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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Sean O'Malley won · KO/TKO
Elo1533
Sean O'Malley
Elo1398

Sean O'MalleyvsThomas AlmeidaUFC Prediction Result

UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou · Saturday, March 27, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Sean O'Malley won

KO/TKO

Style matchupSean O'Malley: StrikervsThomas Almeida: Pressure fighter

The pressure fighter will force exchanges. The cleaner striker needs lateral movement.

Model Prediction: Sean O'Malley wins(82.3%)

Actual result: Sean O'Malley wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Sean O'Malley at -370 American odds

+$27 profit

$127 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Thomas Almeida enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Sean O'Malley is a KO finisher (58% of wins). Thomas Almeida has lost 60% of fights by KO.
  • Thomas Almeida has 15pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Sean O'Malley (54.1%).

Tale of the Tape

Sean O'Malley
Red Corner
VS
Thomas Almeida
Blue Corner
-370
(79%)
Vegas Odds
+310
(24%)
1533
Elo
1398
31
Age
35
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
5'11"
Height
5'7"
182.88 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Sean O'MalleyW2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Marlon Vera · Mar 24
L
vs Merab Dvalishvili · Sep 24
L
SUBvs Merab Dvalishvili · Jun 25
W
vs Song Yadong · Jan 26
W
KOvs Aiemann Zahabi · Jun 26
latest
Thomas AlmeidaL3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Cody Garbrandt · May 16
W
KOvs Albert Morales · Nov 16
L
vs Jimmie Rivera · Jul 17
L
KOvs Rob Font · Jan 18
L
vs Jonathan Martinez · Oct 20
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Sean O'MalleyMetricThomas Almeida
6.05
Strikes / min
4.84
3.40
Strikes absorbed / min
4.93
60%
Strike defense
61%
0.24
TDs / 15 min
0.17
60%
Takedown defense
75%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+2.65Δ 2.74 — meaningful gap-0.09

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1545 vs 1509Strikes6.3 vs 4.8Takedowns0.8 vs 0.2Sub Atts0.80 vs 0.00Form0.3 vs -0.9
Sean O'MalleyThomas Almeida

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801498151515331550← oldermost recent →
Sean O'Malley(10 fights)Thomas Almeida(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +135.2|Blue -135.2
Recent Form
Red +1.2|Blue -1.2
Striker Score
Red -1.0|Blue +1.0
Grappler Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Layoff
Red +63.0|Blue -63.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Sean O'MalleyTargetThomas Almeida

By target zone

41
41% acc · 48%
Head
9
21% acc · 36%
24
83% acc · 28%
Body
3
33% acc · 12%
21
100% acc · 24%
Leg
13
68% acc · 52%

By position

83
57% acc · 97%
Distance
23
35% acc · 92%
2
100% acc · 2%
Clinch
0
1
100% acc · 1%
Ground
2
40% acc · 8%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

3
Sean O'Malley rounds
0
even
0
Thomas Almeida rounds
Round 1Sean O'Malley edged it
Sig. strikes36
Takedowns0
Control0:03
Knockdowns1
8Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Round 2Sean O'Malley edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns0
Control0:00
12Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:22Control
Round 3Sean O'Malley edged it
Sig. strikes33
Takedowns0
Control0:05
Knockdowns1
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

2
KD
0
86 / 149
Sig Strikes
25 / 71
56%
Sig Str %
34%
91 / 157
Total Strikes
25 / 71
0 / 0
TDs
1 / 2
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:08
Ctrl Time
0:22

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Thomas Almeida8 / 228 / 221 / 20
1Sean O'Malley36 / 5836 / 580 / 00
2Thomas Almeida12 / 2712 / 270 / 00
2Sean O'Malley17 / 4022 / 480 / 00
3Thomas Almeida5 / 225 / 220 / 00
3Sean O'Malley33 / 5133 / 510 / 00

Sean O'Malley

StanceSwitch
Height71.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights14

Thomas Almeida

StanceSouthpaw
Height67.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights10