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Marlon Vera vs Sean O'Malley

Marlon Vera is 24-12-1; Sean O'Malley is 20-3-0. Marlon Vera is 1 year older than Sean O'Malley. Sean O'Malley has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Marlon Vera. Sean O'Malley is 3" · 8 cm taller than Marlon Vera. They have met 2 times: Marlon Vera 1, Sean O'Malley 1.

Marlon Vera
Ecuador
Marlon Vera
“Chito” · 24-12-1
Win · TKOLoss · Unanimous DecisionLoss · Split Decision
BantamweightMet 2 times
Sean O'Malley
United States
Sean O'Malley
“Suga” · 20-3-0
Win · TKOWin · Unanimous DecisionLoss · Submission
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Style & credentials

Marlon Vera
BJJ
  • —Black belt · BJJ
  • 2013championPanama Fight League
  • —145 lb (featherweight) championFMP (Mexico)
  • 2014Semifinalist · TUF Latin America
Camp · Private gym (Vera's own facility) · Costa Mesa area, California, US
Sean O'Malley
KickboxingBJJ
  • 2021Brown belt · BJJAugusto 'Tanquinho' Mendes
  • 2017Contract winner · DWCS
  • —Kickboxing 4-0Record
  • —Boxing 2-0Record
Camp · Red Hawk Academy · Peoria, Arizona, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

54%
Head
68%
22%
Body
23%
24%
Leg
9%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Marlon Veralast 8 fights
83%10%
Sean O'Malleylast 8 fights
74%13%13%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Marlon Vera Sean O'Malley
Strikes landed / min
4.245.98
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersSean O'Malley · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.393.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Poor · better than 8% of UFC fightersSean O'Malley · Average · better than 50% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.570.23
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersSean O'Malley · Poor · better than 12% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
45%43%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Good · better than 66% of UFC fightersSean O'Malley · Good · better than 61% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
72%61%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Good · better than 69% of UFC fightersSean O'Malley · Average · better than 44% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.700.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marlon Vera · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersSean O'Malley · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.24
Strikes landed / min
5.98
5.39
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.40
0.57 / 1.3
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.23 / 0.5
45%
Takedown accuracy
43%
72%
Takedown defence
61%
1:13
Control time / fight
0:08
0.70
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.20

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Marlon Vera27 UFC fights · 1552 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%621/1899
16%244/438
23%355/438
Clinch
5%73/105
5%84/97
1%10/12
Ground
9%145/227
1%13/13
0%7/9
Sean O'Malley16 UFC fights · 1017 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
61%622/1164
24%245/335
10%101/108
Clinch
1%11/14
0%5/6
0%0/0
Ground
3%30/38
0%3/3
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Marlon VeraSean O'Malley

Frequently asked questions

Have Marlon Vera and Sean O'Malley ever fought?

Yes, 2 times. Most recently at UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2 (Sat, Mar 9, 2024), where Sean O'Malley won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Marlon Vera and Sean O'Malley?

Marlon Vera is 24-12-1 and Sean O'Malley is 20-3-0.

Who has the longer reach, Marlon Vera or Sean O'Malley?

Sean O'Malley has the longer reach: 72" · 183 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Marlon Vera, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Marlon Vera or Sean O'Malley?

Sean O'Malley is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; Marlon Vera stands 5'8" · 173 cm.

Who is older, Marlon Vera or Sean O'Malley?

Marlon Vera is 33 and Sean O'Malley is 32.

Who has more finishes, Marlon Vera or Sean O'Malley?

Marlon Vera has 19 wins inside the distance (9 by KO/TKO, 10 by submission); Sean O'Malley has 14 wins (12 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).

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