Malkoun vs Petroski

Who won Malkoun vs Petroski?

Jacob Malkoun beat Andre Petroski by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 30th March 2024 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

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).

Malkoun vs Petroski stats

Jacob Malkoun stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Andre Petroski made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Jacob Malkoun's UFC record stood at 4-3-0, while Andre Petroski's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Petroski had an advantage in power over Malkoun, with a 40% knock out percentage over Malkoun's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Petroski had a massive advantage over Malkoun, boasting a 40% submission rate over Malkoun's 0%.

Jacob Malkoun was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Malkoun was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Petroski, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 26 to Petroski's 25.

Malkoun vs Petroski form

Jacob Malkoun had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Cody Brundage at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Nick Maximov at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Brendan Allen at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Before that, he had beaten AJ Dobson at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

He had defeated Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Malkoun's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Petroski's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Malkoun vs Petroski?

Jacob Malkoun was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Andre Petroski made his way into the ring at 187/100 (+190) with oddsmakers.