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- Sean O'Malley vs Aljamain Sterling
Bantamweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card
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UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
Saturday, August 19, 2023 · Boston · Massachusetts
Result
Sean O'Malley def. Aljamain Sterling
KO/TKO (Punches to Head On Ground) · Round 2 · 0:51 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Referee · Marc GoddardSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R2 · 0:51
Sean O'MalleyRound 2Aljamain Sterling
17 / 21Sig. strikes4 / 9
81%Accuracy44%
18 / 22Total strikes4 / 9
1Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns0 / 1
0Sub. attempts0
0:18Control0:13
20.0Pace / min4.7
58%Control share42%
Sean O'Malley
Targethead 88% · body 12% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 18% · clinch 0% · ground 82%
Aljamain Sterling
Targethead 75% · body 25% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 75% · clinch 25% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeSean O'Malley landed 17 significant strikes to 4.Striking edgeSean O'Malley struck at 81% accuracy to 44%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R1
- Pace upSean O'Malley's significant-strike pace moved +1150% from R1 to R2, 20.0 against 1.6 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftSean O'Malley's significant-strike accuracy moved +24 pts, 81% against 57%.
- Target shiftSean O'Malley's head share of landed strikes moved +51 pts, to 88% head with 12% body and 0% leg.
- Phase shiftSean O'Malley's ground share of landed strikes moved +82 pts, to 82% on the ground against 18% at distance.
- Defensive driftSean O'Malley absorbed significant strikes +81% faster than in R1, 4.7 against 2.6 per minute.
- Pace upAljamain Sterling's significant-strike pace moved +81% from R1 to R2, 4.7 against 2.6 per minute.
- Target shiftAljamain Sterling's head share of landed strikes moved +75 pts, to 75% head with 25% body and 0% leg.
- Defensive driftAljamain Sterling absorbed significant strikes +1150% faster than in R1, 20.0 against 1.6 per minute.
Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA
Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.
Sean O'Malley
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Aljamain Sterling
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Fight summary
25Sean O'Malley sig. strikes
17Aljamain Sterling sig. strikes
2rounds observed
+1150%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Sean O'Malley)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 2 rounds · UFC Stats
25 / 35Sig. strikes17 / 35
71%Accuracy49%
26 / 36Total strikes24 / 46
1Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns0 / 2
0Sub attempts0
0:18Control0:34
18Head3
6Body3
1Leg11
Sean O'MalleyAljamain Sterling
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 | Sean O'Malley |
Tale of the tape
20-3-0 (1 NC)Record26-5-0
28Age34
5'11"Height5'7"
72"Reach71"
SwitchStanceOrthodox
5.98Sig. str./min4.26
0.23TD / 15 min2.54
Sean O'Malley12-3 in archive
7KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
58%Finish rate
