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Abubakar Vagaev vs Jacob Malkoun

Middleweight · 3 rounds · Early prelims · Bout 4 of 14Etihad Arena · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Abubakar Vagaev def. Jacob Malkoun · Decision - Unanimous · Round 3, 5:00

Abubakar Vagaev portrait

Abubakar Vagaev

Jacob Malkoun portrait

Jacob Malkoun

Abubakar Vagaev versus Jacob Malkoun

Orthodox · Akhmat Fight Team

Vagaev’s profile

“Mamba”

Orthodox · Mixed Martial Artist · Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Smeaton Grange

Malkoun’s profile

Tale of the tape

VagaevMalkoun
26-4-0Pro record10-4-0
1-0-0UFC record6-3-0
33Age31
5' 11"Height5' 9"
185 lbsWeight186 lbs
73"Reach73"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Not availableStyleMixed Martial Artist
Akhmat Fight TeamTeamGracie Jiu-Jitsu Smeaton Grange
Won vs Saygid IzagakhmaevLast fightWon vs Gerald Meerschaert
91Days since last fight175
20%Finish rate30%

How they win

Vagaev

25 wins on file

KO/TKO
4
Submission
1
Decision
20

Malkoun

10 wins on file

KO/TKO
3
Submission
0
Decision
7
How these figures are measured
Sig. strikes landed per minute
Significant strikes landed, divided by minutes fought. Career figure.
Strike accuracy, all strikes
Every strike landed as a share of every strike thrown, significant or not, over the career. ESPN's own figure. It is not significant-strike accuracy, which runs lower.
Takedowns per 15 minutes
Takedowns landed for every 15 minutes fought, the length of a three-round bout. Career figure.
Takedown accuracy
Takedowns landed as a share of those attempted. Career figure.
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
Submission attempts for every 15 minutes fought. Career figure.
Finish rate
Share of the wins on file that ended by knockout, technical knockout or submission.
Days since last fight
From the last bout on file to the date of this one.

Records, measurements and career averages are reported by ESPN. The UFC record, last fight, finish rate and win methods are counted by Statwell from the bouts on file for each fighter, which can be fewer than the full professional record. No striking or grappling averages are available for both fighters yet.

Matchup snapshot

Vagaev

1 measured UFC bout, 15.0 minutes

Malkoun

9 measured UFC bouts, 100.2 minutes

1.8027 landed of 70 thrown (39%)
Significant strikes landedper minute
4.23424 landed of 746 thrown (57%)
2.20opponents landed 33 of 83
Significant strikes absorbedper minute
2.33opponents landed 233 of 523
40%4 of 10 attempts
Takedowns completedof those attempted
43%36 of 84 attempts
71%conceded 2 of 7 faced
Takedowns defendedof those faced
56%conceded 4 of 9 faced
0scored, 0 suffered
Knockdownsscored and suffered
1scored, 1 suffered
About these statistics

Counted by Statwell from ESPN’s per-bout figures over each fighter’s measured UFC bouts. Small samples move quickly: read each figure with the number of bouts behind it. Nothing here is adjusted for the level of past opponents.

Recent form

Abubakar Vagaev

1-0 in last 1
  • W

    vs Saygid Izagakhmaev

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov

    Sig. strikes 27 of 70 · Takedowns 4 of 10

Jacob Malkoun

4-1 in last 5
  • W

    vs Gerald Meerschaert

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates

    Sig. strikes 36 of 82 · Takedowns 3 of 3

  • W

    vs Torrez Finney

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2

    Sig. strikes 117 of 181 · Takedowns 2 of 8 · 1 knockdown

  • W

    vs Andre Petroski

    KO/TKO · R2 · 0:39

    · UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot

    Sig. strikes 20 of 40 · Takedowns 0 of 3

  • L

    vs Cody Brundage

    DQ · R1 · 4:15

    · UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot

    Sig. strikes 28 of 39 · Takedowns 1 of 3

  • W

    vs Nick Maximov

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo

    Sig. strikes 83 of 164 · Takedowns 9 of 13

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