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, 1 loss 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 8 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 21 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 69 less professional rounds, 39 to Aldo's 108.

O’Malley vs Aldo form

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

In his last fight, he won against 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 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, his fight against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 ended in a no contest.

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

Jose Aldo has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat 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 lost to 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 beaten 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 defeated Pedro Munhoz at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

He was victorious against 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 2 months and 7 days ago, while Jose Aldo's last outing was 12 days ago.

O'Malley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Aldo's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on O’Malley vs Aldo?

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