Yan vs O'Malley

Who won Yan vs O’Malley?

Sean O’Malley beat Petr Yan by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 280, on Saturday 22nd October 2022 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Sean O’Malley.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Yan vs O’Malley stats

Petr Yan stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 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 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Petr Yan's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Sean O’Malley marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Petr Yan's UFC record stood at 10-4-0, while Sean O’Malley's came in at 10-2-0.

The stats suggested O'Malley had a large advantage in power over Yan, boasting a 73% knock out percentage over Yan's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested O'Malley had a slight advantage over Yan, with a 7% submission rate over Yan's 6%.

Petr Yan was the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

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

Yan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 11 months earlier than O'Malley, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 33 more professional rounds, 77 to O'Malley's 44.

Yan vs O’Malley form

O'Malley had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, his fight against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 ended in a no contest.

Before that, he had defeated Raulian Paiva at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Kris Moutinho at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Yan's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

O'Malley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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