Dvalishvili vs O'Malley II

Who won Dvalishvili vs O’Malley II?

Merab Dvalishvili beat Sean O’Malley by submission in the 3rd round during the main event of UFC 316, on Saturday 7th June 2025 at Prudential Center in Newark.

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.

Dvalishvili vs O’Malley II stats

Merab Dvalishvili stepped 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 made 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 was Merab Dvalishvili's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Sean O’Malley marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Merab Dvalishvili's UFC record stood at 13-2-0, while Sean O’Malley's came in at 10-3-0.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested O'Malley had a slight advantage over Dvalishvili, with a 6% submission rate over Dvalishvili's 5%.

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

O'Malley had a height advantage of 5 inches over Dvalishvili. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Dvalishvili was 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 had fought 27 more professional rounds, 74 to O'Malley's 47.

Dvalishvili vs O’Malley II form

Merab Dvalishvili had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had 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.

Activity check

Dvalishvili's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

O'Malley's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Dvalishvili vs O’Malley II start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:25 AM UTC , which was 12:25 AM EST or 9:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:25 AM BST in the UK.

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

Merab Dvalishvili was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Sean O’Malley made his way into the ring at 11/5 (+220) with oddsmakers.