O'Malley vs Sterling II

When is O’Malley vs Sterling II?

Sean O’Malley could potentially face Aljamain Sterling, in Autumn/Fall 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 Sterling II 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.

Aljamain Sterling would make his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

The stats suggest O'Malley would have a massive power advantage over Sterling, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Sterling's 13%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Sterling would have a large advantage over O'Malley, boasting a 33% submission rate over O'Malley's 6%.

Sean O’Malley is the younger man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

O'Malley has a height advantage of 4 inches over Sterling. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

O'Malley is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 10 months later than Sterling, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 37 less professional rounds, 39 to Sterling's 76.

O’Malley vs Sterling II 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.

Sterling has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he beat Calvin Kattar at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sean O’Malley 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 beaten Henry Cejudo at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by split decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark.

Before that, he had defeated T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He was victorious against Petr Yan at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by split decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Activity check

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

Sean O’Malley last fought 2 months ago, while Aljamain Sterling's last outing was 26 days ago.

O'Malley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Sterling's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 1 month, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 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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