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Matchup Analysis·Bantamweight Bout
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Red Corner

Sean O'Malley

“Suga”
19-3(1 NC)15 UFCLast4mo ago
Pressure Fighter
4× Title
4× 5R
Moderate Wear
5'11"+3"ht·72"+4"reach·Switchstance·317yrage
VS
Bantamweight135 lbs
3R
Blue Corner

Aiemann Zahabi

14-210 UFCLast8mo ago
Pressure Fighter
Hot Streak
Goes Long
Output Builds Late
High Wear
5'8"ht·68"reach·Orthodoxstance·38age
CQ
Edges—
CageQuant signals — dimensions where one fighter holds a statistically meaningful advantage
StrikingO'MalleyDominant
DecisionNo edge
GrapplingNo edge
KO Adv.O'MalleyDominant
Sub Adv.ZahabiSlight edge
DurabilityNo edge
Signals
1 signal
AGE GAP

Zahabi is 7 years older than O'Malley.

CQ Core Edges
CQ Striking Differential
Strikes landed vs absorbed
O'Malley
O'Malley
+2.65
Zahabi
+0.46
CQ Grappling Threat
TD threat vs this opponent
No edge
O'Malley
0.04
Zahabi
0.05
CQ Decision Advantage
Round Win Rate
No edge
O'Malley
64%
Zahabi
54%
CQ Durability
KO exposure history
—
O'Malley
88
Durable
Zahabi
74
Durable
1 KO lossKO losses1 KO loss
0.00KD / fight0.30
CQ Pace Index
Combined SLpM
Extreme
O'Malley6.05SLpM
+
SLpM4.54Zahabi
10.6
LowModHighExtreme
CQ Cardio Pattern
Late-fight output
No edge
O'MalleyOutput Builds Late+25% R1→R3
ZahabiOutput Builds Late+87% R1→R3
Finish History
O'Malley
KO/TKO ×6
Finish rate (wins)
55%
6/11
Stopped rate (losses)
67%
2/3
Zahabi
KO/TKO ×2
Finish rate (wins)
25%
2/8
Stopped rate (losses)
50%
1/2
Edge & Exposure
O'Malley
EdgeStriking Dominant

Net striking margin is among the best in this division. Consistently lands more than absorbed.

Zahabi
EdgePressure Fighter

Output holds or improves as the fight extends. Wins the striking exchange in later rounds when opponents expect a slowdown.

Opposition Quality
O'Malley11–3UFC
vs. Winning-Record Opps
7–3
Record (11)
+2.2
Str Diff/Min
57%
Finish (W)
vs. Veteran Opps (≥8 UFC wins)
-50% step-up
4–3
Record (8)
+0.6
Str Diff/Min
25%
Finish (W)
vs. Elite Opps (≥15 UFC wins)
2–0
Record (2)
+3.5
Str Diff/Min
50%
Finish (W)
Zahabi8–2UFC
vs. Winning-Record Opps
5–1
Record (6)
+0.8
Str Diff/Min
20%
Finish (W)
vs. Veteran Opps (≥8 UFC wins)
+87% step-up
3–0
Record (3)
+1.6
Str Diff/Min
0%
Finish (W)
vs. Elite Opps (≥15 UFC wins)

Not enough qualifying fights

Division Percentile Ranks
O'MalleyBantamweightZahabi
99th
Striking Differential
60th
19th
Grappling Threat
11th
71st
Round Win Rate
47th
42nd
TD Defense
88th
79th
Durability
40th
58th
Finishing Rate
10th
Recent Form
O'Malley
Stat
Zahabi
2.306.05 career
⚠↓3.75
SLpMOutput
↑1.88
6.424.54 career
3.113.40 career
↓0.29
SApMAbsorbed
↑0.79
4.874.08 career
—
TD AttAttempts/15m
—
—
Sub AttAttempts/15m
—
Stat Breakdown
Finishes
O'Malley40% distance
Finish 60%Decision 40%
Zahabi70% distance
Finish 30%Decision 70%
O'Malley 15 UFC fights·Zahabi 10 UFC fights
Avg Fight Length
O'Malley
12.0min
Zahabi
12.1min
Combined Distance Rate
52%of fights go the distance
CQ Finish Risk
KO Danger·↑ SCORE = ↑ RISK
O'MalleyTO KNOCK OUTZahabi
61
Elite
KO Wins
KO/TKO wins6
Total UFC wins11
Zahabi's KO Losses
KO/TKO losses1
Total UFC losses2
ZahabiTO KNOCK OUTO'Malley
37
Elevated
KO Wins
KO/TKO wins2
Total UFC wins8
O'Malley's KO Losses
KO/TKO losses1
Total UFC losses3
Sub Danger·↑ SCORE = ↑ RISK
O'MalleyTO SUBMITZahabi
6
Minimal
Sub Wins
Submission wins0
Total UFC wins11
Zahabi's Sub Losses
Sub losses0
Total UFC losses2
ZahabiTO SUBMITO'Malley
19
Low
Sub Wins
Submission wins0
Total UFC wins8
O'Malley's Sub Losses
Sub losses1
Total UFC losses3
O'MalleyWin MethodZahabi
55%
KO / TKO
25%
0%
Submission
0%
45%
Decision
75%
11 UFC wins · 6 KO · 5 Dec8 UFC wins · 2 KO · 6 Dec
O'Malley
Loss Method
Zahabi
33%
KO / TKO
50%
33%
Submission
0%
33%
Decision
50%
3 UFC losses · 1 KO · 1 Sub · 1 Dec2 UFC losses · 1 KO · 1 Dec
O'Malley9 stoppages · 7 KO · 1 Sub
R1
4
R2
2
R3
3
R1R2R3
KO Win
KO Loss
Sub Loss
All stoppages
LSubMerab DvalishviliR3 · 4:42
WKOAljamain SterlingR2 · 0:51
NCFinPedro MunhozR2 · 3:09
WKORaulian PaivaR1 · 4:42
WKOKris MoutinhoR3 · 4:33
Zahabi3 stoppages · 3 KO
R1
2
R2
0
R3
1
R1R2R3
KO Win
KO Loss
All stoppages
WKOAoriqilengR1 · 1:04
WKODrako RodriguezR1 · 3:05
LKORicardo RamosR3 · 1:58
Historical Context
O'Malley — Recent Fights
Opponent
MethodRndDate
UFC Fights·15 fights
W
Song YadongVeteranBW
U-DEC
R3
Jan '26
48 SS (52%)·36 abs·3 td taken
L
Merab DvalishviliVeteranTITLEBW
SUB
R34:42
Jun '25
31 SS (54%)·52 abs·5 td taken
L
Merab DvalishviliVeteranTITLEBW
U-DEC
R5
Sep '24
47 SS (53%)·82 abs·6 td taken
W
Marlon VeraEliteTITLEBW
U-DEC
R5
Mar '24
230 SS (65%)·89 abs
W
Aljamain SterlingEliteTITLEBW
KO/TKO
R20:51
Aug '23
25 SS (71%)·17 abs·18s ctrl·1 kd
W
Petr YanVeteranBW
S-DEC
R3
Oct '22
84 SS (52%)·58 abs·0/1 td·6 td taken
View full fight log →
Zahabi — Recent Fights
Opponent
MethodRndDate
W
Marlon VeraEliteBW
S-DEC
R3
Oct '25
81 SS (53%)·56 abs·1 kd taken
W
Jose AldoVeteranFW
U-DEC
R3
May '25
99 SS (50%)·68 abs·158s ctrl·1 kd taken
W
Pedro MunhozVeteranBW
U-DEC
R3
Nov '24
109 SS (53%)·95 abs·0/1 td
W
Javid BasharatBW
U-DEC
R3
Mar '24
75 SS (43%)·67 abs·13s ctrl
W
AoriqilengBW
KO/TKO
R11:04
Jun '23
5 SS (63%)·5 abs·1 kd
W
Ricky TurciosBW
U-DEC
R3
Jul '22
54 SS (51%)·27 abs
View full fight log →
Common Opponents
Marlon VeraSame result
W
O'Malley
UD·R5·2024
W
Zahabi
SD·R3·2025
Pedro MunhozSplit result
NC
O'Malley
Could ·R2·2022
W
Zahabi
UD·R3·2024
Matchup·BW·3R
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Red Corner

Sean O'Malley

“Suga”
19-3(1 NC)15 UFC4mo ago
5'11"+3"ht72"+4"reachSwitch31 yrs
VS·BW·3R
Blue Corner

Aiemann Zahabi

14-210 UFC8mo ago
5'8"ht68"reachOrthodox38 yrs
CQ
Edges
CageQuant signals — dimensions where one fighter holds a statistically meaningful advantage
StrikingO'MalleyDominant
DecisionNo edge
GrapplingNo edge
DurabilityNo edge
KO Adv.O'MalleyDominant
Sub Adv.ZahabiSlight edge
Signals
1
AGE GAPZahabi is 7 years older than O'Malley.
CQ Core Edges
CQStriking Edge
Who's winning the striking exchange
O'Malley
O'Malley+2.65
Zahabi+0.46
CQGrappling
Takedown threat vs this opponent's defense
No edge
O'Malley0.04
Zahabi0.05
CQDecision
CQ round win rate
No edge
O'Malley64%
Zahabi54%
CQDurability
KO resistance — higher is better
No edge
O'Malley
88Durable
Zahabi
74Durable
Stats
O'Malley
Zahabi
Striking
6.05SS Landed / min4.54
60%Str Acc47%
3.40SS Absorbed / min4.08
60%Str Def69%
0.40KD / fight0.30
Grappling
0.24TD / min0.12
60%TD Def83%
0.20Sub Att · /15m0.00
0%Sub Def—
Finish History
O'Malley
KO/TKO ×6
Finish Rate (Wins)
55%
6/11
Stopped Rate (Losses)
67%
2/3
Zahabi
KO/TKO ×2
Finish Rate (Wins)
25%
2/8
Stopped Rate (Losses)
50%
1/2
O'Malley40% distance
Finish 60%Decision 40%
Zahabi70% distance
Finish 30%Decision 70%
O'Malley 15 UFC fights·Zahabi 10 UFC fights
Avg Fight Length
O'Malley
12.0min
Zahabi
12.1min
Combined Distance Rate
52%of fights go the distance
Win & Loss Method
O'MalleyWinZahabi
55%
KO
25%
0%
Sub
0%
45%
Dec
75%
11 wins6 KO5 Dec
6 Dec2 KO8 wins
O'MalleyLossZahabi
33%
KO
50%
33%
Sub
0%
33%
Dec
50%
3 losses1 KO1 Sub1 Dec
1 Dec1 KO2 losses
CQ Finish Risk
O'Malley
to knock out
Zahabi
61Elite
Zahabi
to knock out
O'Malley
37Elevated
O'Malley
to submit
Zahabi
6Minimal
Zahabi
to submit
O'Malley
19Low
Recent Form
O'Malley
Stat
Zahabi
2.30
6.05 career
↓3.75
SLpMOutput
↑1.88
6.42
4.54 career
3.11
3.40 career
↓0.29
SApMAbsorbed
↑0.79
4.87
4.08 career
Full Stats unlocks4 more sections
Per-Fight Stats
Opposition Quality
Percentile Ranks
Round Breakdown
Historical Context
O'Malley—Recent Fights
OpponentMethodRndDate
UFC Fights·15 fights
W
Song YadongVeteranBW Bout
U-DEC · R3 · Jan '26
48 SS (52%)·36 abs·3 td taken
L
Merab DvalishviliVeteranTITLEBW Bout
SUB · R3 · 4:42 · Jun '25
31 SS (54%)·52 abs·5 td taken
L
Merab DvalishviliVeteranTITLEBW Bout
U-DEC · R5 · Sep '24
47 SS (53%)·82 abs·6 td taken
W
Marlon VeraEliteTITLEBW Bout
U-DEC · R5 · Mar '24
230 SS (65%)·89 abs
W
Aljamain SterlingEliteTITLEBW Bout
KO/TKO · R2 · 0:51 · Aug '23
25 SS (71%)·17 abs·18s ctrl·1 kd
W
Petr YanVeteranBW Bout
S-DEC · R3 · Oct '22
84 SS (52%)·58 abs·0/1 td·6 td taken
View full fight log →
Zahabi—Recent Fights
OpponentMethodRndDate
W
Marlon VeraEliteBW Bout
S-DEC · R3 · Oct '25
81 SS (53%)·56 abs·1 kd taken
W
Jose AldoVeteranFW Bout
U-DEC · R3 · May '25
99 SS (50%)·68 abs·158s ctrl·1 kd taken
W
Pedro MunhozVeteranBW Bout
U-DEC · R3 · Nov '24
109 SS (53%)·95 abs·0/1 td
W
Javid BasharatBW Bout
U-DEC · R3 · Mar '24
75 SS (43%)·67 abs·13s ctrl
W
AoriqilengBW Bout
KO/TKO · R1 · 1:04 · Jun '23
5 SS (63%)·5 abs·1 kd
W
Ricky TurciosBW Bout
U-DEC · R3 · Jul '22
54 SS (51%)·27 abs
View full fight log →
Common Opponents
Marlon VeraSame result
W
O'Malley
UD·R5·2024
W
Zahabi
SD·R3·2025
Pedro MunhozSplit result
NC
O'Malley
Could ·R2·2022
W
Zahabi
UD·R3·2024
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