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Aljamain Sterling vs Sean O'Malley

Result, odds and stats · Bantamweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Aug 19, 2023Odds at the close
Sean O'Malley def. Aljamain Sterling · KO/TKO, round 2 (0:51)
Favourite
Aljamain
Sterling
Bantamweight
Record
23-3
UFC
15-3
Age
34
Height
5'7"
Reach
71"
Stance
Orthodox
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SterlingO'Malley
Closing line
69%31%
Underdog
Sean
O'Malley
Bantamweight
Record
16-1
UFC
8-1
Age
28
Height
5'11"
Reach
72"
Stance
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Fight stats

Aljamain SterlingSean O'Malley
Significant strikes17 of 3525 of 35
Knockdowns01
Takedowns0 of 20 of 0
Control time0:340:18
Submission attempts00

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

20
35
Round 1
27
38
Round 2
■ Aljamain Sterling ■ Sean O'Malley Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Petr Yan
Aljamain Sterling
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Apr 2022 · even on significant strikes
Sean O'Malley
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Oct 2022 · landed 1.7 more significant strikes a minute

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