O'Malley vs Fiziev

When is O’Malley vs Fiziev?

Sean O’Malley could potentially take on Rafael Fiziev, in Late 2025.

The fight would be scheduled for 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 Fiziev 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.

Rafael Fiziev would make his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggest O'Malley would have a slight advantage in power over Fiziev, with a 67% knock out percentage over Fiziev's 62%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Fiziev would have a slight advantage over O'Malley, with a 8% 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 height advantage of 3 inches over Fiziev. Despite this, both fighters have a equal reach.

O'Malley is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 months earlier than Fiziev, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 10 more professional rounds, 47 to Fiziev's 37.

O’Malley vs Fiziev 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.

Fiziev has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Ignacio Bahamondes at UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree on 21st June 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Baku Crystal Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Justin Gaethje at UFC 313 on 8th March 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Mateusz Gamrot at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Justin Gaethje at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by knockout in the 5th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

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

Sean O’Malley last fought 20 days ago, while Rafael Fiziev's last outing was 6 days ago.

O'Malley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Fiziev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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