UFC 299 is on the cards and Sean O’Malley and Marlon Vera seem ready to take on each other. Many personalities believe that their rematch would be a war and expect it to play out in a violent symphony. O’Malley’s first title defense is set to tackle the heat of Miami, Florida. As such, we will be making a comparison between O’Malley and Vera in terms of their records, including wins and losses and other important stats.

The bantamweight champion of the world has a chance to redeem himself against his lone defeat. O’Malley has remained undefeated since his last defeat against Marlon Vera back in UFC 252. Meanwhile, Vera is also on a one-fight winning streak and will be looking toward clinching the bantamweight title. So without any further ado, let’s look at their records.

Sean O’Malley and Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera’s previous fights

The defending champion and the number one contender have faced each other once before. The initial bout between Sean O’Malley and Marlon Vera ended up in a TKO victory for Vera. O’Malley was seriously injured after the fight, which kept him away from the octagon for about half a year. However, since then, ‘Suga’ has not lost to anybody.

If we talk about the UFC alone. Sean O’Malley has a sound track record of defeating highly-rated fighters. O’Malley has defeated Alfred Khashakyan, Terrion Ware, Andre Soukhamthath, Eddie Wineland, Thomas Almeida, Petr Yan, and Aljamain Sterling, along with some other notable wins.

Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera has a strong track record as well. ‘Chito’ has defeated Roman Salazar, Guangyou Ning, Brad Pickett, Brian Kelleher, Wulijiburen, Guido Cannetti, Frankie Saenz, Nohelin Hernandez, Andre Ewell, Sean O’Malley, Davey Grant, Frankie Edgar, Rob Font, Dominick Cruz, Pedro Munhoz. Their records speak for themselves. Now let us look at both of their stats.

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Comparing O’Malley and Vera’s records, KOs, losses, & more

Sean O’Malley boasts a solid record of 17 victories and 1 defeat in his resume while on the other hand, Marlon Vera boasts an impressive record of 23 victories and 8 defeats in his career. ‘Suga’ is on a 5-fight winning streak, and ‘Chito’ is on a 1-fight winning streak. The cards are inclining on the side of O’Malley for now.

Sean O’Malley’s knockout game is on point, out of his 17 victories, ‘Suga’ has defeated 11 opponents by way of knockout(65%), 2 by way of submission (12%), and 4 by way of decision (23%). Meanwhile, ‘Chito’ defeated 8 opponents by way of knockout (35%), 10 opponents by way of submission (43%), and 5 by way of Unanimous decision.

Their records are the overlapping of their personalities. ‘Suga’ is more proficient in striking while ‘Chito’ has a top-notch submission game. Their fight would decide the fate of the division. Who do you think would clinch the victory? Tell us about it in the comments below.

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