Bookmakers made Merab Dvalishvili a strong favourite against Sean O’Malley when they meet in their bout on Saturday 7th June 2025 at UFC 316.
He is currently 4/11 (-280) to win the bout outright, while you can get 21/10 (+210) on Sean O’Malley if you fancy the upset.
That means that oddsmakers think there is 70% chance of Dvalishvili winning while giving O'Malley a 30% chance.
Dvalishvili opened as the favourite at 4/11 (-280).
O'Malley opened at 21/10 (+210).
The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 135 pounds (9.45 stones or 61.36 KG) on the day of the weigh-in.
This contest is for the UFC Bantamweight championship.
Full UFC 316 Odds
Main Event
Merab Dvalishvili is currently 4/11 (-280) to beat Sean O’Malley, while O'Malley is currently 21/10 (+210) to win if you fancy the upset.
Kayla Harrison is made a favourite at 1/5 (-500) to come out the victor in a fight against Julianna Pena, while Pena is currently 17/5 (+340) to win if you fancy the big upset.
Main Card
Joseph Pyfer sits at 2/9 (-450) to win against Kelvin Gastelum, while Gastelum is currently 33/10 (+330) to win if you fancy the big upset.
Kevin Holland is marked at 13/25 (-190) to be victorious against Vicente Luque, while Luque is currently 6/4 (+150) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Patchy Mix is currently 11/20 (-180) to defeat Mario Bautista, while Bautista is currently 7/5 (+140) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Prelims
Cong Wang is made a favourite at 2/7 (-340) to beat Ariane da Silva, while Lipski is currently 13/5 (+260) to win if you fancy the upset.
Sergey Spivac sits at 4/7 (-180) to come out the victor in a fight against Waldo Cortes-Acosta, while Cortes-Acosta is currently 13/10 (+130) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Joo Sang Yoo is marked at 6/25 (-420) to win against Jeka Asparido Saragih, while Saragih is currently 3/1 (+300) to win if you fancy the big upset.
Khaos Williams is currently 4/7 (-180) to be victorious against Uros Medic, while Medic is currently 11/8 (+140) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Azamat Murzakanov is made a favourite at 1/5 (-500) to defeat Brendson Ribeiro, while Ribeiro is currently 7/2 (+350) to win if you fancy the big upset.
Quillan Salkilld sits at 33/100 (-300) to beat Yanal Ashmoz, while Ashmoz is currently 23/10 (+230) to win if you fancy the upset.
Dvalishvili vs O’Malley II Head To Head
Merab Dvalishvili steps into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.
Sean O’Malley will make his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.
The stats suggest O'Malley has a massive power advantage over Dvalishvili, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Dvalishvili's 16%.
Merab Dvalishvili is the older man by 4 years, at 34 years old.
O'Malley has a height advantage of 5 inches over Dvalishvili. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Dvalishvili is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 1 month earlier than O'Malley, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 27 more professional rounds, 71 to O'Malley's 44.
Dvalishvili vs O’Malley II betting form
Merab Dvalishvili has beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he 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.
O'Malley has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight, he lost to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 306 on 14th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at The Sphere, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had beaten Marlon Vera at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Kaseya Center, Miami.
Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.
Before that, he was victorious against 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.
His fight against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 ended in a no contest.
Who's been more active?
In of recent activity, Merab Dvalishvili has been fighting more than Sean O’Malley.
Merab Dvalishvili last fought 4 months and 4 days ago, while Sean O’Malley's last outing was 8 months and 8 days ago.
Dvalishvili's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.2 rounds on average.
O'Malley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.
What’s the Latest Time I Can Bet on Dvalishvili vs O'Malley Pre Fight?
The fighters are expected to walk out at around 4:25 AM UTC , which is 12:25 AM EST or 9:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:25 AM BST in the UK.
