Sean O’Malley Net Worth 2024: How rich is the UFC bantamweight champion?

Popular UFC star "Suga" Sean O'Malley has an impressive net worth due to his exciting personality and octagon fighting style.


Sean O’Malley Net Worth 2024: How rich is the UFC bantamweight champion?

Sean O'Malley has a decent net worth (via IMAGO)

NameSean O’Malley
Net Worth$3.2 million
NicknameSuga
Age29
ResidenceGlendale, Arizona
Marital StatusMarried
WifeDanya Gonzalez
Sources of WealthMMA, YouTube channel, Endorsements
Height5’11”
MMA record18-1-0 (1 NC)
Last UpdatedSeptember 2024.

Sean O’Malley is one of the popular UFC fighters. The UFC bantamweight champion has taken the company by storm ever since his stellar performance at Dana White’s Contender Series. Sean O’Malley has amassed an impressive net worth through his marketability.

Sean O’Malley has knockout power, and his exciting fighting style makes him a must-see fighter. He is one of the best boxing-based fighters in the UFC. Here is everything you need to know about Sean O’Malley, including his net worth, salary, MMA career, and personal life.

Sean O’Malley Net Worth 2024

Sean O’Malley’s net worth is an impressive $3.2 million, thanks to his successful UFC career. Currently, he is one of the most marketable fighters in the UFC. As such, the fighter considers himself the next big thing after Conor McGregor.

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Sean O’Malley (Via UFC)

His net worth will balloon if he remains the champion. The American has also expressed his desire to take on some of the biggest names in boxing, such as Devin Haney, Ryan Garcia, and Gervonta Davis. A fight with any of these boxers will become a lucrative affair for the bantamweight champion.

Sean O’ Malley Salary

On his UFC major event debut at UFC 222, O’Malley took home $97,500. It was a win over Andre Soukhamthath. O’Malley had won the Fight of the Night. His promotional debut came against Terrion Ware at the TUF 26 finale. His win over Ware earned him $22,500.

O’Malley made over $100,000 for his performance at UFC 250. He made around $60,000 in his only career loss against Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera. ‘Suga’ made around $250,000 after defeating Kris Moutinho at UFC 264. When he beat Petr Yan at UFC 280, ‘Suga’ reportedly earned around $356,000. O’Malley also earned $106,000 against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 276.

Marlon Vera and Sean O'Malley taunt each other
Marlon Vera and Sean O’Malley taunt each other (via MMA Fighting)

He earned a big payday against Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292. He made over $1,182,000 in the championship-winning bout. He earned the biggest payday of his career in his first title defense at UFC 299 in Miami. Sources suggest he earned more than $2.3 million for the fight.

Sean O’Malley Brand Deals and Endorsements

O’Malley has sponsorships with Rizz Pharma and Viaahemp. He promotes their products on his YouTube channel. He endorses the energy drink Ryse Energy Drink on his Instagram account.

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Sean O’Malley and Conor McGregor (via Marca.com)

Suga also sponsorship deals with Sweet Sweat and Happy Dad Seltzer. The list of sponsorships and endorsement deals will continue to increase as long as he remains the bantamweight champion.

Sean O’Malley MMA Career

Sean O’Malley made his MMA debut when he was just 20 years old. He took on Josh Reyes in a promotion called Intense Championship Fighting. His first five fights were in the same promotion. Just 18 months after making his MMA debut, O’Malley was 5-0 up in his MMA career.

O’Malley’s next venture came in Dana White’s Contender Series. He beat Alfred Khashakyan via KO and then followed it up with a win over Terrion Ware at the Ultimate Fighter in 2017. Following his success, he took on Andre Soukhamthath at UFC 222. He cruised to a unanimous decision victory.

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Sean O’Malley fighting (Image Courtesy – Daily Star)

‘Suga’ followed it up with two more victories against Jose Alberto Quinonez and Eddie Wineland at UFC 248 and UFC 250, respectively. Marlon Vera finally stopped him at UFC 252. However, he returned with a KO win over Thomas Almeida at UFC 260.

A significant win of his career came against Petr Yan at UFC 280. The win over Yan propelled him into a title shot. At UFC 292, O’Malley defeated Aljamain Sterling via TKO to secure the bantamweight title. It was one of the best knockouts of 2023. At UFC 299, he defended his title for the first time.

Sean O’Malley personal life

Sean O’Malley was born on the 24th of October in 1994. His grandmother is Irish. His father, Dan O’Malley, is a retired narcotics officer. Not much is known about O’Malley’s mother. However, occasionally, O’Malley has revealed that his mother finds it difficult to watch him take center stage in the Octagon. He has two brothers and a sister.

Sean O’Malley and family (Via Instagram)

O’Malley married his girlfriend, Danya Gonzalez. They engage in a unique form of open relationship. The pair have a daughter together. She is named Elena. O’Malley is pro-marijuana. He has spoken many times about its positive effect on him and has occasionally voiced out in favor of legalizing marijuana.