Sean O'Connell (fighter)
| Sean O'Connell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sean O'Connell September 2, 1983 Cottage Grove, Minnesota, United States |
| Other names | The Real OC |
| Residence | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Division | Light heavyweight Heavyweight |
| Fighting out of | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Team | Jeremy Horn's Elite Performance |
| Trainer | Jeremy Horn |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 24 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Sean O'Connell (born September 2, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2007, O'Connell has formerly competed for the Maximum Fighting Championship.
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Background
Originally from Cottage Grove, Minnesota, O'Connell competed in football and wrestling at Jordan High School in Utah before continuing his football career collegiately. While in high school O'Connell was a member of the coveted football group Pain Train, which was reserved for only the toughest members of the offensive line. However, O'Connell would transfer to three different schools including Southern Utah University and The University of Utah where he made the team as a walk-on, while looking to get more playing time. O'Connell eventually lost interest and turned his attention to mixed martial arts. O'Connell graduated from The University of Utah, with a degree in psychology.[1][2][3]
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
O'Connell made his professional MMA debut in 2007 with no previous training other than cardio kickboxing which he would do to help stay in shape. Despite having limited training, O'Connell was successful early on in his career and held an overall record of 6-2, which earned him an invitation to compete on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. O'Connell, however, was eliminated in the opening round to make it to the final cast. O'Connell, who also ran a talk show for a radio station in San Francisco at the time, was on a five-fight winning streak and held an overall professional record of 14-4, before inviting UFC president Dana White to come onto his show. O'Connell asked White for a contract and was signed a year later.[2] O'Connell is currently the co-host of a popular sports talk radio show on ESPN700 in Utah called The Bill and OC Show.[4]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
O'Connell made his promotional debut as a short notice injury replacement at The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale on April 16, 2014 against Ryan Jimmo.[5] O'Connell was defeated via knockout in the first round.[6]
His next appearance was also a short notice fight against Gian Villante on June 28, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 43, where he replaced an injured Anthony Perosh.[7] O'Connell lost the fight via split decision.[8] Their performance earned both participants Fight of the Night honors.[9]
On January 18, 2015, O'Connell then faced Matt Van Buren at UFC Fight Night 59.;[10] he won via third-round TKO.[11] Both participants earned Fight of the Night honors.[12] He then faced Anthony Perosh on May 10, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 65.[13] He won the fight via TKO in the first round.[14]
O'Connell has been known to goof around during weigh-ins before the fight, such as booping Van Buren on the nose or playing an improvised game of rock-paper-scissors with Perosh.[15] He claims he does his jokes to add levity to an otherwise tense situation.[16]
O'Connell faced Ilir Latifi on January 17, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 81.[17] He lost the fight by knockout in the first round.[18]
O'Connell is expected to face Steve Bossé on June 18, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 89.[19]
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 24 matches | 17 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 9 | 4 |
| By submission | 3 | 2 |
| By decision | 5 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 17–7 | Ilir Latifi | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz | January 17, 2016 | 1 | 0:30 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 17–6 | Anthony Perosh | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt | May 10, 2015 | 1 | 0:56 | Adelaide, Australia | |
| Win | 16–6 | Matt Van Buren | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver | January 18, 2015 | 3 | 2:11 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Loss | 15–6 | Gian Villante | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Te-Huna vs. Marquardt | June 28, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Auckland, New Zealand | Fight of the Night. |
| Loss | 15–5 | Ryan Jimmo | KO (punches) | The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale: Bisping vs. Kennedy | April 16, 2014 | 1 | 4:27 | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 15–4 | Markhaile Wedderburn | Submission (rear-naked choke) | MFC 39 | January 17, 2014 | 1 | 1:48 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Win | 14–4 | Marvin Eastman | Decision (unanimous) | Showdown Fights 12 | September 28, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Orem, Utah, United States | |
| Win | 13–4 | Chris Guillen | TKO (punches) | Showdown Fights 9 | November 16, 2012 | 3 | 0:21 | Orem, Utah, United States | |
| Win | 12–4 | Kip Ramos | TKO (punches) | Showdown Fights 7 | May 4, 2012 | 1 | 0:33 | Orem, Utah, United States | Light heavyweight debut. |
| Win | 11–4 | Trevor Carlson | Decision (unanimous) | Showdown Fights 6 | February 24, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Orem, Utah, United States | |
| Win | 10–4 | Ben Fuimaono | TKO (punches) | Fight Night: Explosion | June 10, 2011 | 1 | 4:34 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
| Loss | 9–4 | Joseph Henle | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ZarMMA: Fight Night | November 12, 2010 | 2 | 1:15 | Layton, Utah, United States | |
| Win | 9–3 | Tony King | Decision (unanimous) | UFO: Rumble at the Races | July 24, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Kennewick, Washington, United States | |
| Win | 8–3 | Dwight Parker | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WCFC: World Championship Full Contact | April 3, 2010 | 2 | 1:49 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
| Loss | 7–3 | Jordan Smith | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Throwdown Showdown 3 | February 20, 2009 | 1 | 2:30 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
| Win | 7–2 | Hank Weiss | Decision | Jeremy Horn's Elite Fight Night 5 | November 14, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Layton, Utah, United States | |
| Loss | 6–2 | Hank Weiss | KO (punches) | Jeremy Horn's Elite Fight Night 1 | April 5, 2008 | 2 | 0:08 | Layton, Utah, United States | |
| Win | 6–1 | Lima Pule | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UCE: Worlds Collide | December 1, 2007 | 2 | 3:28 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
| Win | 5–1 | Lima Pule | Decision (majority) | UCE: Episode 6 | November 10, 2007 | 3 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | ||
| Win | 4–1 | David Thomas | TKO (punches) | UCE: Episode 6 | August 18, 2007 | 2 | 2:44 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Kevin Hill | TKO (punches) | UCE: Episode 1 | July 14, 2007 | 1 | 0:47 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Eric Wenzel | TKO (punches) | UCE: Finals | June 16, 2007 | 1 | 1:24 | Salt Lake City, Utah United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Kenneth Wirfs | KO (punches) | UCE: Episode 7 | May 19, 2007 | 1 | 0:37 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Jason Delrio | KO (punches) | UCE: Episode 2 | April 13, 2007 | 1 | 0:36 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
See also
References
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External links
- Sean O'Connell on UFC.com
- Professional MMA record for Sean O'Connell from SherdogLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
