Garbrandt vs O'Malley

When is Garbrandt vs O’Malley?

Cody Garbrandt could potentially face the challenge of Sean O’Malley, in Autumn/Fall 2024.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Garbrandt vs O’Malley stats

Cody Garbrandt would step into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Sean O’Malley would make his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggest Garbrandt would have an advantage in power over O'Malley, with a 79% knock out percentage over O'Malley's 67%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest O'Malley would have a slight advantage over Garbrandt, with a 6% submission rate over Garbrandt's 0%.

Cody Garbrandt is the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

O'Malley has a height advantage of 3 inches over Garbrandt. This also extends to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Garbrandt is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 2 months earlier than O'Malley, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 1 less professional rounds, 38 to O'Malley's 39.

Garbrandt vs O’Malley form

Garbrandt has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he lost to Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Brian Kelleher at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Trevin Jones at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Kai Kara France at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Rob Font at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest.

O'Malley has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he defeated Marlon Vera at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at TD Garden, Boston.

Going into that contest, he had won against Petr Yan at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had won against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by split decision in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had beaten Raulian Paiva at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Sean O’Malley has been fighting more than Cody Garbrandt.

Cody Garbrandt last fought 6 days ago, while Sean O’Malley's last outing was 1 month and 10 days ago.

Garbrandt's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 28 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

O'Malley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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