Saturday, August 15, 2020Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Marlon Vera defeated Sean O'Malley by TKO in round 1 (4:40) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC 252: Miocic vs Cormier, held Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.
Sean O'Malley vs Marlon Vera
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Sean O'MalleyMarlon Vera
0
Knockdowns0
10 / 21
Significant strikes18 / 30
48%
Sig. strike accuracy60%
10 / 21
Total strikes18 / 30
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:11
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Sean O'MalleyMarlon Vera
330%528%
Head
440%422%
Body
330%950%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Sean O'Malley
100%
Marlon Vera
61%39%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Sean O'Malley10 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
33/12
44/6
33/3
Clinch
0
0
0
Ground
0
0
0
Marlon Vera18 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
00/4
22/8
99/10
Clinch
0
0
0
Ground
55/6
22/2
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round
Sean O'MalleyMarlon Vera
R1
10
18
Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.
Round 1
0
Knockdowns0
10 / 21
Significant strikes18 / 30
48%
Sig. strike accuracy60%
10 / 21
Total strikes18 / 30
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:11
Betting Odds
Sean O'Malley
-301
75% implied win probability
Open: -203Best: -270
Marlon Vera
+233
30% implied win probability
Open: +210Best: +250
Average moneyline across 9 sportsbooks.
Line Movement
| Sportsbook | Sean O'Malley | Marlon Vera | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | -275 | +235 | |
| Bookmaker | -270 | +212 | |
| Bovada | -325 | +250 | |
| Cloudbet | -279 | +235 | |
| mybookie | -325 | +250 | |
| Pinnacle | -274 | +225 | |
| sportsbetio | -323 | +203 | |
| sports-interaction | -345 | +240 | |
| unibet | -315 | +245 |
Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io
Insights
- Marlon Vera absorbs 5.39 significant strikes a minute, more than 92% of UFC fighters.
- Sean O'Malley lands 5.98 significant strikes a minute, more than 95% of UFC fighters.
- Marlon Vera spends 84% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
Sean O'Malley
KickboxingBJJ
- 2021Brown belt · BJJAugusto 'Tanquinho' Mendes
- 2017Contract winner · DWCS
- —Amateur MMA 9-2Record
- —Kickboxing 4-0Record
Marlon Vera
BJJ
- —Black belt · BJJ
- 2013championPanama Fight League
- —145 lb (featherweight) championFMP (Mexico)
- 2014Semifinalist · Tuf Latin America
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
68%54%
Head
23%22%
Body
9%24%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Sean O'Malleylast 8 fights
74%13%13%
Marlon Veralast 7 fights
84%9%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Sean O'Malley Marlon Vera
Strikes landed / min
5.984.24
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean O'Malley · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fightersMarlon Vera · Good · better than 72% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.405.39
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean O'Malley · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersMarlon Vera · Poor · better than 8% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.230.57
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean O'Malley · Poor · better than 12% of UFC fightersMarlon Vera · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
42%45%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean O'Malley · Good · better than 60% of UFC fightersMarlon Vera · Good · better than 67% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
60%72%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean O'Malley · Average · better than 42% of UFC fightersMarlon Vera · Good · better than 70% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.200.70
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean O'Malley · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fightersMarlon Vera · Good · better than 66% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
5.98
Strikes landed / min4.24
3.40
Strikes taken / minfewer is better5.39
0.23 / 0.5
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.57 / 1.3
42%
Takedown accuracy45%
60%
Takedown defence72%
0:08
Control time / fight1:13
0.20
Submission attempts / 15 min0.70
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
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
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
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Sean O'Malley16 of 23 ended early · 70%7 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Marlon Vera20 of 38 ended early · 53%18 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
4 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Sean O'Malley3-2
- W
- W
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- W
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Marlon Vera1-4
- W
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- L
Full record · 38 fightsShow less
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- W
- W
- W
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- W
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- W
- W
- W
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- W
- W
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- LUFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Machida · Oct 29, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Weidman vs Gastelum · Jul 22, 2017Submission · R1 · 2:18 · Bantamweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Brunson · Nov 26, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping · Feb 27, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux · Aug 8, 2015Submission · R2 · 2:15 · Bantamweight
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Sean O'Malley vs Marlon Vera?
Marlon Vera defeated Sean O'Malley by TKO in round 1 (4:40) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC 252: Miocic vs Cormier, held Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.