Mike Malott has recorded five finishes in the UFC welterweight division since 2022, tying him with several other fighters for the division lead during that timeframe. Carlos Prates leads with six finishes, while Jack Della Maddalena, Malott, Kevin Holland, Uros Medic, and Michael Morales each have five. The statistic uses 2022 as the starting point because that was Malott's debut year in the UFC. This data highlights the Canadian fighter's finishing ability and places him among the most dangerous strikers and finishers in the 170-pound division over the past few years.
Since making his UFC debut in 2022, Mike Malott has established himself as one of the most prolific finishers in the welterweight division, recording five stoppages over that span and tying a group of dangerous 170-pound fighters for second place in that category.
Carlos Prates leads all welterweights with six finishes since 2022. Malott shares the next tier with Jack Della Maddalena, Kevin Holland, Uros Medic, and Michael Morales, each of whom has also recorded five finishes during that same window.
Della Maddalena, ranked fourth at welterweight and 13th pound-for-pound, carries an 18-4-0 record and is 29 years old. The Australian southpaw switch-hitter out of Scrappy MMA averages 5.57 significant strikes per minute at 51 percent accuracy, making him one of the division's more active and accurate volume strikers.
Holland, the 33-year-old American known as "Trailblazer," holds a 29-15-0 record and trains out of Phalanx MMA Academy. At six-foot-three with an 81-inch reach, he lands 4.26 significant strikes per minute and connects at 49 percent accuracy.
Medic, also 33 and fighting out of Kings MMA, carries a 13-3-0 record. The southpaw known as "The Doctor" is one of the division's more efficient strikers, landing 5.59 significant strikes per minute at a sharp 60 percent accuracy.
Why it matters
- Malott's five finishes since his 2022 debut underscore his legitimacy as a finishing threat in a stacked division
- The group of fighters tied at five finishes includes a top-five ranked contender and several rising names, illustrating just how competitive the 170-pound finish leaders are
- Prates' lead of six finishes sets a clear benchmark for the division's most dangerous closer over the past three-plus years
