When is O’Malley vs Topuria?
Sean O’Malley could potentially face Ilia Topuria, in Spring 2025.
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 Topuria 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.
Ilia Topuria would make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 15 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.
The stats suggest O'Malley would have a massive power advantage over Topuria, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Topuria's 33%.
If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Topuria would have a massive advantage over O'Malley, boasting a 53% submission rate over O'Malley's 6%.
Sean O’Malley is the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.
O'Malley has a height advantage of 4 inches over Topuria. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.
O'Malley is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 29 days earlier than Topuria, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 14 more professional rounds, 39 to Topuria's 25.
O’Malley vs Topuria 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.
Topuria remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he beat Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.
Previous to that, he had beaten Josh Emmett at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Bryce Mitchell at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Before that, he was victorious against Jai Herbert at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
He had won against Ryan Hall at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Sean O’Malley has been fighting more than Ilia Topuria.
Sean O’Malley last fought 5 months and 27 days ago, while Ilia Topuria's last outing was 6 months and 19 days ago.
O'Malley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.
Topuria's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.
What are the odds on O’Malley vs Topuria?
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