Brazil's Carlos Prates has recorded the most finishes in the UFC welterweight division since 2022, with six stoppages. Four fighters are tied for second place with five finishes each: Australia's Jack Della Maddalena, Canada's Mike Malott, and Americans Kevin Holland and Uros Medic, along with Ecuador's Michael Morales. The 2022 benchmark was selected because it marks Mike Malott's debut year in the UFC. This statistic highlights which welterweights have been most consistently finishing their opponents over the past few years.
Carlos Prates has established himself as the most prolific finisher in the UFC welterweight division since 2022, recording six stoppages over that span — more than any other fighter in the 170-pound class during that period.
Prates leads a group of five fighters who have each recorded five finishes in the same window. Among them is fourth-ranked Australian contender Jack Della Maddalena, 29, who carries an 18-4 record and ranks 13th pound-for-pound. Fighting out of Scrappy MMA, Della Maddalena lands 5.57 significant strikes per minute at 51 percent accuracy, making him one of the division's most dangerous offensive threats.
American Kevin Holland, known as "Trailblazer," brings a 29-15 record into the picture. The 33-year-old trains out of Phalanx MMA Academy and stands six-foot-three with an 81-inch reach — a physical profile that has helped him generate 4.26 significant strikes per minute across his career. Fellow American Uros Medic, nicknamed "The Doctor," owns a 13-3 record at age 33 and fights out of Kings MMA. A southpaw standing six-foot-one, Medic lands 5.59 significant strikes per minute at an impressive 60 percent accuracy. Canada's Mike Malott and Ecuador's Michael Morales round out the five-way tie, though the 2022 benchmark was chosen specifically because it coincides with Malott's UFC debut year.
Why it matters
- Prates sitting alone at the top of this list signals him as one of the division's most dangerous finishers heading into 2026
- Della Maddalena's presence near the top reinforces his case as a legitimate title contender at welterweight
- The cluster of elite finishers at 170 pounds points to a division where fights are increasingly unlikely to go the distance
