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Middleweight

3 Rounds

Jacob Malkoun won · Decision R3

Elo1529

Elo1457

Jacob MalkounvsGerald MeerschaertUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates · Saturday, May 2, 2026Perth, Australia

Official fight result

Jacob Malkoun won

Decision · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupJacob Malkoun: WrestlervsGerald Meerschaert: Submission grappler

Wrestler wants to control on top; grappler wants to threaten subs from bottom. Cage position is critical.

Model Prediction: Jacob Malkoun wins(69.8%)

Actual result: Jacob Malkoun wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

Gerald Meerschaert enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
Jacob Malkoun has 15pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Gerald Meerschaert has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Jacob Malkoun

Red Corner

Gerald Meerschaert

Blue Corner

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Vegas Odds

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1529

Elo

1457

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

5'9"

Height

6'1"

185.42 cm

Reach

195.58 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Jacob MalkounW2 streak

oldest →

vs Brendan Allen · Jun 22

vs Nick Maximov · Oct 22

vs Cody Brundage · Sep 23

KOvs Andre Petroski · Mar 24

vs Torrez Finney · Jan 26

latest

Gerald MeerschaertL4 streak

oldest →

SUBvs Edmen Shahbazyan · Aug 24

SUBvs Reinier de Ridder · Nov 24

vs Brad Tavares · Apr 25

KOvs Michal Oleksiejczuk · Aug 25

SUBvs Kyle Daukaus · Nov 25

latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Jacob MalkounMetricGerald Meerschaert

4.23

Strikes / min

2.95

2.33

Strikes absorbed / min

3.44

55%

Strike defense

53%

5.39

TDs / 15 min

1.70

55%

Takedown defense

40%

0.80

Sub atts / 15 min

1.50

Net striking (SLpM − SApM)

+1.90Δ 2.39 — meaningful gap-0.49

Not enough statistical data to render a radar chart for this matchup.

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

Jacob Malkoun(9 fights)Gerald Meerschaert(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating

Red +72.3|Blue -72.3

Recent Form

Red +1.6|Blue -1.6

Striker Score

Red -0.1|Blue +0.1

Grappler Score

Red +0.3|Blue -0.3

Layoff

Red -77.0|Blue +77.0

Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Jacob Malkoun

StanceOrthodox

Height69.0"

Reach73.0"

Fights8

Gerald Meerschaert

StanceSouthpaw

Height73.0"

Reach77.0"

Fights25