Jack Della Maddalena and Carlos Prates completed their ceremonial weigh-in staredown ahead of UFC Perth. The two welterweights will headline the Australian event in what promises to be a striking-heavy main event. Both fighters are known for their knockout power and aggressive stand-up styles. The post includes video footage of the face-off, credited to UFC Eurasia. No incidents or tension were reported during the proceedings.
Jack Della Maddalena and Carlos Prates stood across from each other at the ceremonial weigh-in staredown ahead of UFC Perth, with the two welterweights set to headline the Australian card. Video of the face-off, credited to UFC Eurasia, showed no incidents or tension during the proceedings.
Della Maddalena enters the fight as the hometown favorite, competing in his native Australia at 29 years old. The Scrappy MMA product holds an 18-4-0 record and sits fourth in the welterweight rankings, as well as 13th in the pound-for-pound standings. The switch-stance striker is one of the division's most active offensive threats, landing 5.57 significant strikes per minute at a 51 percent accuracy rate. Standing five-foot-eleven with a 73-inch reach, he has built his reputation almost entirely on his explosive stand-up game.
Prates, known as "The Nightmare," brings a 24-7-0 record into the cage and is ranked fifth at welterweight. The 32-year-old Brazilian out of Vale Top Team stands six-foot-one with a notably long 78-inch reach and fights out of a switch stance. He connects at a 55 percent striking accuracy rate, landing 3.77 significant strikes per minute, making him one of the more precise punchers in the division.
Why it matters
- Both men rank inside the welterweight top five, meaning the winner will have a strong claim to a title shot.
- Della Maddalena at fourth and Prates at fifth creates rare top-five-versus-top-five stakes in a non-title main event.
- Both fighters are switch-stance strikers who rarely go to the ground, pointing toward an extended stand-up battle.
- A finish for either man could vault him directly into contention at 170 pounds.
