Saturday, March 9, 2024Kaseya Center, Miami, United States
Sean O'Malley defeated Marlon Vera by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Bantamweight title main event of UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2, held Saturday, March 9, 2024 at Kaseya Center, Miami. The judges scored it 50-45, 50-44, 50-45, Sean O'Malley won the decision.
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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
230 / 356
Significant strikes89 / 241
65%
Sig. strike accuracy37%
232 / 358
Total strikes89 / 241
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:03
Control time0:00
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Sean O'MalleyMarlon Vera
15065%4146%
Head
6127%1416%
Body
198%3438%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
85%14%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Sean O'Malley230 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
148148/265
6060/67
1919/20
Clinch
22/3
11/1
0
Ground
0
0
0
Marlon Vera89 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
3838/160
1313/34
3434/41
Clinch
33/5
11/1
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Sean O'MalleyMarlon Vera
R1
27
9
10-910-910-9
R2
51
16
10-910-910-9
R3
35
17
10-910-910-9
R4
56
26
10-910-910-9
R5
61
21
10-910-810-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Sean O'Malley
0
Knockdowns0
27 / 36
Significant strikes9 / 21
75%
Sig. strike accuracy43%
27 / 36
Total strikes9 / 21
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Sean O'Malley
0
Knockdowns0
51 / 83
Significant strikes16 / 46
61%
Sig. strike accuracy35%
51 / 83
Total strikes16 / 46
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Sean O'Malley
0
Knockdowns0
35 / 58
Significant strikes17 / 54
60%
Sig. strike accuracy31%
35 / 58
Total strikes17 / 54
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:03
Control time0:00
Round 4Judges: Sean O'Malley
0
Knockdowns0
56 / 84
Significant strikes26 / 73
67%
Sig. strike accuracy36%
57 / 85
Total strikes26 / 73
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 5Judges: Sean O'Malley
0
Knockdowns0
61 / 95
Significant strikes21 / 47
64%
Sig. strike accuracy45%
62 / 96
Total strikes21 / 47
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
24
Sean O'Malley
0
Marlon Vera
●50-45 O'Malley×20●50-44 O'Malley×3●49-46 O'Malley
All 24 media scorecards
- Dayne Fox · The MMA Draw50-44O'Malley
- MMAMania.com50-44O'Malley
- Drake Riggs · MMAMania.com50-44O'Malley
- John Pollock · POST Wrestling50-45O'Malley
- Devin Tejada · Sherdog.com50-45O'Malley
- Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com50-45O'Malley
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com50-45O'Malley
- Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com50-45O'Malley
- MMAJunkie.com50-45O'Malley
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com50-45O'Malley
- Stephie Haynes · BloodyElbow.com50-45O'Malley
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno50-45O'Malley
- Zane Simon · The MMA Vivisection50-45O'Malley
- Chris De Santiago · Sports Illustrated50-45O'Malley
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com50-45O'Malley
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com50-45O'Malley
- Nick Baldwin · theScore50-45O'Malley
- Jake Noecker · Cageside Press50-45O'Malley
- CombatPress.com50-45O'Malley
- Damien Bartonek · Fox West Texas50-45O'Malley
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com50-45O'Malley
- Daniel Yanofsky · The Sporting News50-45O'Malley
- Scott Fontana · New York Post50-45O'Malley
- Patrick McCorry · Cageside Press49-46O'Malley
Fan Scorecards
340 fan scorecards submitted
0%
Sean O'Malley
100%
Marlon Vera
●50-45 O'Malley50.3%●50-44 O'Malley27.6%●50-43 O'Malley9.4%●49-46 O'Malley7.4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
96%
O'Malley
R2
70%
O'Malley
R3
93%
O'Malley
R4
88%
O'Malley
R5
80%
O'Malley
Betting Odds
Sean O'Malley
-414
81% implied win probability
Open: -220Best: -260
Marlon Vera
+506
17% implied win probability
Open: +178Best: +2300
Average moneyline across 12 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Sean O'Malley | Marlon Vera |
|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | -270 | +200 |
| BetOnline | -285 | +245 |
| BetUS | -270 | +215 |
| Betway | -1000 | +475 |
| Bovada | -260 | +220 |
| Cloudbet | -3571 | +792 |
| DraftKings | -810 | +500 |
| FanDuel | -6000 | +2300 |
| MyBookie | -800 | +425 |
| Pinnacle | -299 | +250 |
| SXBet | -304 | +231 |
| unibet | -275 | +220 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
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· from fights outside the UFC Marlon Vera· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
5.984.24
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean O'Malley · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fightersMarlon Vera · Good · better than 73% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.405.39
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean O'Malley · Average · better than 50% 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
43%45%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean O'Malley · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersMarlon Vera · Good · better than 66% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
61%72%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean O'Malley · Average · better than 44% of UFC fightersMarlon Vera · Good · better than 69% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.200.70
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sean O'Malley · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersMarlon Vera · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 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
43%
Takedown accuracy45%
61%
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
- LUFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2 · Jun 7, 2025Submission · R3 · 4:42 · Bantamweight
- LUFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs Dvalishvili · Sep 14, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
Full record · 24 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- NC
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- WUFC 222: Cyborg vs Kunitskaya · Mar 3, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Montano vs Modafferi · Dec 1, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WAlfred KhashakyanDana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 2 · Jul 18, 2017KO · R1 · 4:14 · Bantamweight
- WDavid NuzzoLFA 11: Frincu vs. Mendonça · May 5, 2017TKO · R1 · 2:15 · Bantamweight
- WIrvin VelozBeatdown 20 · Mar 18, 2017TKO · R1 · 2:34 · Bantamweight
- WTycen LynnIntense Championship Fighting 26 · Oct 21, 2016TKO · R2 · 2:57 · Bantamweight
- WMark CoatesIntense Championship Fighting 23 · Nov 7, 2015Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
- WOmar AvelarIntense Championship Fighting 20 · Aug 21, 2015Submission · R1 · 2:55 · Bantamweight
- WShane SargentIntense Championship Fighting 19 · Jul 3, 2015TKO · R1 · 2:03 · Bantamweight
- WJosh ReyesIntense Championship Fighting 17 · Mar 6, 2015Submission · R1 · 1:33 · Bantamweight
Marlon Vera1-4
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Kavanagh · Feb 28, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Vancouver: De Ridder vs Hernandez · Oct 18, 2025Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov · Aug 3, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- L
Full record · 38 fightsShow less
- WUFC 292: Sterling vs O'Malley · Aug 19, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Vera vs Sandhagen · Mar 25, 2023Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs Ige · Jun 19, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Neal · Dec 19, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Harris · May 16, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Magny vs Ponzinibbio · Nov 18, 2018Submission · R2 · 1:31 · Bantamweight
- W
- WLijiburen WulijiburenUFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 · Aug 4, 2018TKO · R2 · 4:53 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Anders · Feb 4, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- 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
- L
- WD'Juan OwensInka FC 24: Peru vs. Brazil · Oct 23, 2013Submission · R1 · 1:54
- LBruno LobatoInka FC 23: Pequeno vs. Owens · Aug 24, 2013Unanimous Decision
- DFabio BispoInka FC 22: Reiter vs. De Lima · Jun 29, 2013DEC
- WRoberto HerreraFMP 16 · May 25, 2013Submission · R1 · 1:50
- WJoel Iglesias Hologuin300 Sparta 1 · Apr 24, 2013TKO
- WJavier UmañaUCC 13 · Jan 18, 2013Submission · R2 · 4:44
- WAlexis Patiño PinosEcuador Regional · May 26, 2012Submission
- WJack GuzmanSamurai Fight Combat · Feb 20, 2012Submission
- WCesar MorenoEMMA 2: Conflicto · Jul 18, 2011Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- WRomel OroscoQuito Fight Club · Jul 24, 2010Submission
Frequently asked questions
Who won Sean O'Malley vs Marlon Vera?
Sean O'Malley defeated Marlon Vera by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Bantamweight title main event of UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2, held Saturday, March 9, 2024 at Kaseya Center, Miami. The judges scored it 50-45, 50-44, 50-45, Sean O'Malley won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Sean O'Malley vs Marlon Vera?
The judges scored it 50-45, 50-44, 50-45, Sean O'Malley won the decision.
Was Sean O'Malley vs Marlon Vera a robbery?
Many scored it for Marlon Vera: 1% of 340 fan cards scored it for Marlon Vera; 100% of 24 media scores picked Sean O'Malley. The judges gave it to Sean O'Malley.