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, 3 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 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 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 44%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Sandhagen would have an advantage over O'Malley, with a 17% submission rate over O'Malley's 6%.

Sean O’Malley is the younger man by 3 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 15 less professional rounds, 47 to Sandhagen's 62.

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 316 on 7th June 2025 by submission in the 3rd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

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

Before 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.

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.

Sandhagen has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo on 3rd May 2025 by knockout in the 2nd round at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated 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.

Going into that contest, he had won 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.

Before that, he had beaten 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.

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

Activity check

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

Sean O’Malley last fought 2 days ago, while Cory Sandhagen's last outing was 1 month and 6 days ago.

O'Malley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Sandhagen's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 23 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.

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