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UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
Jacob Malkoun
Jacob Malkoun
7-3 · AUS
VS
Andre Petroski
Andre Petroski
10-2 · USA
March 30, 2024 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Jacob Malkoun def. Andre Petroski by KO/TKO (Kick), R2 0:39
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Malkoun15/320/200:28
Petroski10/331/100:13
R2 · 0:39
Malkoun5/80/100:04
Petroski3/90/100:00
Total
Malkoun20/400/300:32
Petroski13/421/200:13

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
MalkounWin probabilityPetroski
63.6%36.4%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
24%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 9.5 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Malkoun, blue toward Petroski. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Malkoun64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%37%
Submission11%17%
Decision29%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1447)act 20
Takedowns1.3 (0.04.0)act 0
Petroski36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%39%
Submission13%35%
Decision9%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1137)act 13
Takedowns1.4 (0.04.1)act 1
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~2.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R223%
R310%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Malkoun
56.4%-134
Petroski
+13442.1%
Most takedownstie 21.4%
Malkoun
39.3%+100
Petroski
-10039.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Malkoun
Expected: 34.4
34.5
Over 34.5
39.6%
+152
Under 34.5
60.4%
-152
04487
Petroski
Expected: 27.5
27.5
Over 27.5
39.8%
+151
Under 27.5
60.2%
-151
03569
Takedowns — over/under
Malkoun
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
43.7%
+129
Under 1.5
56.3%
-129
035
Petroski
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
43.8%
+128
Under 1.5
56.2%
-128
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 9.5 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Malkoun63.6%68.2%−4.6-250
Petroski36.4%31.8%+4.6+200

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
72.8Striking67.8
Malkoun +4.9
50.9Grappling92.0
Petroski +41.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MalkounPetroski
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1516
Pound-for-pound
1571
1515
Divisional
1569
1509
Striking offense
1498
1495
Striking defense
1486
1526
Grappling offense
1522
1500
Grappling defense
1521
Physical
28 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'9"
Height
6'0"
73"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
3.89
Strikes landed / min
3.61
57%
Strike accuracy
52%
2.49
Strikes absorbed / min
3.03
51%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
7.20
Takedowns / 15 min
4.48
44%
Takedown accuracy
55%
0%
Takedown defense
71%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.5
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
83%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
0%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jacob Malkoun
  • LCody BrundageDQ R1
    Close -6136mo before
  • WNick MaximovU-DEC R3
    Close +1141y 5mo before
  • LBrendan AllenU-DEC R3
    Close +2301y 10mo before
  • WAJ DobsonU-DEC R3
    Close -1032y 2mo before
  • WAbdul Razak AlhassanU-DEC R3
    Close +2532y 11mo before
Andre Petroski
  • LMichel PereiraKO/TKO R1
    Close +1646mo before
  • WGerald MeerschaertS-DEC R3
    Close -2387mo before
  • WWellington TurmanU-DEC R3
    Close -1871y 5mo before
  • WNick MaximovSUB R1
    Close +2881y 11mo before
  • WHu YaozongSUB R3
    Close -2342y 5mo before
Malkoun — win / loss by method
Record: 7-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
2 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
71% of wins
L
33% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (100%)Decision(33%) 1
0 (0%)DQ / other(33%) 1
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (50%)Decision() 0
Petroski — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
4 wins, 2 losses
W
40% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Malkoun
Petroski
6
UFC fights
6
64.5 min · 10.8 avg
Octagon time
60.3 min · 10.1 avg
9y 4m
Career length
7y 10m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Malkoun
Petroski
58W–16L · 78.4%
Overall
98W–37L · 72.6%
24W–4L · 85.7%
Wins
70W–26L · 72.9%
34W–12L · 73.9%
Losses
28W–11L · 71.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Malkoun
Petroski
17W–9L · 65.4%
Overall
19W–18L · 51.4%
17W–9L · 65.4%
Wins
11W–16L · 40.7%
0W–0L
Losses
8W–2L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Malkoun
Petroski
7.38
Landed / min
4.92
49.8%
Accuracy
43.8%
55.6%
Defense
54.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.25
29.8%
Time at distance
46.5%
Grappling & control
Malkoun
Petroski
7.20
Takedowns / 15 min
4.48
44.3%
Takedown accuracy
54.5%
0.0%
Takedown defense
71.4%
0.46
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.49
90.0%
Control share
87.7%
Strike target map
Malkoun
  • Head91%(229)div 63%
  • Body7%(18)div 20%
  • Legs2%(4)div 17%
Petroski
  • Head77%(167)div 63%
  • Body19%(41)div 20%
  • Legs5%(10)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Jacob Malkoun
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Andre Petroski
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.