Jacob Malkoun "Mamba"

Middleweight

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Abubakar Vagaev vs Jacob Malkoun prediction · Oct 24, 2026
Abubakar Vagaev brings his Chimaev-room wrestling up to middleweight against Malkoun

Record and bio

Pro record	—
UFC record	6-4 · current 1-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record	33-24 (57.9%) across 10 opponents
Last 5 opponents	21-18 (53.8%) across 5 opponents
Age	31
Height	5' 9"
Reach	73"
Stance	Orthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute	4.60
Significant strikes absorbed per minute	2.64
Striking accuracy	56%
Striking defense	54%
Takedowns per 15 minutes	4.69
Takedowns landed / attempted	41%
Takedown defense	52%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes	0.65
Average fight time	11.5 min

UFC wins: 1 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 5 decision. UFC losses: 1 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 2 decision.

UFC fight history

Date	Opponent	Their UFC record then	Style	Result	Method	Event
2026-10-24	Abubakar Vagaev	1-0	Wrestler	L	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev
2026-05-02	Gerald Meerschaert	12-13	Submission grappler	W	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
2026-01-31	Torrez Finney	1-0	Wrestler	W	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
2024-03-30	Andre Petroski	5-1	Grappler	W	KO/TKO R2 0:39	UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
2023-09-23	Cody Brundage	2-4	Grappler	L	DQ R1 4:15	UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot
2022-10-15	Nick Maximov	2-1	Wrestler	W	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo
2022-06-11	Brendan Allen	6-2	Submission grappler	L	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka
2022-02-12	AJ Dobson	UFC debut	—	W	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
2021-04-17	Abdul Razak Alhassan	4-3	Striker	W	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
2020-10-24	Phil Hawes	UFC debut	—	L	KO/TKO R1 0:18	UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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