Dvalishvili vs O'Malley II

When is Dvalishvili vs O’Malley II?

Merab Dvalishvili will fight Sean O’Malley in the main event of UFC 316, on Saturday 7th June 2025 at Prudential Center in Newark.

The fight will take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

This contest is for the UFC Bantamweight championship.

Dvalishvili vs O’Malley II stats

Merab Dvalishvili steps into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Sean O’Malley will make his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This will be Merab Dvalishvili's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Sean O’Malley will mark his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Merab Dvalishvili's UFC record currently stands at 12-2-0, while Sean O’Malley's comes in at 10-2-0.

The stats suggest O'Malley has a massive power advantage over Dvalishvili, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Dvalishvili's 16%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest O'Malley will have a slight advantage over Dvalishvili, with a 6% submission rate over Dvalishvili's 5%.

Merab Dvalishvili is the older man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

O'Malley has a height advantage of 5 inches over Dvalishvili. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Dvalishvili is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 1 month earlier than O'Malley, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 27 more professional rounds, 71 to O'Malley's 44.

Dvalishvili vs O’Malley II form

Merab Dvalishvili has beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 on 18th January 2025 by unanimous decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Intuit Dome, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Sean O’Malley at UFC 306 on 14th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at The Sphere, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Henry Cejudo at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Before that, he was victorious against Petr Yan at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

He had won against Jose Aldo at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

O'Malley has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 306 on 14th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at The Sphere, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Marlon Vera at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Kaseya Center, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he was victorious against 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.

His fight against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 ended in a no contest.

Activity check

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

Merab Dvalishvili last fought 3 months and 27 days ago, while Sean O’Malley's last outing was 8 months and 1 day ago.

Dvalishvili'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 21 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

O'Malley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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

Merab Dvalishvili is currently 4/11 (-280) to win the bout outright, while you can get 21/10 (+210) on Sean O’Malley if you fancy the upset.

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