Sean O'Malley is heavily favored against Thomas Almeida at UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2 on Saturday, March 27 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of four fights on the main pay-per-view card. O'Malley is 12-1 in his career, while Almeida is 22-4 in his career. There are a total of four fights on the main pay-per-view card on UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2, with the headliner a bout between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou. There are also a total of six fights on the preliminary card with three on ESPN/ESPN+ and three on ESPN+/ UFC Fight Pass. Let's look at the bout between O'Malley and Almeida and UFC predictions.
UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2 Betting
Sean O'Malley (12-1, 4-1 UFC)
O'Malley came into the UFC with a record of 8-0 and he has four wins and one loss in the UFC. He defeated Terrion Ware by unanimous decision, Andre Soukhamthath by unanimous decision, José Alberto Quiñónez by TKO, and Eddie Wineland by KO; while losing to Marlon Vera by TKO. O'Malley has been a pro since 2015 and he has eight wins by TKO/KO and one by submission. He has eight first round finishes.
O'Malley said this to bloodyelbow.com about his upcoming fight against Almeida, "I've got to take it a fight at a time. Learning from that last fight, things don't go your way. No matter how hard I prepare, no matter what happens, things aren't going to go your way always. Freak accidents can happen, so I'm going to focus on Thomas. I'm healthy. I feel good. I'm so excited for this fight. I think it's going to be a badass kickboxing fight. I don't think he will try and come out and wrestle me — he'll gas himself out. He's not going to be able to take me down. I think it's going to be a good kickboxing fight and I just don't see how I don't put his lights out. I'm too fast. I'm sharp. I'm too focused. There's just no way he beats me, but I can't say that because you just never know what's going to happen, but I do feel good for this fight. I feel like it's a good matchup for me."
Thomas Almeida (22-4, 5-4 UFC)
Almeida came into the UFC with a record of 17-0 and he has five wins and four losses in the UFC. He defeated Tim Gorman by unanimous decision, Yves Jabouin by TKO, Brad Pickett by KO, Anthony Birchak by KO, and Albert Morales by TKO; while losing to Cody Garbrandt by KO, Jimmie Rivera by unanimous decision, Rob Font by TKO, and Jonathan Martinez by unanimous decision. Almeida has been a pro since 2011 and he has 17 wins by TKO/KO and four by submission. He has 17 first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: O'Malley 6.35/ Almeida 5.39
Striking Accuracy: O'Malley 57% / Almeida 44%
Strikes absorbed per minute: O'Malley 3.76/ Almeida 4.69
Defense: O'Malley 64% / Almeida 64%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: O'Malley 1.05/ Almeida 0.00
Takedown Accuracy: O'Malley 50% / Almeida 0%
Takedowns defended: O'Malley 61% / Almeida 75%
Submission average: O'Malley 1.1/ Almeida 0.0
UFC Picks
O'Malley should win this fight, as Almeida has been struggling lately, winning only one of his last five fights, but I don't like laying big money and O'Malley is a 3-1 favorite. These two have combined for 30 finishes in their careers, so this one is unlikely to go the distance. I will go under the rounds total.
UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2 Card & Odds
Heavyweight - Stipe Miocic +101 vs. Francis Ngannou -125
Welterweight - Tyron Woodley +207 vs. Vicente Luque -255
Bantamweight - Thomas Almeida +246 vs. Sean O'Malley -308
Lightweight - Jamie Mullarkey -107 vs. Khama Worthy -117
Light Heavyweight - Modestas Bukauskas +127 vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk -152
Women's Strawweight - Jessica Penne -107 vs. Hannah Goldy -117
Middleweight - Marc-Andre Barriault -127 vs. Abu Azaitar +103
Women's Flyweight - Gillian Robertson +134 vs. Miranda Maverick -162
Light Heavyweight - Alonzo Menifield -112 vs. William Knight -112
Welterweight - Jared Gooden +181 vs. Abubakar Nurmagomedov -220
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