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UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
Phil Hawes
Phil Hawes
8-2 · USA
VS
Jacob Malkoun
Jacob Malkoun
4-0 · AUS
October 24, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Phil Hawes def. Jacob Malkoun by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 0:18
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:18
Hawes7/110/010:01
Malkoun0/20/000:00
Total
Hawes7/110/010:01
Malkoun0/20/000:00

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
HawesWin probabilityMalkoun
43.6%56.4%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
26%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.3 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 Hawes, blue toward Malkoun. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Hawes44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%30%
Submission13%30%
Decision18%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1343)act 7
Takedowns1.9 (0.05.0)act 0
Malkoun56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%20%
Submission13%23%
Decision32%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1445)act 0
Takedowns2.2 (0.05.6)act 0
Combined totals~66 sig strikes~4.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R213%
R39%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Hawes
47.6%+107
Malkoun
-10750.9%
Most takedownstie 15.1%
Hawes
39.3%+116
Malkoun
-11645.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Hawes
Expected: 32.0
32
Over 32
39.1%
+152
Exactly 32
1.5%
push
Under 32
59.4%
-152
04181
Malkoun
Expected: 33.5
33.5
Over 33.5
39.8%
+151
Under 33.5
60.2%
-151
04284
Takedowns — over/under
Hawes
Expected: 1.9
2
Over 2
38.9%
+109
Exactly 2
18.5%
push
Under 2
42.6%
-109
036
Malkoun
Expected: 2.2
2
Over 2
43.3%
-113
Exactly 2
18.3%
push
Under 2
38.3%
+113
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 10.3 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
Hawes43.6%66.4%−22.8-225
Malkoun56.4%33.6%+22.8+185

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1518
Pound-for-pound
1512
1518
Divisional
1512
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
31 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'9"
77"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Phil Hawes
No prior UFC fights.
Jacob Malkoun
No prior UFC fights.
Hawes — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
75% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (25%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Malkoun — win / loss by method
Record: 4-0-0

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
50% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (50%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Hawes
Malkoun
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Hawes
Malkoun
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Hawes
Malkoun
67W–41L · 62.0%
Overall
17W–9L · 65.4%
49W–37L · 57.0%
Wins
17W–9L · 65.4%
18W–4L · 81.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Hawes
Malkoun
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Hawes
Malkoun
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Hawes
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Malkoun
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Phil Hawes

No UFC fights on record.

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

Jacob Malkoun

No UFC fights on record.

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