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Jacob Malkoun "Mamba"

Active #27 middleweight · age 30 · Orthodox · 5'9" 175 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 73" 185 cm
At a glance
Elo rating
1546
Global Elo 1588 ±33
Rank
#27
top 37% of division
UFC record
6-2-0
KO 1 · Sub 0 · Dec 5
Streak
+4
Δ90d +13 · Δ1y +27
Last fight
May 2, 2026
Win by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 36m
Avg fight time
12:00
Fights per year
1.4
Ground control
44m
Since last fight
2mo

Honest Elo history

8 fights · tap & drag
Oct 24, 2020 — L vs Phil Hawes Δ-33Apr 17, 2021 — W vs Abdul Razak Alhassan Δ+36Feb 12, 2022 — W vs Aj Dobson Δ+29Jun 11, 2022 — L vs Brendan Allen Δ-23Oct 15, 2022 — W vs Nick Maximov Δ+30Mar 30, 2024 — W vs Andre Petroski Δ+23Jan 31, 2026 — W vs Torrez Finney Δ+14May 2, 2026 — W vs Gerald Meerschaert Δ+13 14001425145014751500152515501575 202120222023202420252026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":365.7,"elo":1424,"date":"2020-10-24","opp":"Phil Hawes","result":"L","delta":-33},{"i":1,"x":152.5,"y":300.1,"elo":1460,"date":"2021-04-17","opp":"Abdul Razak Alhassan","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":2,"x":260,"y":247.8,"elo":1489,"date":"2022-02-12","opp":"Aj Dobson","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":3,"x":302.5,"y":289.5,"elo":1466,"date":"2022-06-11","opp":"Brendan Allen","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":4,"x":347.5,"y":234.5,"elo":1496,"date":"2022-10-15","opp":"Nick Maximov","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":5,"x":537.5,"y":193.3,"elo":1519,"date":"2024-03-30","opp":"Andre Petroski","result":"W","delta":23},{"i":6,"x":777.5,"y":167,"elo":1533,"date":"2026-01-31","opp":"Torrez Finney","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":7,"x":810,"y":143.6,"elo":1546,"date":"2026-05-02","opp":"Gerald Meerschaert","result":"W","delta":13}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
May 2, 2026 Gerald Meerschaert W +13
Jan 31, 2026 Torrez Finney W +14
Mar 30, 2024 Andre Petroski W +23
Oct 15, 2022 Nick Maximov W +30
Jun 11, 2022 Brendan Allen L -23

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
17%
1 / 6
Finish rate
KO
1
17% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
5
83% of wins
KO: 1 (17%) 1 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 5 (83%) 5
Finishes by round
1 total
R1
R2
1 100%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 396 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
91% Head
  • Head 91%
  • Body 8%
  • Leg 1%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
74% Distance
  • Distance 74%
  • Clinch 4%
  • Ground 22%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
50%
of losses by finish
1 of 2
1 KO/TKO 0 Sub 1 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1556
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
1
of 6 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Andre Petroski
Elo 1617 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
3.8
+2.2 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 8 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1507
Notable wins
Andre Petroski 1617

Top middleweight

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#1 · Elo 1690
Khamzat Chimaev
#2 · Elo 1676
Sean Strickland C
#3 · Elo 1657
Brendan Allen
#4 · Elo 1654
Nassourdine Imavov
#5 · Elo 1648
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Jacob Malkoun on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.