Late 2024
Potentially

Potential contest
5 rounds contest @ Bantamweight
18-1-0
20-8-0

Belts on The Line

UFC Bantamweight

The tape

29
Age
36
5' 11" / 180 cm
Height
5' 8" / 173 cm
72" / 183 cm
Reach
71.7" / 182 cm

Full record

UD 5KO 2SD 3NCKO 1
Form
UD 3UD 5KO 1UD 5UD 5
18
Wins
20
12
By KO
9
67
KO%
45
1
By Sub
4
6
SUB%
20
1
Losses
8
1
Stopped
0
0
Tapped
1
0
Draws
0
2015
Debut
2011
20
Bouts
28
39
Rounds
69
2 hours, 44 minutes
Fight Time
5 hours, 17 minutes

Current rankings @ Bantamweight

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UFC
8
-
Bellator
-
1
Tapology
11

Sean O’Malley vs Rob Font preview

When is O’Malley vs Font?

Sean O’Malley could potentially face the challenge of Rob Font, in Late 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).

O’Malley vs Font 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.

Rob Font would make his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

The stats suggest O'Malley would have a large advantage in power over Font, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Font's 45%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Font would have an advantage over O'Malley, with a 20% submission rate over O'Malley's 6%.

Sean O’Malley is the younger man by 7 years, at 29 years old.

O'Malley has a height advantage of 3 inches over Font. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

O'Malley is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 3 months later than Font, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 30 less professional rounds, 39 to Font's 69.

O’Malley vs Font 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.

Rob Font has stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Going into that contest, he had won against Adrian Yanez at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Before that, he had been defeated by Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Jose Aldo at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Sean O’Malley last fought 1 month and 16 days ago, while Rob Font's last outing was 4 months and 23 days ago.

O'Malley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Font's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on O’Malley vs Font?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for O’Malley vs Font yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.

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