Jacob Malkoun vs Cody Brundage Prediction: A blockbuster expected to be dominated by Malkoun

Cody Brundage is eager to get back on the winning track in this middleweight bout, while Jacob Malkoun wants to keep things moving in the right direction and maintain their momentum. After three fights in 2022, Malkoun will finally participate for the first time in 2023. He will be trying to improve on his victory by a unanimous decision against Nick Maximov in October. On the other hand, Brundage is on a three-game losing streak, which he will look to put an end to.

In his most recent appearance in the Octagon, Jacob Malkoun defeated Nick Maximov by unanimous decision in the third round. Nick Maximov connected on 56 of the 124 total punches thrown in that match. Jacob Malkoun won the bout by delivering 129 of a total of 214 strikes. Nick Maximov landed 34 out of 102 significant strikes, for a success rate of 33%. He concluded the bout with 29 of 96 significant head strikes. Jacob Malkoun, on the other hand, landed 50% of his significant strikes by striking 83 of 164. He landed 78 of 158 significant blows to the head out of all significant blows delivered. 100% of the significant strikes landed by Nick Maximov and 79% of them landed by Jacob Malkoun were launched from a distance.

Cody Brundage fought Sedriques Dumas in his most recent bout inside the Octagon, and he was defeated by Sedriques Dumas through a unanimous decision in round 3. While Sedriques Dumas was only successful with 17% of the big strikes he attempted to land from a distance, Cody Brundage was ultimately successful with all of the significant strikes he attempted to land from a distance. Cody Brundage was successful in three out of ten of the significant strikes he attempted. This represents a success rate of 30 percent. He landed two strong blows out of a total of six that were aimed at the head. In that bout, Sedriques Dumas was successful in landing 17 of the 22 significant strikes. When we look at his significant strike accuracy, we see that he landed 13 out of 17 blows to the head. During the competition, Sedriques Dumas was successful in landing 77 of 96 total strikes, while Cody Brundage was successful in landing 31 of 43 total strikes.

Malkoun has an incredible takedown rate, and combined with his wrestling skills, he has an advantage in the vast majority of the battles he participates in. Because Malkoun's striking isn't his strong point, it's possible for him to lose his fights if they get to standing. However, if the fight goes to the ground, he has a much better chance of coming out on top. Brundage, on the other hand, has not fared well in the UFC, posting a record of 2-4 overall and coming into this battle having dropped his previous three fights in a row. The American fighter, who is now 29 years old, has a background in grappling as well; nevertheless, his wrestling has not been very useful for him in the UFC. Cody Brundage can be entertaining at times, but the reality is that he is extremely fortunate to be given another opportunity to compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) due to the fact that he is not yet prepared to compete at this level of the sport. Because of this and the fact that Jacob Malkoun is the superior fighter, I anticipate that he will triumph via knockout.