Statistics show the most finishes in the UFC welterweight division since 2022, the year Mike Malott debuted in the promotion. Carlos Prates from Brazil leads with six stoppages. Five fighters are tied with five finishes each: Jack Della Maddalena from Australia, Mike Malott from Canada, Kevin Holland from the United States, Uros Medic from the United States, and Michael Morales from Ecuador. This data highlights the most dangerous finishers currently active in the 170-pound weight class.
Since 2022 — the year Mike Malott made his UFC debut — no welterweight in the promotion has finished more opponents than Carlos Prates. New statistics tracking stoppages at 170 pounds over that span place the Brazilian at the top with six finishes, one ahead of a group of five fighters all tied at five.
Prates leads a finishing chart that underscores just how much firepower currently exists in the UFC welterweight division. Sharing second place are Jack Della Maddalena, Mike Malott, Kevin Holland, Uros Medic, and Michael Morales.
Della Maddalena, ranked fourth at welterweight and 13th in the pound-for-pound standings, has built his 18-4-0 record with a sharp offensive game. The 29-year-old Australian trains out of Scrappy MMA and connects at a rate of 5.57 significant strikes per minute with 51 percent accuracy.
Holland, the 33-year-old American known as "Trailblazer," brings size that is rare for the division. Standing six-foot-three with an 81-inch reach — roughly 206 centimeters — and carrying a 29-15-0 professional record, the Phalanx MMA Academy product lands 4.26 significant strikes per minute.
Medic, also 33 and representing the United States out of Kings MMA, owns a 13-3-0 record and leads this group in striking accuracy at 60 percent. The southpaw nicknamed "The Doctor" produces an eye-catching 5.59 significant strikes per minute.
Why it matters
- Prates standing alone at six finishes signals he is the most prolific active finisher in the division over this window
- Four of the five fighters tied at second place rank inside or near the welterweight top ten, raising the stakes of any future matchups among them
- The volume and accuracy numbers across this group suggest welterweight matchmakers have a wealth of action-oriented options to build cards around
