O’Malley vs Vera II

When is O’Malley vs Vera II?

Sean O’Malley could potentially face the challenge of Marlon Vera, in Early 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 Vera II stats

Sean O’Malley would step into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Marlon Vera would make his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 8 loses and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knock out and 8 by submission.

The stats suggest O'Malley would have a massive power advantage over Vera, boasting at 71% knock out percentage over Vera's 38%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Vera would have a massive advantage over O'Malley, boosting at 38% submission rate over O'Malley's 6%.

Sean O’Malley is the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

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

O'Malley is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 year and 8 months later than Vera, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 42 less professional rounds, 34 to Vera's 76.

O’Malley vs Vera II 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 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had 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.

Going into that contest, he had 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.

Before that, he had won against Raulian Paiva at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beat Kris Moutinho at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Vera has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he defeated Pedro Munhoz at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by split decision in their 5 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Dominick Cruz at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Before that, he had won against Rob Font 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 defeated Frankie Edgar at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

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

Sean O’Malley last fought 1 month and 5 days ago, while Marlon Vera's last outing was 1 month and 5 days ago.

O'Malley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Vera's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on O’Malley vs Vera II?

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