O'Malley vs Edgar

When is O’Malley vs Edgar?

Sean O’Malley could potentially face the challenge of Frankie Edgar, in Late 2021.

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 Edgar stats

Sean O’Malley would step into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Frankie Edgar would make his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 11 loses and 1 draw, with 7 of those wins by knock out and 4 by submission.

The stats suggest O'Malley would have a massive power advantage over Edgar, boasting at 69% knock out percentage over Edgar's 29%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Edgar would have an advantage over O'Malley, with a 17% submission rate over O'Malley's 6%.

Sean O’Malley is the younger man by 13 years, at 28 years old.

O'Malley has a height advantage of 5 inches over Edgar. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

O'Malley is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 year and 7 months later than Edgar, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He has fought 77 less professional rounds, 32 to Edgar's 109.

O’Malley vs Edgar form

O'Malley has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he beat 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.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Raulian Paiva at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Kris Moutinho at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beat Thomas Almeida at UFC 260 on 27th March 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Frankie Edgar has beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he Chris Gutierrez at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Marlon Vera at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Cory Sandhagen at UFC Vegas 18 on 6th February 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Pedro Munhoz at UFC Vegas 7 on 22nd August 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Chan Sung Jung at UFC on ESPN+ 23 on 21st December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Sajik Arena, Busan, South Korea.

Activity check

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

Sean O’Malley last fought 4 months and 24 days ago, while Frankie Edgar's last outing was 4 months and 6 days ago.

O'Malley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Edgar's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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