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UFCUFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs Dvalishvili
BantamweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled
Sean O'Malley
Sean O'Malley
“Suga”
19-3-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Merab Dvalishvili def. Sean O'Malley (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
WIN
Merab Dvalishvili
Merab Dvalishvili
“The Machine”
21-5-0
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Sphere, Las Vegas, United States

Merab Dvalishvili defeated Sean O'Malley by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Bantamweight title main event of UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs Dvalishvili, held Saturday, September 14, 2024 at Sphere, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Sean O'Malley
Merab Dvalishvili
0
Knockdowns
0
47 of 89
Significant strikes
82 of 164
53%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
49 of 91
Total strikes
214 of 310
0 of 0
Takedowns
6 of 15
—
Takedown accuracy
40%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
10:03
Significant strikes by target
22 of 48
Head
55 of 130
23 of 39
Body
4 of 6
2 of 2
Leg
23 of 28
45 of 85
Distance
29 of 85
0 of 1
Clinch
8 of 14
2 of 3
Ground
45 of 65

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
14 of 28
Sig. str.
16 of 30
14 of 28
Total str.
25 of 41
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:20
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
5 of 10
Sig. str.
18 of 38
6 of 11
Total str.
65 of 92
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
3:12
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
11 of 21
Sig. str.
17 of 38
11 of 21
Total str.
25 of 46
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:52
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
6 of 9
Sig. str.
21 of 32
7 of 10
Total str.
74 of 89
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
3:37
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
11 of 21
Sig. str.
10 of 26
11 of 21
Total str.
25 of 42
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:02
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

19-3-0 (1 NC)
Record
21-5-0
1
Win Streak
0
31
Age
35
5'11"
Height
5'6"
72"
Reach
68"
—
Stance
—
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

6.05
SLpM
4.42
60%
Str. Acc.
41%
3.40
SApM
2.80
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.24
TD Avg.
5.97
42%
TD Acc.
35%
60%
TD Def.
76%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Sean O'Malley · 3-2
  • W
    Song Yadong
    UFC 324: Gaethje vs PimblettSat, Jan 24, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Merab Dvalishvili
    UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2Sat, Jun 7, 2025
    Submission · R3 · 4:42 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Merab Dvalishvili
    UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs DvalishviliSat, Sep 14, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Marlon Vera
    UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2Sat, Mar 9, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Aljamain Sterling
    UFC 292: Sterling vs O'MalleySat, Aug 19, 2023
    TKO · R2 · 0:51 · Bantamweight
Merab Dvalishvili · 4-1
  • L
    Petr Yan
    UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2Sat, Dec 6, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Cory Sandhagen
    UFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2Sat, Oct 4, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Sean O'Malley
    UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2Sat, Jun 7, 2025
    Submission · R3 · 4:42 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Umar Nurmagomedov
    UFC 311: Makhachev vs MoicanoSat, Jan 18, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Sean O'Malley
    UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs DvalishviliSat, Sep 14, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight

Career Averages

Based on 14 fights · 17 fights
76.1
Avg sig. strikes
77.8
0.21
Avg takedowns
7.00
0:09
Avg control time
6:19
230
Career high strikes
147
3
Career high TDs
20

Strike Distribution

Sean O'Malley
Strike target
Merab Dvalishvili
67%
Head
67%
24%
Body
17%
9%
Leg
16%
Sean O'Malley
Strike position
Merab Dvalishvili
95%
Distance
64%
2%
Clinch
15%
3%
Ground
21%