Nick Maximov vs. Jacob Malkoun
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Nick Maximov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.2 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Jacob Malkoun
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.24 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 3 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Nick Maximov
Distance 85.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.6% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 7.1% (norm 10.0%)
Jacob Malkoun
Distance 79.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 3.6% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 17.0% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nick Maximov
Head 87.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.0% (norm 8.4%)
Jacob Malkoun
Head 93.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 5.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 0.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Maximov L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Malkoun L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 61 / 169 | 36.1% | 40.5% | 395 / 753 | 52.5% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 19 / 34 | 55.9% | 70.7% |
| On the ground | 7 / 14 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 116 / 161 | 72.0% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 62 / 173 | 35.8% | 38.8% | 485 / 889 | 54.6% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 71.6% | 41 / 55 | 74.5% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Maximov L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Malkoun L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 100 / 226 | 44.2% | 39.5% | 260 / 596 | 43.6% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 16 / 30 | 53.3% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 47 / 49 | 95.9% | 69.0% | 28 / 36 | 77.8% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 128 / 257 | 49.8% | 37.7% | 234 / 570 | 41.1% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 24 / 27 | 88.9% | 71.3% | 36 / 49 | 73.5% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 82.0% | 34 / 43 | 79.1% | 82.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Malkoun has more cage time on record.