The same figures and places as the StatsNext Stats Explorer for the 2026 season, among the fighters with enough fights that season. 1st is the best (the lowest for figures where lower is better).

Wins and losses by method since Jun 7, 2025

  • 2 wins: 1 by ko/tko, 1 by decision
  • 1 loss: 1 by submission

Striking and grappling totals since Jun 7, 2025

Sean O'Malley — MMA — Striking and grappling totals since Jun 7, 2025
MeasureTotal
Significant strikes landed120 of 230 (52.2%)
Significant strikes absorbed120 of 265 attempted by opponents
Knockdowns1
Takedowns landed0 of 0
Opponent takedowns8 of 19 (57.9% defended)
Submission attempts0
Control time0:02

Totals over 3 of 3 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.

Fight history

Sean O'Malley: the 15 most recent stored bouts
DateOpponent (UFC record entering)ResultMethodRound, timeMinutesWeight classSig. strikes (absorbed)TakedownsControl
Jun 15, 2026Aiemann Zahabi (8-2)WinKO/TKOR2 4:029Bantamweight41 of 81 (32)0 of 00:02
Jan 24, 2026Song Yadong (11-3-1)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Bantamweight48 of 92 (36)0 of 00:00
Jun 7, 2025Merab Dvalishvili (12-2)LossSubmissionR3 4:4214.7Bantamweight (title)31 of 57 (52)0 of 00:00
Sep 14, 2024Merab Dvalishvili (10-2)LossDecisionR5 5:0025Bantamweight (title)47 of 89 (82)0 of 00:00
Mar 9, 2024Marlon Vera (15-7)WinDecisionR5 5:0025Bantamweight (title)230 of 356 (89)0 of 00:03
Aug 19, 2023Aljamain Sterling (15-3)WinKO/TKOR2 0:515.9Bantamweight (title)25 of 35 (17)0 of 00:18
Oct 22, 2022Petr Yan (8-2)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Bantamweight84 of 163 (58)0 of 10:02
Jul 2, 2022Pedro Munhoz (7-7)No contestNo contestR2 3:098.2Bantamweight25 of 47 (26)0 of 00:00
Dec 11, 2021Raulian Paiva (3-2)WinKO/TKOR1 4:424.7Bantamweight39 of 62 (11)0 of 00:02
Jul 10, 2021Kris Moutinho (0-0)WinKO/TKOR3 4:3314.6Bantamweight230 of 318 (70)0 of 00:04
Mar 27, 2021Thomas Almeida (5-4)WinKO/TKOR3 3:5213.9Bantamweight86 of 149 (25)0 of 00:08
Aug 15, 2020Marlon Vera (9-5)LossKO/TKOR1 4:404.7Bantamweight10 of 21 (18)0 of 00:00
Jun 6, 2020Eddie Wineland (6-7)WinKO/TKOR1 1:541.9Bantamweight13 of 20 (4)0 of 00:00
Mar 8, 2020Jose Quiñonez (5-2)WinKO/TKOR1 2:022Bantamweight18 of 22 (0)0 of 00:02
Mar 3, 2018Andre Soukhamthath (1-2)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Bantamweight63 of 111 (25)0 of 0–

Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.

How to read these numbers

  • The career record is the provider’s current record for the fighter. StatsNext stores UFC bouts from 1993 and other promotions’ cards from 2025, so stored bouts can be fewer than the career.
  • Many regional fights have results but no statistics; figures state the bouts they cover.

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