What is Sean O’Malley’s net worth?

Sean O’Malley is a professional mixed martial artist who has a net worth of $4 million. Sean O’Malley competes in the UFC bantamweight division. UFC champion in this division in 2023 and 2024, he was also ranked number one in the UFC bantamweight rankings. In addition to mixed martial arts, O’Malley competed in submission wrestling and boxing.

Early life

Sean O’Malley was born on October 24, 1994, in Helena, Montana.

Early career

O’Malley began his mixed martial arts career in 2015 in his native Montana, where he fought as an amateur and compiled a 9-2 record. He also practiced amateur boxing and kickboxing. O’Malley then turned professional, fighting for a bit in Montana before heading to North Dakota. He then joined the Houston, Texas-based promotion Legacy Fighting Alliance in 2017, and made a name for himself there after knocking out David Nuzzo. Following this victory, O’Malley landed a spot on the second season of Dana White’s Contender Series. There, after knocking out Alfred Khashakyan in the first round, he got a UFC contract.

UFC career

O’Malley made his UFC debut in late 2017 during the finale of “The Ultimate Fighter 26,” where he defeated Terrion Ware by unanimous decision. In his next fight, at UFC 222 in early 2018, he defeated Andre Soukhamthath by unanimous decision. Both fighters received Fight of the Night bonuses. Although O’Malley was scheduled to face José Alberto Quiñónez later in the year at UFC 229, he was pulled from the fight due to a potential doping violation. He ended up being suspended for six months after testing positive for a banned substance. O’Malley became eligible to return in March 2019, but was then suspended for an additional six months due to another failed drug test. He finally made his return in March 2020, at UFC 248, where he faced the rival he was scheduled to fight before his doping violation: Quiñónez. O’Malley ended up winning the fight via first-round TKO, earning him his first Performance of the Night bonus. In his next fight, at UFC 250 in June, he earned another performance of the night bonus after knocking out Eddie Wineland with a single punch in the first round. O’Malley suffered his first UFC loss a few months later, when he lost via first-round TKO to Marlon Vera at UFC 252.

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At UFC 260 in March 2021, O’Malley defeated Thomas Almeida by third-round knockout, earning him his third career Performance of the Night bonus. In July of that year, after defeating Kris Moutinho at UFC 264, he won the Fight of the Night award. Closing out the year, O’Malley earned his fourth career performance of the night bonus by defeating Raulian Paiva via first-round TKO at UFC 269. His next fight was against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 276 in July 2022; after accidentally poking Munhoz in the eye, the fight was declared a no contest. O’Malley then defeated Petr Yan by a controversial split decision at UFC 280 in October. In his next fight, at UFC 292 in August 2023, he faced Aljamain Sterling for the UFC Bantamweight Championship. O’Malley won the fight and the title, and also earned another Performance of the Night bonus. He successfully defended his title against Marlon Vera at UFC 299, before losing it to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 306. After the latter fight, O’Malley revealed that he was undergoing surgery due to a tear of a labrum. Despite losing his championship, he was still number one in the UFC bantamweight rankings.

Submission Grappling

In addition to mixed martial arts, O’Malley competed in submission wrestling. In late 2019, he competed as a member of Team UFC at Quintet: Ultra and won the tournament. The following year, O’Malley competed in Grappling Industries Phoenix.

Podcast

Along with his longtime friend and head coach Tim Welch, O’Malley co-hosts the podcast “The Timbo Sugarshow.”

Personal life

With his wife Danya, O’Malley has a daughter born in late 2020.