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✓ Jacob Malkoun won · by Decision · R3

Jacob Malkoun vs Gerald Meerschaert — Honest Elo matchup

middleweight
Other bouts 12
Fight Card
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
May 2, 2026 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Corner A
Jacob Malkoun
#34 6-3-0
Elo 1527
VS
Corner B
Gerald Meerschaert
#31 12-15-0
Elo 1426
Final result · recorded May 2, 2026
Jacob Malkoun
defeated Gerald Meerschaert by Decision in round 3

Honest Elo Meter pre-fight: Jacob Malkoun 59.8% · Gerald Meerschaert 40.2%

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Other fights on this card · 10
Jack Della Maddalena vs Carlos Prates Main event · welterweight Beneil Dariush vs Quillan Salkilld lightweight Tim Elliott vs Steve Erceg flyweight Shamil Gaziev vs Brando Pericic heavyweight Tai Tuivasa vs Louie Sutherland heavyweight Cam Rowston vs Robert Bryczek middleweight Junior Tafa vs Kevin Christian light heavyweight Colby Thicknesse vs Vince Morales bantamweight Jonathan Micallef vs Themba Gorimbo welterweight Dom Mar Fan vs Kody Steele lightweight

Notable

Size

Cross-division matchup: the model gives Meerschaert +67 Elo for a ~20 lb representative gap. Toggle it off to compare pure skill.

Meerschaert

Finishes 100% of wins (1 KO · 11 SUB).

Meerschaert

5 career post-fight bonuses — a reliable action fighter.

Tale of the tape

6-3-0 UFC record 12-15-0
KO 1 · Sub 0 Finishes KO 1 · Sub 11
+3 Streak -6
31 Age 38
5'9" 175 cm Height 6'1" 185 cm
73" 185 cm Reach 77" 196 cm
Orthodox Stance Southpaw
1571 Global Elo 1472
1527 Elo rating 1426
Jacob Malkoun — Notable ▼
At a glance
Gerald Meerschaert — Notable ▼
At a glance

Jacob Malkoun — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 424 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
92% Head
  • Head 92%
  • Body 7%
  • Leg 1%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
69% Distance
  • Distance 69%
  • Clinch 4%
  • Ground 27%

Gerald Meerschaert — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 661 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
73% Head
  • Head 73%
  • Body 17%
  • Leg 10%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
81% Distance
  • Distance 81%
  • Clinch 10%
  • Ground 9%

Performance comparison

Career averages. Edge highlighted on the side that's better. = division average.

4.23
2.88
div avg 4.55
57%
45%
div avg 52%
2.33
3.48
div avg 3.30
55%
53%
div avg 54%
5.39
1.63
div avg 1.53
43%
29%
div avg 44%
56%
38%
div avg 75%
0.75
1.44
div avg 0.46
7
3
div avg 3

Division-adjusted profile

each axis = percentile in own division
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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

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Finish & durability

How each tends to win, against how hard the other is to finish.

Jacob Malkoun
17% finish rate
KO 1 · Sub 0
can finish?
Gerald Meerschaert
finished 60%
9 of 15 losses
Gerald Meerschaert
100% finish rate
KO 1 · Sub 11
can finish?
Jacob Malkoun
finished 33%
1 of 3 losses

Strength of schedule in UFC

Comparable recent competition — last-5 avg 1526 (Jacob Malkoun) vs 1522 (Gerald Meerschaert).

Jacob Malkoun red corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1526
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+)
1
of 6 UFC wins
Toughest win
Andre Petroski
Elo 1616 at fight time
Expected wins
4.3
+1.7 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 9 fights
1500
1507
Notable wins
Andre Petroski 1616
Gerald Meerschaert blue corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1522
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+)
0
of 12 UFC wins
Toughest win
Makhmud Muradov
Elo 1590 at fight time
Expected wins
14.3
−2.3 below schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 27 fights
1471
1450

Common opponents

1 shared opponent · Corner A's result on the left, Corner B's on the right.

  • W
    Andre Petroski
    L
    KO/TKO · R2
    Decision - Split
    Mar 30, 2024
    Aug 19, 2023
Corner A recent form
Jacob Malkoun
Corner B recent form
Gerald Meerschaert
Source Per-fighter stats and bout records from Jacob Malkoun & Gerald Meerschaert on UFCStats. Honest Elo Meter samples each fighter's rating uncertainty (1,000 Monte Carlo iterations). Data analysis, not betting advice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.