Jacob Malkoun “Mamba”
Middleweight · ORCA rating 64/100 · peak 70 · Volume striker · 6–3 in 9 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Jacob Malkoun holds an ORCA rating of 64 (peak 70), 28th of 96 active middleweights on the ORCA board. The profile peaks in striking offence: 78, 38th of 96 active middleweights. Grappling defence trails at 56, with takedowns conceded per 15 minutes grading 85. 5 of 6 UFC wins went to the judges' scorecards.
Grades
| Family | Grade | Middleweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 78 | 38 of 96 | — |
| Striking defence | 58 | 36 of 96 | — |
| Grappling offence | 73 | 13 of 96 | Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 98 |
| Grappling defence | 56 | 45 of 96 | Control time conceded, seconds per minute 87 |
Strongest sub-grade: Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 98. Weakest: Takedowns conceded per 15 minutes 85.
Profile
- Division
- Middleweight
- ORCA rating
- 64 (peak 70)
- Middleweight rank
- 28 of 96 active
- UFC record
- 6–4
- Pro record
- 10–3
- Graded UFC bouts
- 9
- Style
- Volume striker
- Age
- 31
- Height
- 5′9″ (175 cm)
- Reach
- 73″ (185 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- Gracie Jiu Jitsu Smeaton Grange
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 4.59
- Significant strike accuracy: 56%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 2.63
- Significant strike defence: 54%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 4.68
- Takedown accuracy: 41%
- Takedown defence: 54%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.65
Fight history
- 2026-10-24 · L vs Abubakar Vagaev · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev
- 2026-05-02 · W vs Gerald Meerschaert · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
- 2026-01-31 · W vs Torrez Finney · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
- 2024-03-30 · W vs Andre Petroski · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
- 2022-10-15 · W vs Nick Maximov · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo
- 2022-06-11 · L vs Brendan Allen · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka
- 2022-02-12 · W vs AJ Dobson · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
- 2021-04-17 · W vs Abdul Razak Alhassan · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
- 2020-10-24 · L vs Phil Hawes · KO/TKO · UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
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