Sean O'Malley
Physical stats
Striking & grappling
Recent form
Career timeline
Career breakdown
Strength of schedule
Bonus awards
Career story
Sean O'Malley "Suga" is a 20-3-0 knockout artist (1 NC). 61% finish rate.
Sean debuted Jul. 18, 2017 vs Alfred Khashakyan (win). Longest win streak: 5. On a 2-fight win streak. 10 years active (Jul. 18, 2017โJun. 14, 2026).
Best wins: Aljamain Sterling (KO/TKO Punches R2, Aug. 19, 2023); Thomas Almeida (KO/TKO Punch R3, Mar. 27, 2021); Raulian Paiva (KO/TKO Punches R1, Dec. 11, 2021).
Sean Daniel O'Malley (born October 24, 1994) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Bantamweight Champion. As of September 5, 2026, he is #3 in the Meta UFC bantamweight rankings.
Similar fighters
Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun. 14, 2026 | UFC Freedom 250 | W Aiemann Zahabi | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 4:02 | 1 0 | 41 32 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 24, 2026 | UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett | W Song Yadong | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 48 36 | 0 3 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 07, 2025 | UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 | L Merab Dvalishvili | SUB Guillotine Choke | 3 | 4:42 | 0 0 | 31 52 | 0 5 | 0 1 |
| Sep. 14, 2024 | UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC | L Merab Dvalishvili | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 47 82 | 0 6 | 0 0 |
| Mar. 09, 2024 | UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 | W Marlon Vera | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 230 89 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 19, 2023 | UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley | W Aljamain Sterling | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 0:51 | 1 0 | 25 17 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Oct. 22, 2022 | UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev | W Petr Yan | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 84 58 | 0 6 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 02, 2022 | UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier | NC Pedro Munhoz | CNC | 2 | 3:09 | 0 0 | 25 26 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 11, 2021 | UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | W Raulian Paiva | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 4:42 | 1 0 | 39 11 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 10, 2021 | UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 | W Kris Moutinho | KO/TKO Punches | 3 | 4:33 | 1 0 | 230 70 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Mar. 27, 2021 | UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou | W Thomas Almeida | KO/TKO Punch | 3 | 3:52 | 2 0 | 86 25 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 15, 2020 | UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 | L Marlon Vera | KO/TKO Elbows | 1 | 4:40 | 0 0 | 10 18 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 06, 2020 | UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer | W Eddie Wineland | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 1:54 | 1 0 | 13 4 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Mar. 07, 2020 | UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero | W Jose Quinonez | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 2:02 | 0 0 | 18 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Mar. 03, 2018 | UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya | W Andre Soukhamthath | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 63 25 | 0 4 | 3 0 |
| Dec. 01, 2017 | The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale | W Terrion Ware | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 141 88 | 3 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 18, 2017 | DWCS 1.2 | W Alfred Khashakyan | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 4:14 | 2 0 | 27 26 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.