O'Malley vs Dvalishvili

Who won O’Malley vs Dvalishvili?

Merab Dvalishvili beat Sean O’Malley by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC 306, on Saturday 14th September 2024 at The Sphere in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 48-47, 48-47 in favor of the winner Merab Dvalishvili.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Bantamweight championship.

O’Malley vs Dvalishvili stats

Sean O’Malley stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Merab Dvalishvili made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Sean O’Malley's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Merab Dvalishvili marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Sean O’Malley's UFC record stood at 10-2-0, while Merab Dvalishvili's came in at 12-2-0.

The stats suggested O'Malley had a massive power advantage over Dvalishvili, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Dvalishvili's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that O'Malley and Dvalishvili would have been pretty equal, both with a 6% submission rate.

Sean O’Malley was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

O'Malley had a height advantage of 5 inches over Dvalishvili. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

O'Malley was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 1 month later than Dvalishvili, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 27 less professional rounds, 44 to Dvalishvili's 71.

O’Malley vs Dvalishvili form

O'Malley had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Marlon Vera at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at TD Garden, Boston.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Petr Yan at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, his fight against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 ended in a no contest.

He was victorious against Raulian Paiva at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Merab Dvalishvili had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 on 18th January 2025 by unanimous decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Intuit Dome, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Sean O’Malley at UFC 306 on 14th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at The Sphere, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Henry Cejudo at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Before that, he was victorious against Petr Yan at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

He had won against Jose Aldo at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Merab Dvalishvili had been fighting more than Sean O’Malley.

Going to this contest, Sean O’Malley had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 13 days ago, while Merab Dvalishvili's last outing had been 4 months and 4 days ago.

O'Malley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Dvalishvili's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

What time did O’Malley vs Dvalishvili start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:25 AM UTC , which was 12:25 AM EST or 9:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:25 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on O’Malley vs Dvalishvili?

Sean O’Malley was a 10/11 (-110) favourite going into the contest, while Merab Dvalishvili made his way into the ring at 10/11 (-110) with oddsmakers.