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Petr Yan vs Sean O'Malley

Two greats, side by side: honours, records, money and the numbers that define them.

Petr YanPetr Yan Sean O'MalleySean O'Malley
UFCSportUFC
RussiaNationalityUnited States
1993-02-11BornOctober 24, 1994
1.70 m / 5 ft 7 inHeight1.80 m / 5 ft 11 in
$2MNet worth$4M
5Major honours6
0Records3

Career Numbers

20 wins, 5 lossesTotal MMA Record-
20Wins-
5Losses-
7Knockouts-
1Submissions-
12Decisions-
-MMA record20 wins, 3 losses, 1 no contest
-Wins by knockout13
-Wins by submission1
-Wins by decision6
-Professional boxing record1 fight (1 win)
-Total UFC fights24

Honours Side by Side

Petr Yan (5)

  • UFC Bantamweight Champion
  • Interim UFC Bantamweight Champion
  • ACB Bantamweight Champion
  • Performance of the Night
  • Fight of the Night

Sean O'Malley (6)

  • UFC Bantamweight Championship
  • Fight of the Night
  • Performance of the Night
  • Most significant strikes landed in a UFC Bantamweight title fight
  • Fourth highest striking differential in a UFC title fight
  • Most Post-Fight bonuses in UFC Bantamweight division history

The Case for Each

Sean O'Malley brings the heavier trophy cabinet: 6 documented honours against 5 for Petr Yan. Silverware is not the whole story, but it is the first line of any ufc argument.

On records, Sean O'Malley holds 3 documented marks to 0 for Petr Yan. The headline entry: Most significant strikes landed in a UFC Bantamweight title fight. Records show peaks; honours show sustained dominance. The two lists rarely agree on a winner, which is exactly why this debate refuses to die.

The UFC has taken mixed martial arts from niche curiosity to global spectacle, and its champions are among the most talked-about athletes in combat sport. Every fight can end in a heartbeat, which makes its stars box office in the truest sense. Reputations are made and broken inside the octagon. That backdrop is what makes a matchup like this one resonate beyond the box scores.

Petr Yan is the senior figure by roughly 1 year, which frames the comparison: one career is closer to its final shape, the other still has chapters to write.

Commercially, Sean O'Malley leads with an estimated $4M net worth. Earning power tracks fame more than form, but it is part of the legacy question.

Both profiles update daily: Petr Yan and Sean O'Malley each carry full stats, honours and news on AthleteWiki.

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