UFC in 2023: Here’s all the statistics a true nerd needs to know!

Bantamweight

Sean O’Malley. Photo via Twitter (UFC)

The men’s bantamweight division is perhaps the most stacked in the promotion right now. The top 10 currently features no fewer than six former flyweight band bantamweight champions. Champion Sean O’Malley will face Marlon ”Chito” Vera on March 9, at UFC 299.

The bantamweight division in 2023:

• Number of fights: 55
• Knockouts: 16
• Submissions: 9
• Decisions: 27
• Other: 3
• Champion at beginning of 2023: Aljamain Sterling
• Champion at end of 2023: Sean O’Malley
• Fighter to keep an eye on in 2024: Deiveson Figueiredo