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Jacob Malkoun

Fighter stats updated Fri 10:54 PM CT ยท Next update Today 8:00 AM CT

10-3-0 (W-L-D) ยท Middleweight ยท Unranked

Next fight ยท UFC 333: Volkanovski vs Evloev

Jacob MalkounvsAbubakar Vagaev

Vagaev: 25-4-0 ยท Unranked

  • Saturday, October 24, 2026
  • Early prelims: starts 11:00 AM CT (main card 1:00 PM CT)
  • Early prelims, bout 2 of 5 from the top
  • Middleweight Bout
  • 3 rounds
  • Etihad Arena
  • Picks lock Sat 11:00 AM CT

Times are Central. Fights within a section don't have their own start times; the main event goes last.

Tale of the tape

MalkounVagaev
10-3-0Record25-4-0
NRRankNR
31Age33
5' 9"Height6' 0"
73"Reachโ€”
MMAStanceโ€”
4.23Sig str / min1.80
2.33Absorbed / min2.20
57Str acc %39
55Str def %60
1.80TD / round1.33
56TD def %71
0.25Sub att / round0.00
23KO win %14
0Sub win %3

This week's lines and our projection

Our model's pick: ๐Ÿ”’ Subscribers only

PropLineProjGapLeanLikely %
Total rounds2.5๐Ÿ”’๐Ÿ”’๐Ÿ”’๐Ÿ”’
OutcomePriceModelGapBookLikely %
Malkoun to win+134 ยท 43%๐Ÿ”’๐Ÿ”’41% implied๐Ÿ”’
Vagaev to win-158 ยท 61%๐Ÿ”’๐Ÿ”’59% implied๐Ÿ”’

Whoever the model gives over 50% is the projected winner. Gap = projection vs the line (stat props), or the model's chance minus the price's chance in points (winner and method).

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Fighter numbers

Record10-3-0W-L-D, all pro fights
RankNRMiddleweight
Age31
Height5' 9"
Reach73"
StanceMMA
Sig str / minAbsorbed / minStr acc %Str def %TD / roundTD acc %TD def %Sub att / roundKO win %Sub win %Avg fight (min)
4.232.3357551.8017560.2523011.1

Rates come from UFC fights only (UFC.com). Per-round numbers are UFC.com's per-15-minute rates divided by 3. Hover or press a column name for what it means. Compare him with his weight class on Fighter Details.

How he wins and loses

FighterRecordKO/TKO winsSub winsDecision winsFinish rateLost by KO/TKOLost by subLost by decision
Malkoun10-3-03 (30%)0 (0%)7 (70%)30%0last 100last 100last 10

Wins by method are from his whole pro record (UFC.com), with each as a % of his wins. Finish rate = KO/TKO + submission wins as a % of his wins. Numbers marked last 10 are counted from his last 10 fights, because UFC.com doesn't list them for his whole record.

Last 3 fights

ResultMethodEndedOpponentDate
W WinDecisionR3 5:00MeerschaertMay 2, 2026
W WinDecisionR3 5:00FinneyJan 31, 2026
W WinKO/TKOR2 0:39PetroskiMar 30, 2024

Most recent first, from UFC.com. Fights saved before dates were added show โ€”; they fill in at the next update.