Torrez Finney suffered the first defeat of his professional career at UFC 325.
Facing off with Australia’s Jacob Malkoun, Finney really struggled to build his offense in their “Prelims” clash. Finney found himself stuck on the edge of Malkoun’s jab unable to close distance, meaning he couldn’t land effective power punches or attack the hips with a takedown. The damage added up, and by the end of the fight, it was Malkoun who won the takedown battle and a clear-cut unanimous decision to go along with it.
During the fight, there was a moment early in the fight where Finney’s knee buckled, perhaps explaining some of his in-cage troubles. Indeed, Finney recently revealed that he blew his ACL and both meniscus early in the contest, which makes his survival until the final bell a bit more impressive.
“Thank God he’s built me to overcome every obstacle I’ve faced and that will be the story once again,” Finney wrote on social media. “I tore my ACL and both of my meniscus within my knee. Got me into surgery the next day. He said it’s insane I was able to fight tearing that 15 seconds into the fight.”
Prior to the Malkoun loss, Finney was undefeated at 11-0 with a single controversial victory in his UFC debut. The 27-year-old prospect still has a lot to prove in the Octagon, but he likely won’t be back in action until early 2027 at a minimum.
