Flyweight · “X”
Malcolm Gordon
14-8-0 UFC 2-5-0
Positional Grappler
Wrestler
Submission-Vulnerable
Taken Down Often
5'7"Height
71"Reach
SwitchStance
36Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
6:13Avg fight
Skill profile
- Control Average 69
- Grappling Average 69
- Wrestling Average 52
- Accuracy Average 50
- Striking D Below avg 41
- Striking Below avg 26
- Durability Weak 21
- TD Defense Weak 5
Built on 43 minutes of tracked cage time across 7 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Positional Grappler
average control — rates 69 of 100 among UFC veterans
Wrestler
average wrestling — rates 52 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission-Vulnerable
3 of 5 losses came by submission
Taken Down Often
put on his back 11 times · 3.8 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.5
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.0
Striking accuracy45.4%
Striking defense43.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min1.72
Takedown accuracy35.7%
Takedown defense26.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.03
Control time31.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-1
Striking trend
Fight history
L Jimmy Flick 1-2 walk-in Submission · R2 1:17 — UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis · January 20, 2024
37/70Sig. strikes
3/7Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
4:13Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Jake Hadley 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:01 — UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 · March 18, 2023
3/15Sig. strikes
10/21Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Muhammad Mokaev 8-0 walk-in Submission · R3 4:26 — UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev · October 22, 2022
17/38Sig. strikes
21/30Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:49Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Denys Bondar 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:22 — UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland · February 5, 2022
3/11Sig. strikes
4/5Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:15Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Francisco Figueiredo 11-3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises · July 17, 2021
46/84Sig. strikes
28/45Absorbed
2/11Takedowns
6:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Sumudaerji 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:44 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark · November 28, 2020
0/6Sig. strikes
9/18Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Amir Albazi 11-1 walk-in Submission · R1 4:42 — UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 · July 18, 2020
3/16Sig. strikes
12/28Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:22Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
5
Submission
6
Decision
3
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
5
Submission
3
Decision
0
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
7
TKO
3
WXC
3
Havoc FC
2
PFC
2
TKO Fight Night
1
Prodigy MMA
1
Bellator
1
+ 2 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 22 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jimmy Flick | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC 297
January 20, 2024 |
UFC | 2 | 1:17 |
| L | Jake Hadley | TKO (punches) | UFC 286
March 18, 2023 |
UFC | 1 | 1:01 |
| L | Muhammad Mokaev | Submission (armbar) | UFC 280
October 22, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 4:26 |
| W | Denys Bondar | TKO (arm injury) | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
February 5, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 1:22 |
| W | Francisco Figueiredo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés
July 17, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Su Mudaerji | KO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark
November 28, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 0:44 |
| L | Amir Albazi | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
July 18, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 4:42 |
| W | Yoni Sherbatov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | TKO 47
April 11, 2019 |
TKO | 1 | 1:32 |
| W | James Mancini | Submission (armbar) | TKO Fight Night 1
August 2, 2018 |
TKO Fight Night | 2 | 2:02 |
| W | Jordan Graham | Submission (kimura) | TKO 42
March 16, 2018 |
TKO | 1 | 3:26 |
| W | Michael Jordan | KO (punches) | WXC 69
July 14, 2017 |
WXC | 1 | 0:17 |
| L | Dimitri Waardenburg | TKO (punches) | TKO 36
November 4, 2016 |
TKO | 1 | 4:09 |
| W | Jesse Bazzi | Submission (kimura) | WXC 64
August 13, 2016 |
WXC | 1 | 3:31 |
| W | Andrew Cseh | KO (punches) | Prodigy MMA
May 28, 2016 |
Prodigy MMA | 1 | 4:04 |
| W | Tashawn Mack | Decision (unanimous) | WXC 59
August 8, 2015 |
WXC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Austin Ryan | TKO (punches) | Havoc FC 8
March 27, 2015 |
Havoc FC | 2 | 3:20 |
| L | Randy Turner | TKO (punches) | PFC 3: Showdown In The Downtown
October 18, 2014 |
PFC | 2 | 3:17 |
| W | Chris Kelades | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 119
May 9, 2014 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Michael Davis | Submission (kimura) | Havoc FC 4
January 31, 2014 |
Havoc FC | 2 | 2:16 |
| W | Lloyd Reyes | TKO (punches) | PFC 1: Unrivaled
October 26, 2013 |
PFC | 1 | 3:38 |
| W | Ahmad Kakar | TKO (punches) | Substance Cage Combat 1
June 29, 2013 |
Substance Cage Combat | 2 | 2:36 |
| W | Tyler Kirk | Submission (armbar) | Score Fighting Series 6
October 19, 2012 |
Score Fighting Series | 1 | 2:16 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Malcolm Gordon (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.