Sterling vs O'Malley

Who won Sterling vs O’Malley?

Sean O’Malley beat Aljamain Sterling by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC 292, on Saturday 19th August 2023 at TD Garden in Boston.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Bantamweight championship.

Sterling vs O’Malley stats

Aljamain Sterling stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Sean O’Malley made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Aljamain Sterling's 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Sean O’Malley marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Aljamain Sterling's UFC record stood at 16-5-0, while Sean O’Malley's came in at 10-2-0.

The stats suggested O'Malley had a massive power advantage over Sterling, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Sterling's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sterling had a large advantage over O'Malley, boasting a 35% submission rate over O'Malley's 6%.

Aljamain Sterling was the older man by 5 years, at 35 years old.

O'Malley had a height advantage of 4 inches over Sterling. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Sterling was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 10 months earlier than O'Malley, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 35 more professional rounds, 79 to O'Malley's 44.

Activity check

O'Malley's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sterling vs O’Malley?

Aljamain Sterling was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Sean O’Malley made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.