In the aftermath of his first UFC Bantamweight Title defense at UFC 299, we’re taking a look at the fairly impressive Sean O’Malley record, and how many knockouts he has on his CV to date. Here is everything you need to know about the MMA resumé of ‘Suga’ Sean O’Malley.
Sean O’Malley Record
Sean O’Malley turned professional back in March 2015 with a debut victory against Josh Reyes in Great Falls, Montana. Since then, O’Malley has had another 19 professional MMA fights, winning all but two of them (one NC, one loss).
Despite only having had 20 fights, O’Malley’s career has been nothing short of magnificent to date. The American MMA phenom now boasts a record of 18-1. Of these 18 victories, he has won 13 of them inside the distance. ‘Suga’ has 12 KO/TKO wins under his belt, as one submission victory.
His career up to now has been sensational, and he has barely even got started. Two fights ago, Sean O’Malley became UFC Bantamweight Champion at the first time of asking as he emphatically stopped long-reigning king Aljamain Sterling for his 135-pound strap at UFC 292.
O’Malley was understandably the underdog with the best UFC betting sites to become UFC champion at the first time of asking. As the long-reigning champion and proven fighter, Aljamain Sterling was the favorite. However, ‘Suga’ upset the apple cart, winning UFC gold at the first time of asking.
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As previously mentioned, Sean O’Malley made his professional MMA debut around nine years ago. He was on an Intense Championship Fighting card where he made the perfect start to his career by winning via Round 1 knockout. O’Malley then had six more fights as a pro MMA fighter before signing a deal with the UFC.
‘Suga’ had his first UFC fight on Dana White‘s Contender Series, earning himself a full UFC contract after yet another Round 1 knockout. This meant Sean O’Malley’s record was 8-0 with seven stoppages, including six big wins via KO/TKO.
The 29-year-old then had three more UFC fights before suffering the first defeat of his professional MMA career. O’Malley fought Chito Vera at UFC 252 and was the overriding favorite with the best offshore sportsbooks to keep up his unbeaten streak.
However, Vera putting off the shock upset, knocking ‘Suga’ out in Round 1 of their fight. That fight of course set up the narrative of the UFC 299 main event, which saw Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera and Sean O’Malley rematch for the UFC Bantamweight Title.
After suffering the first defeat of his career, Sean O’Malley got back to winning ways at UFC 260. The divisive MMA character knocked out Thomas Almeida in Round 3 of their bout, earning a ‘Performance Of The Night’ bonus in the process. This is just one of O’Malley’s eight career UFC bonuses.
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Sean O’Malley then notched up another two knockout victories over Kris Moutinho and Raulian Paiva, before the contentious no-contest fight with Pedro Munhoz at UFC 276. O’Malley accidentally poked Munhoz in the eye, hence why the fight was deemed a NC.
After that, the American MMA phenom took on former UFC champion Petr Yan at UFC 280. O’Malley went into the fight as an underdog with the best US sportsbooks, but produced a sensational performance to win via split decision. That set up his maiden shot at UFC gold next against Aljamain Sterling.
At UFC 292 O’Malley stepped up to the plate to become UFC champion at the first time of asking. He knocked ‘Aljo’ out in Round 2 of their bout, thus becoming the 135-pound king at the first time of asking. A special performance from a special fighter.
Then came his first UFC Bantamweight Title defense last time out. ‘Suga’ comprehensively beat Chito Vera via wide unanimous decision, avenging the only loss on his record in style. He is the single best bantamweight on the planet right now. Of that there is no doubt.
That takes us up to now in the career of ‘Suga’ Sean O’Malley. He will likely aim to defend his UFC Bantamweight Title again later in 2024, further solidifying himself as the single best fighter at 135-pound on planet earth.
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