All fightersSean O'Malley
“Suga”
Bantamweight20-3 (1 NC)RECORD
13KO / TKO WINS
1SUBMISSION WINS
6DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Suga |
| Date of birth | 24 Oct 1994 |
| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | Helena, Montana, U.S. |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Bantamweight |
| Team | Team Proven Grounds (2011–2014), The MMA Lab (2014–present) |
| Height | 180 cm (5′11″) |
| Reach | 183 cm (72″) |
| Stance | Switch |
| Weight | 61.2 kg (135 lb) |
| Status | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | 6 Mar 2015 |
| UFC debut | 1 Dec 2017 |
| Last fight | 14 Jun 2026 |
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Fight history
24 professional fights on file (16 in the UFC). Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Aiemann Zahabi | KO/TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:02 | UFC Freedom 250 | 14 Jun 2026 | Washington, DC, USA |
| Bout Bantamweight BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Song Yadong | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett | 24 Jan 2026 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Bantamweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Eric Colon 29-28, Chris Lee 29-28, Ron McCarthy 29-28 | |||||||
| Loss | Merab Dvalishvili | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 4:42 | UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 | 7 Jun 2025 | Newark, New Jersey, USA |
| Bout UFC Bantamweight Title BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Merab Dvalishvili | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC | 14 Sep 2024 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout UFC Bantamweight Title BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Mike Bell 46-49, Sal D'amato 47-48, Chris Lee 47-48 | |||||||
| Win | Marlon Vera | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 | 9 Mar 2024 | Miami, Florida, USA |
| Bout UFC Bantamweight Title BoutReferee Keith PetersonScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Eric Colon 50-45, Chris Lee 50-45, Sal D'amato 50-44 | |||||||
| Win | Aljamain Sterling | KO/TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:51 | UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley | 19 Aug 2023 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Bout UFC Bantamweight Title BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Petr Yan | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev | 22 Oct 2022 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Bantamweight BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Ben Cartlidge 29-28, Vito Paolillo 28-29, David Lethaby 29-28 | |||||||
| No contest | Pedro Munhoz | No contest (could not continue) | 2 | 3:09 | UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier | 2 Jul 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Bantamweight BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Raulian Paiva | KO/TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:42 | UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | 11 Dec 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Bantamweight BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Kris Moutinho | KO/TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:33 | UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 | 10 Jul 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Bantamweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Thomas Almeida | KO/TKO (punch) | 3 | 3:52 | UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou | 27 Mar 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Bantamweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Marlon Vera | KO/TKO (elbows) | 1 | 4:40 | UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 | 15 Aug 2020 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Bantamweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Eddie Wineland | KO/TKO (punch) | 1 | 1:54 | UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer | 6 Jun 2020 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Bantamweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Jose Quinonez | KO/TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:02 | UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero | 7 Mar 2020 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Bantamweight BoutReferee Dan MiragliottaScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Andre Soukhamthath | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya | 3 Mar 2018 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Bantamweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Junichiro Kamijo 29-27, Chris Lee 29-27, Sal D'amato 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Terrion Ware | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale | 1 Dec 2017 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Bantamweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Sal D'amato 29-28, Dave Hagen 29-28, Chris Lee 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Alfred Khashakyan | KO (punch) | 1 | 4:14 | Dana White's Contender Series 2 | 18 Jul 2017 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Win | David Nuzzo | KO (spinning wheel kick) | 1 | 2:15 | LFA 11 | 5 May 2017 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| Win | Irvin Veloz | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:34 | Extreme Beatdown 20 | 18 Mar 2017 | New Town, North Dakota, United States |
| Win | Tycen Lynn | KO (head kick) | 2 | 2:57 | Intense CF 26 | 21 Oct 2016 | Great Falls, Montana, United States |
| Win | Mark Coates | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Intense CF 23 | 7 Nov 2015 | Helena, Montana, United States |
| Win | Omar Avelar | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:55 | Intense CF 20 | 21 Aug 2015 | Great Falls, Montana, United States |
| Win | Shane Sargent | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:03 | Intense CF 19 | 3 Jul 2015 | Choteau, Montana, United States |
| Win | Josh Reyes | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:33 | Intense CF 17 | 6 Mar 2015 | Great Falls, Montana, United States |