Welterweights Jack Della Maddalena and Carlos Prates have completed their staredown ahead of UFC Perth. The post includes video footage of the face-off between the two fighters. This staredown is part of the traditional pre-fight media obligations leading up to their scheduled bout. No additional details about their interactions or comments during the staredown are provided in the post.
Jack Della Maddalena and Carlos Prates have gone face to face ahead of their welterweight clash at UFC Perth, completing the traditional pre-fight staredown as part of their media obligations in the lead-up to the bout.
Della Maddalena enters the fight as the fourth-ranked welterweight and the thirteenth-ranked pound-for-pound fighter on the planet. The 29-year-old Australian carries an 18-4 record and trains out of Scrappy MMA. A switch-stance striker standing five-foot-eleven with a 73-inch reach, he is among the division's most active offensive threats, landing 5.57 significant strikes per minute at a 51 percent accuracy rate.
Prates, nicknamed "The Nightmare," is ranked fifth in the welterweight division and brings a 24-7 record into the contest. The 32-year-old Brazilian from Vale Top Team stands six-foot-one with a notably longer 78-inch reach. Also a switch-stance fighter, he lands 3.77 significant strikes per minute and connects at a 55 percent accuracy rate, making him one of the more efficient strikers in the weight class.
Why it matters
- Both fighters sit inside the welterweight top five, meaning the winner could push firmly into title contention
- Della Maddalena's higher striking volume against Prates's superior reach and accuracy sets up a compelling technical contrast on the feet
- Della Maddalena fights on home soil in Australia, adding further stakes to an already significant divisional matchup
- A switch-stance versus switch-stance contest between two aggressive strikers adds an unpredictable dimension to the style matchup
