Middleweight
3 Rounds
Jacob Malkoun won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, February 12, 2022·Houston, Texas, USA, USA
Style matchupAJ Dobson: Pressure fightervsJacob Malkoun: Wrestler
The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.
Model Prediction: Jacob Malkoun wins(51.4%)
Actual result: Jacob Malkoun wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Tale of the Tape
AJ Dobson
Red Corner
VS
Jacob Malkoun
Blue Corner
-110
(52%)
Vegas Odds
-110
(52%)
34
Age
30
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
5'9"
193.04 cm
Reach
185.42 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
AJ Dobson
oldest →latest
L
vs Armen Petrosyan · Oct 22W
vs Tafon Nchukwi · Aug 23L
KOvs Edmen Shahbazyan · Mar 24Jacob MalkounW2 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Brendan Allen · Jun 22W
vs Nick Maximov · Oct 22L
vs Cody Brundage · Sep 23W
KOvs Andre Petroski · Mar 24W
vs Torrez Finney · Jan 26Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
AJ DobsonMetricJacob Malkoun
4.29
Strikes / min
4.23
5.31
Strikes absorbed / min
2.33
46%
Strike defense
55%
1.67
TDs / 15 min
5.39
65%
Takedown defense
55%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.02Δ 2.92 — meaningful gap+1.90
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
AJ DobsonJacob Malkoun
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
AJ Dobson(4 fights)Jacob Malkoun(8 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-1.61.6
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.20.2
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+49.8-49.8
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+49.3-49.3
AJ Dobson
StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights4
Jacob Malkoun
StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights8