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Jacob Malkoun
“Mamba”
Australia
10-4-0W-L-D
- Age
- 31
- Height
- 5'9"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 73"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- MiddleweightMiddleweight: 171 to 185 lb (78 to 84 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Smeaton Grange
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1680
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- W
- W
- L
Won 3 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Malkoun lives on the scorecards. His wins are 7 by decision, 3 by KO/TKO and 0 by submission, a 30% finish rate. He grinds out rounds, with the occasional lights-out finish.
- Recent Form
- Lost to Abubakar Vagaev (25-4-0) by unanimous decision. Beat Gerald Meerschaert (37-22-0) by unanimous decision. Beat Torrez Finney (11-1-0) by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Orthodox stance. Lands 4.6 significant strikes a minute at 56% accuracy, absorbs 2.64 a minute, and defends 54% of strikes. Shoots 4.69 takedowns per 15 minutes, lands 41%, and stops 52% of takedowns against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 3 KO/TKO (30%)
- 7 Decision (70%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 30%
- Last fought
- 3 weeks ago
10 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 98-42-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1713
- Lossvs Abubakar Vagaev25-4-0 · Power Index 1794Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Oct 24, 2026 · UFC 333: Volkanovski vs Evloev
- Winvs Gerald Meerschaert37-22-0 · Power Index 1702Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00May 2, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs Prates
Fight stats
Stat Jacob Malkoun Gerald Meerschaert Sig. strikes 36/82 32/76 Takedowns 3/3 0/3 Control time 2:17 4:23 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 6 4 Round 2 sig. strikes 18 16 Round 3 sig. strikes 12 12 - Winvs Torrez Finney11-1-0 · Power Index 1736Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jan 31, 2026 · UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2
Fight stats
Stat Jacob Malkoun Torrez Finney Sig. strikes 117/181 27/77 Takedowns 2/8 0/1 Control time 5:16 0:20 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 61 7 Round 2 sig. strikes 37 8 Round 3 sig. strikes 19 12 - Winvs Andre Petroski13-6-0 · Power Index 1664KO/TKO · R2 · 0:39Mar 31, 2024 · UFC Atlantic City
- Lossvs Cody Brundage12-9-1 · Power Index 1669DQ · R1 · 4:15Sep 23, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs Gamrot
Career Stats
Based on 10 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.60
- Striking accuracy
- 56%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.64
- Striking defense
- 54%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 4.69
- Takedown accuracy
- 41%
- Takedown defense
- 52%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.70