Carlos Prates has recorded the most finishes in the UFC welterweight division since 2022 with six stoppages. Jack Della Maddalena, Mike Malott, Kevin Holland, Uros Medic, and Michael Morales are tied for second with five finishes each during that timeframe. The statistics are calculated from 2022, which marks Mike Malott's UFC debut year. These numbers showcase the finishing ability of the division's most dangerous strikers and submission artists. The welterweight class continues to produce entertaining stoppage victories at a high rate.
Since 2022, no welterweight in the UFC has put opponents away more often than Carlos Prates, who leads the division with six finishes over that span, according to the latest statistics from the promotion's 170-pound class.
Prates sits alone at the top of that leaderboard, one stoppage clear of a group of five fighters tied behind him. Jack Della Maddalena, Mike Malott, Kevin Holland, Uros Medic, and Michael Morales have each recorded five finishes since 2022, the year Malott made his UFC debut and the baseline for this particular stretch.
Della Maddalena, ranked fourth in the welterweight division and thirteenth in the pound-for-pound standings, has been one of the most consistent finishers in the weight class. The 29-year-old Australian out of Scrappy MMA carries an 18-4 record and lands 5.57 significant strikes per minute at 51 percent accuracy, making him a constant finishing threat on the feet.
Holland, the 33-year-old American known as Trailblazer, brings a different dimension to the conversation. Standing six-foot-three with an 81-inch reach, the Phalanx MMA Academy product holds a 29-15 record and lands 4.26 significant strikes per minute, supplementing his striking with 0.83 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Medic, also 33 and competing out of Kings MMA, is perhaps the most efficient striker in this group. The southpaw nicknamed The Doctor connects at a 60 percent striking accuracy rate and lands 5.59 significant strikes per minute, giving him a 13-3 professional record.
Why it matters
- Prates holding the outright lead in finishes signals he is one of the most dangerous welterweights in the sport right now
- The depth of finishers in the division, with five fighters tied at five stoppages, reflects the 170-pound class as one of the most entertaining in the UFC
- Style matchups among this group of heavy hitters would carry significant divisional and ranking implications
