Suga Sean O’Malley (UFC) Wiki, Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Sean O’Malley is an American professional Mixed Martial Artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of 2023, he is the reigning champion and the title holder of the Bantamweight Champion. He was a former fighter in Team Proven Grounds (2011- 2014), and in 2014, he became a part of Team MMA Lab. He has been trained by senior trainer John Crouch in MMA Lab and his old friend Tim Welch.

Wiki/Biography

Sean Daniel O’Malley, also known as Suga, was born on 24 October 1994 (age 28 years; as of 2023) in Helena & Clark County, Montana, USA. His zodiac sign is Scorpio.

Sean grew up in Helen, where he completed his school diploma from Hasbrouck Heights High School. During his childhood, he used to enjoy playing sports like baseball, basketball and football. He was a mischievous kid and his father used to say,

They played baseball out here. I’d look out the window and they would be doing double back flips on the trampoline. My youngest son Daniel broke a tooth on Sean’s head. Just every memory we have, every birthday, holiday party and gathering was out here.”

Due to his behaviours and aggressive nature, he used to spend a lot of time serving punishments during In-School Suspension and taking Credit Recovery classes. During High School, he started learning martial arts and found an opportunity to join a MMA club in Arizona. After training for some time, he went to inform his teachers that he would shift to Arizona to begin his career in martial arts.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 11″

Weight (approx.): 61 kg

Hair Colour: Pink (frequently keeps dyeing)

Eye Colour: Black

Body Measurements (approx.): Chest: 40″, Waist: 30″, Biceps: 14″

Family

Parents & Siblings

Sean’s father’s name is Daniel (Dan) O’Malley. He worked as a narcotics officer before taking retirement. His mother is a homemaker.

I was lucky enough to have four kids that are just incredible athletes,” Dan explained. “Mykel was a great football player at Capital High, and then went on to play soccer. Sean was a three-sport athlete with baseball, football, basketball. Daniel was the same — baseball, basketball, football. Mashayla came along and it was basketball, volleyball.”

Sean and his father, Dan

Sean has 2 brothers and 1 sister. His elder brothers are Mykel O’Malley and Daniel O’Malley. Her sister’s name is Mashayla O’Malley.

Wife & Children

His wife’s name is Danya Gonzalez. She runs a hairstyling salon by the name Hairapy By Danya. They both have been in an open marriage since 2011.

They both have a daughter, Elena, who was born in 2020.

Relationship/Affair

Sean and Danya Gonzalez began dating in 2016 and later on got married.

Signature/Autograph

Career

Beginning of Career

O’Malley competed in his first five fights in his hometown Montana. Later on, he moved on to compete in North Dakota and later joined the Legacy Fighting Alliance. There, he secured a knockout victory against David Nuzzo. This win led to his participation in Dana White’s Contender Series 2, where he faced Alfred Khashakyan. O’Malley’s impressive first-round knockout earned him a contract with the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

O’Malley made his debut against Terrion Ware on 1 December 2017, at The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale, and secured a victory via unanimous decision. His next bout was against Andre Soukhamthath on 3 March 2018, at UFC 222. Despite a foot injury in the third round, O’Malley won by a unanimous decision. Both the fighters earned the “Fight of the Night” bonus.

He was to compete against José Alberto Quiñónez at UFC 229 on 6 October 2018. However, O’Malley withdrew on 30 September due to potential Anti-Doping Policy violations. While waiting for the result of the matter, he got hip surgery on 25 October 2018. Later, after testing positive for ostarine, the NSAC suspended him for six months, making him eligible to compete from March 2019. O’Malley was scheduled to fight against Marlon Vera on 6 July 2019, at UFC 239. However, due to a positive test for ostarine, he withdrew on 21 June 2019. The Nevada State Athletic Commission later suspended him, and the USADA issued a six-month suspension. The presence of ostarine was believed to be residual from his previous failed test prior to UFC 229.

On 7 March 2020, at UFC 248, O’Malley defeated José Alberto Quiñónez with a first-round TKO, which earned him his first ever “Performance of the Night” award. Later on, he faced Eddie Wineland at UFC 250 on 6 June 2020, winning the fight by a first-round knockout, earning him another “Performance of the Night” award.

 

In the UFC 252 co-main event on 15 August 2020, O’Malley was defeated by Marlon Vera through a first-round TKO. A leg kick from Vera resulted in O’Malley’s drop foot diagnosis.

On 27 March 2021, at UFC 260, O’Malley fought against Thomas Almeida. Despite an initial mistake in the first-round decision result where he presumed Almeida was knocked out, O’Malley eventually secured a knockout in the third round, earning one more “Performance of the Night” award.

O’Malley was next to face Louis Smolka at UFC 264 on 10 July 2021. However, due to Smolka’s injury, Kris Moutinho, a newcomer to the promotion, was set to be the replacement. O’Malley won with a third-round TKO, receiving the “Fight of the Night” award.

On 11 December 2021, O’Malley competed against Raulian Paiva at UFC 269 and secured a first-round TKO victory, earning him the “Performance of the Night” award for the fourth time. Later on, he faced Pedro Munhoz on 2 July 2022, at UFC 276. The fight ended early in the second round due to an eye poke by O’Malley unintentionally, which resulted in a no-contest decision.

On 22 October 2022, at UFC 280, O’Malley fought with Petr Yan and won by a close split decision. The decision caused a major debate, as 25 of 26 media outlets believed Yan had the upper hand. Nevertheless, their bout was recognized with the “Fight of the Night” bonus.

O’Malley’s fought against Aljamain Sterling for the UFC Bantamweight Championship on 19 August 2023, at UFC 292. O’Malley won the title with a technical knockout in the second round, which won him the “Performance of the Night” bonus.

Submission grappling

Quintet: Ultra

On 12 December 2019, O’Malley represented Team UFC at Quintet: Ultra. He won by a guillotine choke submission against Takanori Gomi in the first round. However, he was later defeated by Héctor Lombard by an ankle lock. In the next round against Team Strikeforce, O’Malley and former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez fought to a draw, leading to both fighters being eliminated from the round. Despite the challenges, Team UFC emerged as the tournament winners.

Grappling Industries

On 20 September 2020, O’Malley participated in the 155lbs Advanced No-gi division at Grappling Industries Phoenix. Among seven competitors, he secured the third position. He was defeated by the division’s former champion, Robert Degle.

Submission Underground

On 20 December 2020, Chael Sonnen issued an open challenge on O’Malley’s behalf for his promotion event. James Gallagher stepped up, proposing a grappling match with O’Malley at the SUG event. However, O’Malley eventually turned down the offer, leaving Gallagher without a competing partner.

Signature Move

 

Awards/Titles/Achievements

Ultimate Fighting Championship

• UFC Bantamweight Championship (One time)
  

  Sean with Bantamweight Championship title belt

• Fight of the Night (Three times) vs. Andre Soukhamthath, Kris Moutinho, and Petr Yan

• Performance of the Night (Five times) vs. José Alberto Quiñónez, Eddie Wineland, Thomas Almeida, Raulian Paiva and Aljamain Sterling
  

  Sean gets Performance of the Night

• Tied (T.J. Dillashaw) for most Post-Fight bonuses in UFC Bantamweight division history (8)

• Tied (Marlon Vera & Rob Font) for second-most knockouts in UFC Bantamweight division history (6)

• Highest significant strike accuracy percentage in UFC Bantamweight division history (61.2%)

• Highest number of strikes landed per minute in UFC Bantamweight division history (7.29)

• Highest significant strike differential in UFC Bantamweight division history (3.89)

Intense Championship Fighting

• ICF Bantamweight Championship (One time)
  

  Sean wins the title belt

Controversy

An Open Marriage Controversy

Sean O’Malley said on a podcast, that his wife said a “yes” when he proposed an open marriage to her, which resulted that O’Malley could have casual relationships with anyone else, and the same would be the case for his wife. However, O’Malley thinks that it is justified for him to be around other women because he is a man, but his wife, being a female, should not be allowed to do something like that. He ended up blaming the highly popular celebrity, Andrew Tate for this saying,

Until Andrew Tate came along, I was like, You can, and then Tate was like, Girls can’t do that, and I was like, Yeah, f*ck that. Everyone has a different take on what an open relationship is. I’d like to think of ours as an open-minded relationship where we don’t own each other. I don’t own her and she doesn’t own me… She knew, she didn’t fall in love with a fake me. She knew who she was falling in love with. Cause I was myself.” ²

Car Collection

• Ferrari F8 Tributo
  

  Sean with his Ferrari

• Lamborghini Huracan
  

  I justified it as a tax write-off. I mean, I guess it is. You know, I got a certain loan because I wrapped it in the color of my [merchandise], it’s advertisement. I dropped the watermelon Suga, the pink and green merch, happens to be the same color as the Lamborghini… It’s marketing. Now, it’s just sitting in my garage. I take it out for a little spin every once in a while. But yeah, it’s f**king fun, I love it.”

  

  Suga’s Lamborghini

• 2 Tesla Model Y
  

  Sean’s Green Tesla

  

  Sean’s cars

• Golf van
  

  Sean’s golf van

• Lamborgini
  

  Sean’s red Lamborgini

• Subaru WRX
  

  Sean with his Subaru WRX

• Customized slingshot car
  

  Suga with his customized Slingshot car

Bike Collection

Tattoos

Sean has a tattoo of the quote “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” on his ribs, for which he drew inspiration from Muhammad Ali.

He has a tattoo behind his right arm of a looped ribbon with a boxing glove hanging on both sides.

He has the word “SUGA” tattooed on his face above his right eyebrow.

On the left side of his forehead, there is a word tattoo which spells Breathe in the opposite direction.

Sean has a tattoo on the left side of his body with the name, “Akiata” inked on it. It has a dragon tattoo parallel to it.

His entire left upper arm and shoulder are covered in a big tattoo design of green patterns with green masks connected by dark green vines with red and blueberries.

On his right shoulder, he has 69 and the word “Jobin” inked.

Sean has a tattoo on his right forearm with the word “Family’ inked.

Sean used to have a quote inked on his chest, which was related to God. He later covered it up with an Owl tattoo.

Sean got a tattoo of a chess piece, King inked in 2022 on his neck.

Sean has a tattoo on his right bicep with the words “Only God” inked. On his left bicep, the words, “Can Judge Me” are inked.

He has a tattoo of two baby footsteps on the left side of his belly. The word “Brighton” is tattooed over the first, and “Oakly” is tattooed above the second. Under the two footstep tattoos, the name “O’Malley” is tattooed near his waistline.

Sean’s right forearm has a tattoo of a flower and a hand, which is holding a snake that is wrapped around the wrist.

Sean has a tattoo on his back of a family crest on it with a wild boar in the middle.

Sean has the letters “Free” inked on his fingers.

Sean has a small star tattooed on his face.

Salary/Income

• Dana White’s Contender Series: Season 1, Week 2, Jul 18/17 – W (Khashakyan) – $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 win bonus)

• TUF 26 Finale: Dec 1/17 – W (Ware)– $22,500 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus, $2,500 Reebok sponsorship)

• UFC 222: Mar 3/18 – W (Soukhamthath) – $97,500 ($22,000 to show, $22,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)

• UFC 248: Mar 7/20 – W (Quinonez) – $123,500 ($35,000 to show, $35,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)

• UFC 250: Jun 6/20 – W (Wineland) – $134,000 ($40,000 to show, $40,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)

• UFC 252: Aug 15/20 – L (Vera) – $49,000 ($45,000 to show, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)

• UFC 260: Mar 27/21 – W (Almeida) – $145,000 ($45,000 to show, $45,000 win bonus, 50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, $5,000 fight week incentive pay)

• UFC 264: Jul 10/21 – W (Moutinho) – $221,000 ($70,000 to show, $70,000 win bonus, $75,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $6,000 fight week incentive pay)

• UFC 269: Dec 11/21 – W (Paiva) – $206,000 ($75,000 to show, $75,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, $6,000 fight week incentive pay)

Total Career Earnings: $1,008,500 ³

Net Worth

Sean O’Malley’s net worth is estimated to be around $2 million. ⁴

Favourites

• Activity: Bowling

• Car: Pink Lamborgini

• Colour: Pink

Facts/Trivia

• Sean O’Malley is also called by the nicknames “Sugar” and “Suga” which were given to him by one of his MMA coaches in Montana at the beginning of his career.

• Sean consumes alcohol occasionally and smokes regularly. He supports the campaign to legalize marijuana. ⁵
  

  Sean smoking

• Sean owns pet dogs. His first pet was a Jack-A-Boo, named Petrie. His black dog’s name is Curtis.
  

  Sean’s dog, Petrie

  

  Sean’s black dog

  

  Sean with his dogs

• Sean has his own YouTube page with over 690k followers and over 900 videos as of 2023. He runs his own talk show  and podcast called “The Suga Show.”
  

  Sean’s YouTube channel

• Sean owns multiple sponsorships like Sanabull, his own clothing lines, and other products which add up to his business and earning. People can buy his merchandise on his website as well.
  

  Sean promoting Ryse Fuel

  

  Sean promoting Happy Dad

  

  Sean’s website

• Sean once disclosed in an interview, that his wife likes MMA too, and she would frequently train with him.
  

  Sean training with his wife

• Sean O’Malley enjoys playing guitar, steaming games live, and reading books in his free time.
  

  Suga playing guitar

  

  Sean streaming on Twitch

• Sean follows a non-vegetarian diet.
  

  Sean Sean enjoying burritos

• Sean got promoted to a brown belt in Brazilian Jui-Jutsu in 2021. ⁶

• Sean is a playable character in the UFC 4 video game.
  

  Sean in the UFC 4 video game

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