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Jacob Malkoun

Middleweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #23; v1.1 (shadow) #33

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 23-25: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights. Rating 1,601, deviation 138: measured from 10 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 31 (born 1995-08-26) · Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) · Reach 73 in (185 cm) · Stance Orthodox · 8 days since last bout (2026-10-24) · Last five 3-2 · Streak L1

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,601 is the division's 29th highest of 79 board fighters; the ledger stands at -1.0 (less 1.0 for other losses outside the top 5; losses count for three years); 0 quality wins in 15 years, 0 over top-10 opponents; no form penalty (3-2 last five). Score +0.16 = +0.16 (rating term, 70% weight) +0.00 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.00 (form penalty); score order put him at #23.

TermValueDetail
Score+0.1670% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term+0.16resume rating 1,601, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term+0.00quality ledger -1.0: +0.0 QW +0.0 proof -0.0 blowout -1.0 weak
Form penalty0.00last five 3-2
Quality wins, 15 years00 over top-10 opponents, 0 over top-15
Placementscore order #23v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#33score -0.04; score order #33

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

Last ten bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2026-10-24UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. EvloevAbubakar VagaevunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)64%
2026-05-02UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. PratesGerald MeerschaertunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)78%
2026-01-31UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2Torrez FinneyunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)63%
2024-03-30UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. FiorotAndre PetroskiunrankedWKO/TKO2 (0:39)62%
2023-09-23UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. GamrotCody BrundageunrankedLdisqualification1 (4:15)75%
2022-10-15UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. AraujoNick MaximovunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)49%
2022-06-11UFC 275: Teixeira vs. ProchazkaBrendan AllenunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)47%
2022-02-12UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2AJ DobsonunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)49%
2021-04-17UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. GastelumAbdul Razak AlhassanunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)34%
2020-10-24UFC 254: Khabib vs. GaethjePhil HawesunrankedLKO/TKO1 (0:18)50%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 79 board fighters at Middleweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute4.60(68th percentile at Middleweight)
Significant strike accuracy56%(81st percentile at Middleweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.13(37th percentile at Middleweight)
Share of wins by finish17%(15th percentile at Middleweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.64(27th percentile at Middleweight)
Significant strike defence54%(65th percentile at Middleweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.13(43rd percentile at Middleweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career304(62nd percentile at Middleweight)
KO/TKO losses1 (last 2020-10-24, 2,199 days ago)(65th percentile at Middleweight)
Submission losses0(59th percentile at Middleweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.043(43rd percentile at Middleweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes4.69(92nd percentile at Middleweight)
Takedown defence52%(28th percentile at Middleweight)
Share of cage time in control41%(87th percentile at Middleweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground25%(72nd percentile at Middleweight)
Stylewrestler (11.5 takedown attempts per 15 min; 41% control)
Career stage
Age31.2(30th percentile at Middleweight)
Age at UFC debut25.2(20th percentile at Middleweight)
Years since UFC debut6.0(68th percentile at Middleweight)
UFC bouts10(63rd percentile at Middleweight)
Cage time, minutes115(68th percentile at Middleweight)
Bouts per year, last three years1.3(28th percentile at Middleweight)
Days since last bout8(9th percentile at Middleweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C1020304020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #35, Middleweight2023-10-13: #34, Middleweight2023-10-20: #35, Middleweight2023-11-03: #32, Middleweight2023-11-10: #31, Middleweight2023-11-17: #31, Middleweight2023-12-01: #33, Middleweight2023-12-08: #33, Middleweight2023-12-15: #33, Middleweight2024-01-12: #32, Middleweight2024-01-19: #33, Middleweight2024-02-02: #32, Middleweight2024-02-09: #33, Middleweight2024-02-16: #31, Middleweight2024-02-23: #31, Middleweight2024-03-01: #31, Middleweight2024-03-08: #31, Middleweight2024-03-15: #32, Middleweight2024-03-22: #33, Middleweight2024-03-29: #33, Middleweight2024-04-05: #25, Middleweight2024-04-12: #24, Middleweight2024-04-26: #24, Middleweight2024-05-03: #24, Middleweight2024-05-10: #24, Middleweight2024-05-17: #23, Middleweight2024-05-31: #23, Middleweight2024-06-07: #23, Middleweight2024-06-14: #23, Middleweight2024-06-21: #23, Middleweight2024-06-28: #23, Middleweight2024-07-12: #23, Middleweight2024-07-19: #23, Middleweight2024-07-26: #23, Middleweight2024-08-02: #22, Middleweight2024-08-09: #22, Middleweight2024-08-16: #22, Middleweight2024-08-23: #22, Middleweight2024-09-06: #22, Middleweight2024-09-13: #22, Middleweight2024-09-27: #22, Middleweight2024-10-04: #22, Middleweight2024-10-11: #22, Middleweight2024-10-18: #22, Middleweight2024-10-25: #23, Middleweight2024-11-01: #26, Middleweight2024-11-08: #26, Middleweight2024-11-15: #25, Middleweight2024-11-22: #25, Middleweight2024-12-06: #25, Middleweight2024-12-13: #24, Middleweight2025-01-10: #24, Middleweight2025-01-17: #25, Middleweight2025-01-31: #25, Middleweight2025-02-07: #25, Middleweight2025-02-14: #25, Middleweight2025-02-21: #26, Middleweight2025-02-28: #28, Middleweight2025-03-07: #28, Middleweight2025-03-14: #28, Middleweight2025-03-21: #28, Middleweight2025-03-28: #28, Middleweight2025-04-04: #30, Middleweight2025-04-11: #30, Middleweight2025-04-25: #33, Middleweight2025-05-02: #33, Middleweight2025-05-09: #34, Middleweight2025-05-16: #35, Middleweight2025-05-30: #35, Middleweight2025-06-06: #35, Middleweight2025-06-13: #33, Middleweight2025-06-20: #32, Middleweight2025-06-27: #31, Middleweight2025-07-11: #32, Middleweight2025-07-18: #32, Middleweight2025-07-25: #33, Middleweight2025-08-01: #33, Middleweight2025-08-08: #33, Middleweight2025-08-15: #32, Middleweight2025-08-22: #34, Middleweight2025-09-05: #33, Middleweight2025-09-12: #33, Middleweight2026-02-06: #22, Middleweight2026-02-20: #22, Middleweight2026-02-27: #22, Middleweight2026-03-06: #22, Middleweight2026-03-13: #22, Middleweight2026-03-20: #22, Middleweight2026-03-27: #19, Middleweight2026-04-03: #19, Middleweight2026-04-10: #19, Middleweight2026-04-17: #18, Middleweight2026-04-24: #18, Middleweight2026-05-01: #18, Middleweight2026-05-08: #20, Middleweight2026-05-15: #21, Middleweight2026-05-29: #21, Middleweight2026-06-05: #21, Middleweight2026-06-13: #22, Middleweight2026-06-19: #22, Middleweight2026-06-26: #22, Middleweight2026-07-10: #22, Middleweight2026-07-17: #22, Middleweight2026-07-24: #21, Middleweight2026-07-31: #21, Middleweight2026-08-07: #21, Middleweight2026-08-14: #21, Middleweight2026-08-21: #21, Middleweight2026-08-28: #20, Middleweight2026-09-04: #20, Middleweight2026-09-11: #21, Middleweight2026-09-18: #21, Middleweight2026-09-25: #19, Middleweight2026-09-26: #19, Middleweight2026-10-03: #18, Middleweight2026-10-10: #18, Middleweight2026-10-17: #17, Middleweight2026-10-24: #23, Middleweight2026-10-31: #23, Middleweight#23

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better). Absent from 13 of 132 snapshots (gaps in the line).

Predictive rating by bout

1,4001,4501,5001,5501,6001,6502022202320242025Oct 2020Oct 20262020-10-24: 1,402 (L vs Phil Hawes)2021-04-17: 1,492 (W vs Abdul Razak Alhassan)2022-02-12: 1,563 (W vs AJ Dobson)2022-06-11: 1,562 (L vs Brendan Allen)2022-10-15: 1,648 (W vs Nick Maximov)2023-09-23: 1,615 (L vs Cody Brundage)2024-03-30: 1,619 (W vs Andre Petroski)2026-01-31: 1,639 (W vs Torrez Finney)2026-05-02: 1,610 (W vs Gerald Meerschaert)2026-10-24: 1,592 (L vs Abubakar Vagaev)1,592

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances are in line with the rating (+9 points).

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component+0what fighters aged 31.2 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results+9his recency-weighted mean and trend over 10 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend -1 points a year
Combined+9the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingin line with ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.02425262728293031322020-10-24 (age 25.2): L vs Phil Hawes, residual -0.532021-04-17 (age 25.6): W vs Abdul Razak Alhassan, residual +0.572022-02-12 (age 26.5): W vs AJ Dobson, residual +0.242022-06-11 (age 26.8): L vs Brendan Allen, residual +0.092022-10-15 (age 27.1): W vs Nick Maximov, residual +0.432023-09-23 (age 28.1): L vs Cody Brundage, residual -0.152024-03-30 (age 28.6): W vs Andre Petroski, residual +0.592026-01-31 (age 30.4): W vs Torrez Finney, residual +0.322026-05-02 (age 30.7): W vs Gerald Meerschaert, residual -0.052026-10-24 (age 31.2): L vs Abubakar Vagaev, residual -0.12+0.01

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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