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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Sean O'Malley won · U-DEC R3
Elo1533
Sean O'Malley
Elo1367

Sean O'MalleyvsTerrion WareUFC Prediction Result

The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale · Friday, December 1, 2017Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Sean O'Malley won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupSean O'Malley: StrikervsTerrion Ware: Pressure fighter

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

Model Prediction: Terrion Ware wins(57.7%)

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

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Terrion Ware at +190 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Terrion Ware enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Sean O'Malley has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Sean O'Malley has 16pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Sean O'Malley (52.9%).

Tale of the Tape

Sean O'Malley
Red Corner
VS
Terrion Ware
Blue Corner
-230
(70%)
Vegas Odds
+190
(34%)
1533
Elo
1367
31
Age
40
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
5'8"
182.88 cm
Reach
180.34 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
Terrion WareL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Cody Stamann · Jul 17
L
vs Tom Duquesnoy · Mar 18
L
vs Merab Dvalishvili · Sep 18
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Sean O'MalleyMetricTerrion Ware
6.05
Strikes / min
4.02
3.40
Strikes absorbed / min
6.07
60%
Strike defense
50%
0.24
TDs / 15 min
0.50
60%
Takedown defense
44%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+2.65Δ 4.70 — meaningful gap-2.05

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1484Strikes vs 60.0Takedowns vs 0.0Sub Atts vs 0.00Form0.0 vs -1.0
Sean O'MalleyTerrion Ware

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801498151515331550← oldermost recent →
Sean O'Malley(10 fights)Terrion Ware(4 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 +165.5|Blue -165.5
Recent Form
Red +1.0|Blue -1.0
Striker Score
Red +50.0|Blue -50.0
Grappler Score
Red +50.0|Blue -50.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Sean O'MalleyTargetTerrion Ware

By target zone

119
53% acc · 84%
Head
59
24% acc · 67%
20
77% acc · 14%
Body
17
63% acc · 19%
2
100% acc · 1%
Leg
12
60% acc · 14%

By position

131
54% acc · 93%
Distance
83
31% acc · 94%
6
86% acc · 4%
Clinch
5
29% acc · 6%
4
100% acc · 3%
Ground
0

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
Terrion Ware rounds
Round 1Sean O'Malley edged it
Sig. strikes32
Takedowns0
Control0:00
23Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:23Control
Round 2Sean O'Malley edged it
Sig. strikes58
Takedowns0
Control0:00
46Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:32Control
Round 3Sean O'Malley edged it
Sig. strikes51
Takedowns3
Control0:27
19Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:16Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
141 / 252
Sig Strikes
88 / 288
55%
Sig Str %
29.3%
142 / 255
Total Strikes
96 / 296
3 / 6
TDs
0 / 2
37.5%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:27
Ctrl Time
1:11

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Terrion Ware23 / 7926 / 820 / 00
1Sean O'Malley32 / 7132 / 710 / 20
2Terrion Ware46 / 12451 / 1290 / 00
2Sean O'Malley58 / 8959 / 900 / 00
3Terrion Ware19 / 8519 / 850 / 20
3Sean O'Malley51 / 9251 / 943 / 40

Sean O'Malley

StanceSwitch
Height71.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights14

Terrion Ware

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights4