Hawes vs Malkoun

Who won Hawes vs Malkoun?

Phil Hawes beat Jacob Malkoun by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 254, on Saturday 24th October 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Hawes vs Malkoun stats

Phil Hawes stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Jacob Malkoun made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 4 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

Phil Hawes' UFC record stood at 4-4-0, while Jacob Malkoun's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Malkoun had a massive power advantage over Hawes, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Hawes' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Hawes and Malkoun would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Phil Hawes was the older man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Hawes had a height advantage of 3 inches over Malkoun. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Hawes was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years earlier than Malkoun, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 27 to Malkoun's 26.

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