Dom Mar Fan is the first Australian fighter competing on the UFC Perth card. An interesting detail about his record is that both of his pre-UFC losses came against the same opponent. Quillan Salkilld defeated Mar Fan twice in the Eternal MMA promotion. The first loss came via submission in the third round, while the second defeat occurred in round two. Mar Fan has since rebounded and earned his way into the UFC.
Dom Mar Fan carries a unique footnote into UFC Perth: every professional loss on his record before reaching the promotion came at the hands of the same man, Quillan Salkilld.
Mar Fan, known as "Street Buddha," holds a 9-3-0 record and stands five-foot-eleven with a 75-inch reach. The 26-year-old orthodox fighter lands 3.71 significant strikes per minute at 56 percent accuracy, and averages two takedowns per 15 minutes. Both of his pre-UFC defeats came inside the Eternal MMA promotion, where Salkilld submitted him in the third round in their first meeting and finished him again in round two of the rematch. Despite those setbacks, Mar Fan bounced back well enough to earn a UFC contract and now lines up as the first Australian fighter on the Perth card.
Salkilld, the man responsible for those two losses, is himself a notable figure in Australian MMA. The 26-year-old Luistro Combat Academy product owns a 12-1-0 record and currently sits ranked 15th in the UFC lightweight division. At six feet tall with a 75-inch reach, Salkilld is a high-volume, high-efficiency fighter, landing 5.16 significant strikes per minute at 57 percent accuracy. His most striking attribute, however, is on the ground, where he averages an exceptional 7.95 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Why it matters
- Mar Fan enters UFC Perth with both career losses traced to the same opponent, a rare and defining detail in his professional history.
- Salkilld's dominance over Mar Fan inside Eternal MMA included both a submission finish and a second-round stoppage, highlighting his grappling threat.
- Both fighters are 26-year-old Australians competing on home soil, adding a regional dimension to their shared history.
- Mar Fan's path forward in the UFC will be shaped in part by how thoroughly he has addressed the vulnerabilities Salkilld exposed.
