Vera vs O'Malley

Who won Vera vs O’Malley?

Marlon Vera beat Sean O’Malley by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC 252, on Saturday 15th August 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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).

Vera vs O’Malley stats

Marlon Vera stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Sean O’Malley made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 12 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Marlon Vera's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Sean O’Malley marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Marlon Vera's UFC record stood at 15-9-0, while Sean O’Malley's came in at 10-3-0.

The stats suggested O'Malley had a massive power advantage over Vera, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Vera's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vera had a massive advantage over O'Malley, boasting a 53% submission rate over O'Malley's 8%.

Marlon Vera was the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

O'Malley had a height advantage of 3 inches over Vera. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Vera was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 8 months earlier than O'Malley, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, 87 to O'Malley's 47.

Vera vs O’Malley form

Vera had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jose Aldo at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Sean O’Malley at UFC 252 on 15th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Yadong Song at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 16th May 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, he had beaten Guido Cannetti at UFC Fight Night 140 on 17th November 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

He had been defeated by Douglas Andrade at UFC Fight Night 125 on 3rd February 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mangueirinho Gymnasium, Belem, Brazil.

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

In his last fight before this contest, 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.

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

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Raulian Paiva at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Kris Moutinho at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Thomas Almeida at UFC 260 on 27th March 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sean O’Malley had been fighting more than Marlon Vera.

Going to this contest, Marlon Vera had last fought 4 years, 6 months and 1 day ago, while Sean O’Malley's last outing had been 2 years, 7 months and 29 days ago.

Vera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

O'Malley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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