FinishedPrelims · #9
UFC Fight Night · Saturday, 2 May 2026
DEC29–28 ×3
Round3
Time5:00
Fight time15:00
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Gerald
Jacob
Striking
76
Strikes
82
32
Power strikes
36
0
Knockdowns
0
Target
66
Head
74
7
Body
8
3
Legs
0
Grappling
0/30%
Takedowns
3/3100%
3
Sub attempts
0
4:23
Control time
2:17
Source: API-MMA · fight totalsshares calculated by mebrdzoli.ge
Dominance
Share48%Share of strikes52%
47%Share of power strikes53%
29%Fight time in control
4:23 · 2:17 / 15:0015%
4:23 · 2:17 / 15:0015%
Strike map
Strike mapTale of the tape
Career rates · since 2022MeerschaertMalkoun
5.79Strikes / min8.92
0.9Takedowns / 15 min4.2
16Takedown accuracy %44
20Control time %36
0.13Knockdowns / 15 min0.15
100Wins by finish %20
Key numbers
Key numbers · Malkoun82
Malkoun: 82 strikes — his average since 2022 is 111 per fight.
Strikes · recent fights+6
Strike differential in this bout: 82–76.
Differential · this bout36
Power strikes — 44% of all strikes.
Power strikes · recent fights2:17
Control time, from 3 takedowns — 15% of the fight.
Control · recent fightsRecord and form
Record · last 5Gerald Meerschaert
UFC 2022–3–9
·Streak6L
- Lvs Julius WalkerKO/TKOR2 · 3:35 · 11 Oct 2026
- Lvs Jacob MalkounDEC29–28 ×3 · 2 May 2026
- Lvs Kyle DaukausSUBR1 · 0:50 · 16 Nov 2025
- Lvs Michal OleksiejczukKO/TKOR1 · 3:03 · 17 Aug 2025
- Lvs Brad TavaresDEC29–28 ×3 · 6 Apr 2025
Jacob Malkoun
UFC 2022–5–3
·Streak1L
- Lvs Abubakar VagaevDEC29–28 ×3 · 24 Oct 2026
- Wvs Gerald MeerschaertDEC29–28 ×3 · 2 May 2026
- Wvs Torrez FinneyDEC30–26, 30–27, 30–26 · 1 Feb 2026
- Wvs Andre PetroskiKO/TKOR2 · 0:39 · 30 Mar 2024
- Lvs Cody BrundageDQR1 · 4:15 · 24 Sep 2023
