Sean O'Malley "Suga"

Bantamweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record12-3 (1 NC) · current 2-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record117-51-1 (69.6%) across 16 opponents
Last 5 opponents56-16-1 (77.8%) across 5 opponents
Age32
Height5' 11"
Reach72"
StanceSwitch

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute5.97
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.34
Striking accuracy60%
Striking defense60%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.24
Takedowns landed / attempted43%
Takedown defense60%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.24
Average fight time11.8 min

UFC wins: 7 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 5 decision. UFC losses: 1 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 1 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-06-14Aiemann Zahabi8-2StrikerWKO/TKO R2 4:02UFC Freedom 250
2026-01-24Song Yadong11-3-1StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
2025-06-07Merab Dvalishvili12-2WrestlerLSubmission R3 4:42 (title)UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
2024-09-14Merab Dvalishvili10-2WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC
2024-03-09Marlon Vera15-7StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
2023-08-19Aljamain Sterling15-3WrestlerWKO/TKO R2 0:51 (title)UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
2022-10-22Petr Yan8-2StrikerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
2022-07-02Pedro Munhoz9-7 (1 NC)StrikerNCCould Not Continue R2 3:09UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
2021-12-11Raulian Paiva3-2StrikerWKO/TKO R1 4:42UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
2021-07-10Kris MoutinhoUFC debut—WKO/TKO R3 4:33UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
2021-03-27Thomas Almeida5-4StrikerWKO/TKO R3 3:52UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou
2020-08-15Marlon Vera9-5Submission grapplerLKO/TKO R1 4:40UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
2020-06-06Eddie Wineland6-7BalancedWKO/TKO R1 1:54UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
2020-03-07Jose Quinonez5-2WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 2:02UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
2018-03-03Andre Soukhamthath1-2BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya
2017-12-01Terrion Ware0-1StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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