O’Malley vs Aldo

When is O’Malley vs Aldo?

Sean O’Malley could potentially face Jose Aldo, in Late 2024.

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

O’Malley vs Aldo stats

Sean O’Malley would step into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jose Aldo would make his way to the cage with a record of 32 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggest O'Malley would have an advantage in power over Aldo, with a 67% knock out percentage over Aldo's 53%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest O'Malley would have a slight advantage over Aldo, with a 6% submission rate over Aldo's 3%.

Sean O’Malley is the younger man by 9 years, at 29 years old.

O'Malley has a height advantage of 4 inches over Aldo. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

O'Malley is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 10 years and 6 months later than Aldo, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He has fought 64 less professional rounds, 44 to Aldo's 108.

O’Malley vs Aldo form

O'Malley has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 306 on 14th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at The Sphere, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Marlon Vera at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Kaseya Center, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

His fight against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 ended in a no contest.

Jose Aldo has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Jonathan Martinez at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Rob Font at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Pedro Munhoz at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

He had defeated Marlon Vera at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Sean O’Malley last fought 5 days ago, while Jose Aldo's last outing was 4 months and 15 days ago.

O'Malley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Aldo's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 9 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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