O'Malley vs Smolka

When is O’Malley vs Smolka?

Sean O’Malley could set to fight Louis Smolka, in Autumn/Fall 2024.

The fight would be scheduled for 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

O’Malley vs Smolka 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.

Louis Smolka would make his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

The stats suggest O'Malley would have an advantage in power over Smolka, with a 67% knock out percentage over Smolka's 47%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Smolka would have a massive advantage over O'Malley, boasting a 41% submission rate over O'Malley's 6%.

Sean O’Malley is the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

O'Malley has a height advantage of 2 inches over Smolka. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

O'Malley is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 10 months later than Smolka, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 15 less professional rounds, 39 to Smolka's 54.

O’Malley vs Smolka 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.

Activity check

O'Malley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Smolka's last 2 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on O’Malley vs Smolka?

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