O'Malley vs Yan II

When is O’Malley vs Yan II?

Sean O’Malley could potentially square off against Petr Yan, in Summer 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 Yan II 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.

Petr Yan would make his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggest O'Malley would have a large advantage in power over Yan, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Yan's 39%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest that O'Malley and Yan would be pretty equal, both with a 6% submission rate.

Sean O’Malley is the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

O'Malley has a height advantage of 4 inches over Yan. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

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

O’Malley vs Yan II 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.

Petr Yan has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo on 23rd November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Galaxy Arena, Macau, China.

Previous to that, he had won against Yadong Song at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Merab Dvalishvili at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Sean O’Malley at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had lost to Aljamain Sterling at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by split decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Activity check

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

Sean O’Malley last fought 4 months and 21 days ago, while Petr Yan's last outing was 2 months and 12 days ago.

O'Malley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Yan's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on O’Malley vs Yan II?

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