Last fight
Win
Malkoun vs Finney
Jan. 31, 2026
UFC Spotlight
Stats & Records
7
Wins by Knockout
1
Wins by Submission
5
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 101
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 185
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- 8
- Takedowns Attempted
- 44
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Status
Active
Place of Birth
Macon, United States
Fighting style
Wrestling
Age
27
Height
68.00
Weight
203.90
Octagon Debut
Apr. 5, 2025
Reach
75.50
Leg reach
39.00
- Pro since 2022
- Seven wins by KO, one by submission (RNC)
- Five first-round finishes
- Reported 5-0 amateur record
- Played college football at University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, played Fullback & D-Line
UFC 325 (1/31/26) Finney lost a three round unanimous decision to Jacob Malkoun
UFC on ESPN (4/5/25) Finney won a three round split decision over Robert Valentin
Dana White's Contender Series, Season 8
Episode eight (10/1/24) Finney stopped Abdellah Er-Ramy via strikes at 4:10 of the first round
Episode two (8/20/24) Finney won a three round unanimous decision over Cameron Rowston
Dana White's Contender Series, Season 7
Episode 10 (10/10/23) Finney submitted Yuri Panferov via rear naked choke at 2:43 of the second round
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started in July 2020, and I started fighting because when college football ended, I knew there was more for me to do.
Any accomplishments in amateur combat sports? I won the amateur Middleweight and Light Heavyweight titles while going 5-0 as an amateur in MMA. I’m a two-time Georgia Wrestling State Champion, going undefeated as a senior with a 40-0 record. Placed Top 10 in the national tournament in high school for wrestling. Wrestled one year in college at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Any belts/ranks in grappling disciplines? I’m a purple belt in BJJ
Toughest fight to date and why? My toughest fight to date was Caleb Crump. He was my 5th professional fight, and I learned a lot about what I needed to continue to work on and holes I can fix in my game from that fight. I know most would think it would be last year’s Contender fight, but facing adversity is something I have done my entire life. Adversity isn’t deemed tough for me because I have had to face it every day of my life.
Favorite fighter and why? I have a few based on their styles. It’s hard to pick just one, but I’ll go with Khabib, DC, and Khazmat. Those are my favorites to watch for many reasons and that’s mostly because their styles are similar to my style.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I went to the University of Chattanooga-Tennessee. I have a degree in communications and sports administration.
What was your job before you started fighting? I worked at FedEx for three months in 2021 and just went full-time MMA after that.
Personal life/background: I love playing video games and watching football. Big fan of food. Love weightlifting and eating fried chicken. Love hanging with my family and friends.
I went to Jones County High School - graduated in the 2016 class. I went to University of Tennessee at Chattanooga from 2016-2020. I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communications and Sports administration. I played football and wrestled in both high school and college. In high school football, I started 3 years, leading the state in sacks my junior year and the state in tackles my senior year. Won DPOY my senior year. Went to nationals and got 9th nationally out of 55 wrestlers. In college, I was an all-conference fullback for the SOCON my sophomore year. Started 2 years in college. Wrestled one year in college at UTC.
