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Sean O'Malley

Sean O'Malley

1160 ELO #34

"Suga"

MMA 20-3-0 (1 NC) · UFC 12-3-0 · Bantamweight (#2) · Helena, United States · MMA LAB - Glendale, AZ · Last fought 40 days ago

Sean O'Malley "Suga" - UFC Fighter Profile

Sean O'Malley is a professional mixed martial arts fighter competing in the UFC Bantamweight division and is ranked #2. Born in Helena, United States, Sean O'Malley has compiled an MMA record of 20-3-0 (1 NC) with a UFC record of 12-3-0. Sean O'Malley trains at MMA LAB - Glendale, AZ in Helena, United States. With an ELO rating of 1160, Sean O'Malley ranks #34 out of 2708 UFC fighters.

Career Highlights: Sean O'Malley has 12 wins in the UFC. Sean O'Malley lands an average of 5.98 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.23 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Bantamweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1160), and have not fought Sean O'Malley before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Bryce Mitchell 10-3-0 31 1106 0.0 54
Kyler Phillips 6-4-0 31 1056 0.0 104
Rinya Nakamura 4-1-0 31 1051 0.0 109
Da'Mon Blackshear 5-4-0 31 1041 0.0 119
AJ Cunningham 0-2-0 31 970 0.0 190
Umar Nurmagomedov 8-1-0 30 1133 1.0 27

Fight Results Breakdown

15
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Aljamain Sterling in 2023
Opponent ELO: 1186

Biggest Upset Loss

Merab Dvalishvili in 2024
Your ELO: 1155 · Opponent ELO: 1150 · Favored by 5

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 11'
Weight
Bantamweight
Reach
72'
Stance
Switch
Date of Birth
Oct 24 1994
Age
31
Peak ELO
1160
ELO Rank
34 of 2708
Strength of Schedule
291-112-4
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1072.4
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1048.0

Performance Statistics

SLpM
5.98
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
60%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.4
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
59%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.23
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
42%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.2
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Sean O'Malley Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-06-14 UFC Freedom 250 Aiemann Zahabi KO/TKO Punches 2 4:02 Win -366
2026-01-24 UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett Song Yadong U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -238
2025-06-07 UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 Merab Dvalishvili SUB Guillotine Choke 3 4:42 Loss -
2024-09-14 UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC Merab Dvalishvili U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2024-03-09 UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 Marlon Vera U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2023-08-19 UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley Aljamain Sterling KO/TKO Punches 2 0:51 Win -
2022-10-22 UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev Petr Yan S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2021-12-11 UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier Raulian Paiva KO/TKO Punches 1 4:42 Win -
2021-07-10 UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 Kris Moutinho KO/TKO Punches 3 4:33 Win -
2021-03-27 UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou Thomas Almeida KO/TKO Punch 3 3:52 Win -
2020-08-15 UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 Marlon Vera KO/TKO Elbows 1 4:40 Loss -
2020-06-06 UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer Eddie Wineland KO/TKO Punch 1 1:54 Win -
2020-03-07 UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero Jose Quinonez KO/TKO Punches 1 2:02 Win -
2018-03-03 UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya Andre Soukhamthath U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2017-12-01 The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale Terrion Ware U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Sean O'Malley ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
15 2026-06-14 Aiemann Zahabi 1094 Win +19 1160
14 2026-01-24 Song Yadong 1132 Win +16 1141
13 2025-06-07 Merab Dvalishvili 1180 Loss -14 1125
12 2024-09-14 Merab Dvalishvili 1150 Loss -16 1139
11 2024-03-09 Marlon Vera 1177 Win +18 1155
10 2023-08-19 Aljamain Sterling 1186 Win +24 1137
9 2022-10-22 Petr Yan 1148 Win 0 1113
8 2021-12-11 Raulian Paiva 1021 Win +18 1113
7 2021-07-10 Kris Moutinho 1000 Win +18 1095
6 2021-03-27 Thomas Almeida 1026 Win +20 1077
5 2020-08-15 Marlon Vera 1092 Loss -15 1057
4 2020-06-06 Eddie Wineland 1014 Win +19 1072
3 2020-03-07 Jose Quinonez 1049 Win +22 1053
2 2018-03-03 Andre Soukhamthath 1021 Win +16 1031
1 2017-12-01 Terrion Ware 984 Win +15 1015

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