O’Malley vs Sandhagen

When is O’Malley vs Sandhagen?

Sean O’Malley could potentially take on Cory Sandhagen, in Summer 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 Sandhagen stats

Sean O’Malley would step into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Cory Sandhagen would make his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

The stats suggest O'Malley would have a large advantage in power over Sandhagen, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Sandhagen's 41%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Sandhagen would have an advantage over O'Malley, with a 18% submission rate over O'Malley's 6%.

Sean O’Malley is the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

O'Malley has a 2-inch reach advantage.

O'Malley is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 months earlier than Sandhagen, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 16 less professional rounds, 44 to Sandhagen's 60.

O’Malley vs Sandhagen form

O'Malley has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 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 won against 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 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.

Before that, 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.

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

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

In his last fight, he was beaten by Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Rob Font at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by split decision in their 5 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Before that, he had beaten Yadong Song at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Petr Yan at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest.

Activity check

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

Sean O’Malley last fought 6 months and 14 days ago, while Cory Sandhagen's last outing was 7 months and 25 days ago.

O'Malley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Sandhagen's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

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