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UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo
Jacob Malkoun
Jacob Malkoun
6-2 · AUS
VS
Nick Maximov
Nick Maximov
8-1 · USA
October 15, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.5lb
Weigh-in
185.5lb
Jacob Malkoun def. Nick Maximov by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Malkoun36/755/701:10
Maximov19/610/000:04
R2
Malkoun36/661/202:42
Maximov7/240/000:00
R3
Malkoun11/233/403:45
Maximov8/170/000:00
Total
Malkoun83/1649/1307:37
Maximov34/1020/000:04

Scorecards

Malkoun vs Maximov

RdChris LeeMichael BellSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-910-910-910-8.9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2729.9-27

Media (13 cards) · avg 3027 · 13 Malkoun · 0 Maximov

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Malkoun-Maximov.

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 probabilityMaximov
42.8%57.2%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
27%
Decision
42%
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 Maximov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Malkoun43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%33%8%
Submission9%21%8%
Decision20%46%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (931)act 83
Takedowns1.5 (0.04.2)act 9
Maximov57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%30%8%
Submission18%32%14%
Decision22%38%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1034)act 34
Takedowns2.1 (0.05.4)act 0
Combined totals~48 sig strikes~3.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R216%
R310%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Malkoun
46.9%+109
Maximov
-10951.2%
Most takedownstie 16.3%
Malkoun
33.7%+148
Maximov
-14850.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Malkoun
Expected: 23.3
23.5
Over 23.5
39.3%
+155
Under 23.5
60.7%
-155
03059
Maximov
Expected: 24.8
25
Over 25
38.4%
+156
Exactly 25
1.9%
push
Under 25
59.7%
-156
03162
Takedowns — over/under
Malkoun
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
49.0%
+104
Under 1.5
51.0%
-104
035
Maximov
Expected: 2.1
2
Over 2
41.9%
-106
Exactly 2
18.5%
push
Under 2
39.6%
+106
047

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
Malkoun42.8%44.7%−1.9+114
Maximov57.2%55.3%+1.9-137
By method
Malkoun by KO/TKO13.5%8.0%+5.5+941
Malkoun by submission11.5%7.9%+3.6+957
Malkoun by decision17.9%29.8%−11.9+180
Maximov by KO/TKO18.0%7.6%+10.4+997
Maximov by submission15.3%13.7%+1.6+507
Maximov by decision23.8%33.0%−9.2+153
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds67.9%77.8%−9.9-501
Over 2.5 rds51.4%69.7%−18.3-288
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision41.7%66.5%−24.8-247

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
66.5Striking57.2
Malkoun +9.3
51.0Grappling77.3
Maximov +26.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MalkounMaximov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1517
Pound-for-pound
1539
1517
Divisional
1539
1498
Striking offense
1485
1495
Striking defense
1509
1537
Grappling offense
1537
1516
Grappling defense
1525
Physical
27 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'9"
Height
6'0"
73"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.09
Strikes landed / min
1.50
58%
Strike accuracy
49%
2.76
Strikes absorbed / min
2.37
44%
Strike defense
41%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.95
Takedowns / 15 min
7.20
39%
Takedown accuracy
47%
0%
Takedown defense
100%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
67%
0%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jacob Malkoun
  • LBrendan AllenU-DEC R3
    Close +2304mo before
  • WAJ DobsonU-DEC R3
    Close -1038mo before
  • WAbdul Razak AlhassanU-DEC R3
    Close +2531y 6mo before
  • LPhil HawesKO/TKO R1
    Close +1852y before
Nick Maximov
  • LAndre PetroskiSUB R1
    Close -3895mo before
  • WPunahele SorianoS-DEC R3
    Close +1608mo before
  • WCody BrundageU-DEC R3
    Close -1361y 1mo before
Malkoun — win / loss by method
Record: 6-2-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (50%)Decision() 0
Maximov — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Malkoun
Maximov
4
UFC fights
3
45.3 min · 11.3 avg
Octagon time
31.3 min · 10.4 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
Maximov
42W–10L · 80.8%
Overall
21W–3L · 87.5%
16W–3L · 84.2%
Wins
14W–2L · 87.5%
26W–7L · 78.8%
Losses
7W–1L · 87.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Malkoun
Maximov
17W–9L · 65.4%
Overall
13W–16L · 44.8%
17W–9L · 65.4%
Wins
13W–16L · 44.8%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Malkoun
Maximov
6.31
Landed / min
3.37
52.8%
Accuracy
39.7%
49.4%
Defense
60.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
26.6%
Time at distance
25.6%
Grappling & control
Malkoun
Maximov
6.95
Takedowns / 15 min
7.20
38.9%
Takedown accuracy
46.9%
0.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.66
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.48
87.8%
Control share
82.2%
Strike target map
Malkoun
  • Head88%(123)div 64%
  • Body10%(14)div 20%
  • Legs2%(3)div 17%
Maximov
  • Head70%(33)div 64%
  • Body19%(9)div 20%
  • Legs11%(5)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.

Nick Maximov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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