Fighter profile

Sean O'Malley

“Suga”

Bantamweight · UFC record 12-3 (1 NC) · 16 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sun 14 Jun 2026

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Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)90

Power87

Striking defense80

Takedown defense70

WrestlingProvisional measure65

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (16 detailed fights; as of Sun 14 Jun 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED88.8

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED73.9

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Reach: 183 cm (6'0")
Stance: Switch
Age: 32

Last 3: L L W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

16 detailed UFC fights · 41 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sun 14 Jun 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed27.6significant, per round

Strikes absorbed15.4per round

Striking differential+12.1per round

Takedown attempts0.17per round

Takedown defense59.7%of attempts stopped

Finish rate58.3%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 27.6
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 15.4
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +12.1
Striking accuracy: 60.3%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 59.8%
Knockdowns per round: 0.17
Target: head / body / leg: 67.1% / 23.8% / 9.1%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 95.0% / 1.8% / 3.3%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.17
Takedowns landed per round: 0.07
Takedown accuracy: 42.9%
Takedown defense: 59.7%
Control time per round: 0:03
Submission attempts per round: 0.07
Reversals per round: 0.02

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 12-3-0, 1 NC
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 58.3%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 7 · 0 · 5
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 1 · 1
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 7 / 0
Average fight time: 11:25 (over 14 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Sean O'Malley — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sun 14 Jun 2026	Aiemann Zahabi	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:02	UFC Freedom 250
Sat 24 Jan 2026	Song Yadong	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
Sat 7 Jun 2025	Merab Dvalishvili	L	SUB Guillotine Choke	R3 4:42	UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
Sat 14 Sep 2024	Merab Dvalishvili	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC
Sat 9 Mar 2024	Marlon Vera	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2

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Sean O'Malley — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 19 Aug 2023	Aljamain Sterling	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 0:51	UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
Sat 22 Oct 2022	Petr Yan	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
Sat 2 Jul 2022	Pedro Munhoz	NC	CNC	R2 3:09	UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
Sat 11 Dec 2021	Raulian Paiva	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:42	UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
Sat 10 Jul 2021	Kris Moutinho	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 4:33	UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Sat 27 Mar 2021	Thomas Almeida	W	KO/TKO Punch	R3 3:52	UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou
Sat 15 Aug 2020	Marlon Vera	L	KO/TKO Elbows	R1 4:40	UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
Sat 6 Jun 2020	Eddie Wineland	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:54	UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
Sat 7 Mar 2020	Jose Quinonez	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 2:02	UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
Sat 3 Mar 2018	Andre Soukhamthath	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya
Fri 1 Dec 2017	Terrion Ware	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale

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