The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Florida with its high-octane pay-per-view event, the UFC 299. The event was held at Kesaya Center in Miami, Florida, USA, on March 9, 2024. It was power-packed with fights across the divisions, and Sean O’Malley and Marlon Vera headlined the event in a bantamweight title showdown. In this championship bout, O'Malley won the fight conclusively via a unanimous decision.
Sean O’Malley is an exciting professional mixed martial artist who is active on the UFC’s roster and competes in the bantamweight division of the promotion. He made his professional mixed martial arts debut on March 6, 2015, against Josh Reyes. O’Malley made quick work of Reyes and knocked him out in the first round to secure a win and kick off his career with a victory.
After his debut, Sean O’Malley didn’t take much to compete in a UFC pay-per-view event after defeating Terrion Ware at The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale. At UFC 222 he faced Andre Soukhamthath and won the bout via a unanimous decision. He positioned himself as a reckoning force in the promotion’s division and got a title shot against the former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling.
Sean O’Malley and Aljamain Sterling squared off against each other at UFC 292 on August 19, 2023. Having a reputation for his knock-out prowess, O’Malley shut Sterling’s lights off in the first round and won the championship via second-round TKO.
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Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera Stats
| Stats | Sean O’Malley | Marlon Vera |
| Record | 18-1-(1) ( 12 KOs) | 23-9-1 (98 KOs) |
| Championship | UFC Bantamweight Champion | - |
| Age | 29 | 31 |
| Height | 1.80m | 1.73m |
| Division(s) | Bantamweight | Bantamweight |
| Reach | 72” | 70 ½ ” |
| Win Streak (Active) | 7 | 0 |
| Professional Debut | 2015 | 2010 |
Sean O’Malley Record
Sean O’Malley has a professional record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 1 no-contest as of March 2024.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 18-1(1) | Marlon Vera | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 299 | March 10, 2024 | 5 | 5:00 | Miami, Florida, United States. | Defended the UFC Bantamweight Title. |
| Win | 17–1 (1) | Aljamain Sterling | TKO (punches) | UFC 292 | August 19, 2023 | 2 | 0:51 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Won the UFC Bantamweight Championship. Performance of the Night. Performance of the Year. |
| Win | 16–1 (1) | Petr Yan | Decision (split) | UFC 280 | October 22, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Fight of the Night. |
| NC | 15–1 (1) | Pedro Munhoz | NC (accidental eye poke) | UFC 276 | July 2, 2022 | 2 | 1:51 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Accidental eye poke rendered Munhoz unable to continue. |
| Win | 15–1 | Raulian Paiva | TKO (punches) | UFC 269 | December 11, 2021 | 1 | 4:42 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 14–1 | Kris Moutinho | TKO (punches) | UFC 264 | July 10, 2021 | 3 | 4:33 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 13–1 | Thomas Almeida | KO (punch) | UFC 260 | March 27, 2021 | 3 | 3:52 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 12–1 | Marlon Vera | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC 252 | August 16, 2020 | 1 | 4:37 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 12–0 | Eddie Wineland | KO (punch) | UFC 250 | June 6, 2020 | 1 | 1:54 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 11–0 | José Alberto Quiñónez | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC 248 | March 7, 2020 | 1 | 2:02 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 10–0 | Andre Soukhamthath | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 222 | March 3, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 9–0 | Terrion Ware | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale | December 1, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 8–0 | Alfred Khashakyan | KO (punch) | Dana White's Contender Series 2 | July 18, 2017 | 1 | 4:14 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 7–0 | David Nuzzo | KO (spinning wheel kick) | LFA 11 | May 5, 2017 | 1 | 2:15 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Irvin Veloz | KO (punch) | EB: Beatdown 20 | March 18, 2017 | 1 | 2:34 | New Town, North Dakota, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Tycen Lynn | KO (head kick) | Intense Championship Fighting 26 | October 21, 2016 | 2 | 2:57 | Great Falls, Montana, United States | Return to Bantamweight. |
| Win | 4–0 | Mark Coates | Decision (unanimous) | Intense Championship Fighting 23 | November 7, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Helena, Montana, United States | Flyweight debut. |
| Win | 3–0 | Omar Avelar | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Intense Championship Fighting 20 | August 21, 2015 | 1 | 2:55 | Great Falls, Montana, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Shane Sargent | KO (punch) | Intense Championship Fighting 19 | July 3, 2015 | 1 | 2:03 | Choteau, Montana, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Josh Reyes | TKO (punches) | Intense Championship Fighting 17 | March 6, 2015 | 1 | 1:33 | Great Falls, Montana, United States | Bantamweight debut. |
Marlon Vera Record
Marlon Vera has a professional mixed martial arts record of 23 wins, 8 losses, and 1 draw as of February 2024.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 23-9-1 | Sean O'Malley | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 299 | March 10, 2024 | 5 | 5:00 | Miami, Florida, United States. | For the UFC Bantamweight Title. |
| Win | 23–8–1 | Pedro Munhoz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 292 | August 19, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Loss | 22–8–1 | Cory Sandhagen | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen | March 25, 2023 | 5 | 5:00 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 22–7–1 | Dominick Cruz | KO (head kick) | UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz | August 13, 2022 | 4 | 2:17 | San Diego, California, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 21–7–1 | Rob Font | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera | April 30, 2022 | 5 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Catchweight (138.5 lb) bout; Font missed weight. Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 20–7–1 | Frankie Edgar | KO (front kick) | UFC 268 | November 6, 2021 | 3 | 3:50 | New York City, New York, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 19–7–1 | Davey Grant | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige | June 19, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Loss | 18–7–1 | José Aldo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal | December 19, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 18–6–1 | Sean O'Malley | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC 252 | August 15, 2020 | 1 | 4:40 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 17–6–1 | Song Yadong | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris | May 16, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Featherweight bout. Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 17–5–1 | Andre Ewell | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson | October 12, 2019 | 3 | 3:17 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 16–5–1 | Nohelin Hernandez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 239 | July 6, 2019 | 2 | 3:25 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 15–5–1 | Frankie Saenz | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis | March 23, 2019 | 1 | 1:25 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Win | 14–5–1 | Guido Cannetti | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio | November 17, 2018 | 2 | 1:31 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Win | 13–5–1 | Wuliji Buren | TKO (body punch) | UFC 227 | August 4, 2018 | 2 | 4:53 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Loss | 12–5–1 | Douglas Silva de Andrade | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders | February 3, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Belém, Brazil | |
| Loss | 12–4–1 | John Lineker | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida | October 28, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 12–3–1 | Brian Kelleher | Submission (armbar) | UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum | July 22, 2017 | 1 | 2:18 | Uniondale, New York, United States | |
| Win | 11–3–1 | Brad Pickett | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson | March 18, 2017 | 3 | 3:50 | London, England | Catchweight (140 lb) bout. Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 10–3–1 | Ning Guangyou | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson | November 27, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Melbourne, Australia | Featherweight bout. |
| Loss | 9–3–1 | Davey Grant | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping | February 27, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | Vera was deducted a point in round 3 due to grabbing the inside of Grant's glove. |
| Win | 9–2–1 | Roman Salazar | Submission (triangle armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux | August 8, 2015 | 2 | 2:15 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 8–2–1 | Marco Beltrán | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 180 | November 15, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Win | 8–1–1 | D'Juan Owens | Submission (heel hook) | Inka FC 24 | October 23, 2013 | 1 | 1:54 | Lima, Peru | |
| Loss | 7–1–1 | Bruno Leandro Lobato | Decision (unanimous) | Inka FC 23 | August 24, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Lima, Peru | |
| Draw | 7–0–1 | Fábio Bispo | Draw (unanimous) | Inka FC 22 | June 29, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Lima, Peru | |
| Win | 7–0 | Luis Roberto Herrera | Submission (rear-naked choke) | FMP 16 | May 25, 2013 | 1 | 1:50 | Chihuahua City, Mexico | |
| Win | 6–0 | Joel Iglesias | KO (elbows) | 300 Sparta 1 | April 24, 2013 | 1 | 4:04 | Lima, Peru | |
| Win | 5–0 | Javier Umana Munoz | Submission (triangle choke) | UCC 13 | January 18, 2013 | 2 | 4:44 | Panama City, Panama | |
| Win | 4–0 | Alexis Patino Pinos | Submission (armbar) | Punisher Machala 4 | May 26, 2012 | 1 | 4:00 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| Win | 3–0 | Jack Guzman | Submission (triangle choke) | Samurai FC 7: Peace and War | February 20, 2012 | 1 | N/A | Quito, Ecuador | |
| Win | 2–0 | Cesar Moreno | Decision (unanimous) | Extreme FC 2: Conflicto | June 18, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Santa Elena, Ecuador | |
| Win | 1–0 | Romel Orosco | Submission (armbar) | Quito Fight Club 3 | July 24, 2010 | 2 | 1:12 | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
Sean O’Malley Losses
Sean O’Malley has lost just one fight in his professional career as of March 2024.
Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera 1
Sean O’Malley and Marlon Vera locked horns with each other at UFC 252 for the first time. He dominated O’Malley and knocked him out in the first round thus handing him the first professional loss of his career.
Last Updated On March 10, 2024
FAQs
A. He has a professional MMA record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 1 no-contest to his name.
A. He has a professional record of 23 wins, 9 losses, and 1 draw.
A. Yes, the duo fought for the first time at UFC 252.
A. As of March 2024, Marlon Vera is the only fighter who has defeated Sean O’Malley.
A. He won the title at UFC 292.
