First up, we have the bantamweight champion: Sean O’Malley. When he won his contract on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2017, Dana White knew the fighter had that intangible quality, and since tonight, “Suga” has continued to validate the UFC CEO’s instincts again and even. , culminating in his knockout of Aljamain Sterling to win the bantamweight title last August at UFC 292.
“I know what I got and it’s that right hand, baby!” O’Malley excitedly told Joe Rogan in the Octagon after the fight. “I’m just really good!”
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Of course, that was pure bragging, but the numbers back him up throughout his career so far. His striking game is simply unmatched at 135 pounds. He averages 7.29 significant strikes per minute, the highest in bantamweight history and the ninth highest in all of UFC history. He landed 230 shots on Kris Moutinho alone, the most ever in a three-round bantamweight contest. This resulted in a significant strike differential of +160, the largest ever in a three-round fight at any weight. His overall significant hitting average of 61.2% gives him the distinction of being the most accurate striker in divisional history.
