O'Malley vs Pimblett

When is O’Malley vs Pimblett?

Sean O’Malley could potentially face Paddy Pimblett, in Early 2026.

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 Pimblett 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.

Paddy Pimblett would make his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

The stats suggest O'Malley would have a massive power advantage over Pimblett, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Pimblett's 30%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Pimblett would have a massive advantage over O'Malley, boasting a 43% submission rate over O'Malley's 6%.

Sean O’Malley is the same age as Paddy Pimblett, at 30 years old.

O'Malley has a height advantage of 1 inch over Pimblett.

O'Malley is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 4 months later than Pimblett, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 7 less professional rounds, 47 to Pimblett's 54.

O’Malley vs Pimblett 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.

Pimblett has won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight, he won against Michael Chandler at UFC 314 on 12th April 2025 by knockout in the 3rd round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Bobby Green at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tony Ferguson at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Jared Gordon at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Jordan Leavitt at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

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

Sean O’Malley last fought 20 days ago, while Paddy Pimblett's last outing was 2 months and 15 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.

Pimblett's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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