Analysis reveals Jack Della Maddalena's defensive flaws against Carlos Prates

A detailed fight analysis reveals that Jack Della Maddalena performed nearly 90% of his defensive actions using a boxing block, which proved ineffective against Carlos Prates's diverse arsenal of kicks, elbows, knees, and punches. The block was described as porous, allowing many straight punches through, and Maddalena couldn't counter-strike explosively from the block like Petr Yan does. Surprisingly, Maddalena fought predominantly in southpaw stance despite getting his left leg damaged by Islam Makhachev previously, and when he switched to orthodox, Prates attacked his left side with middle kicks, leaving it visibly red by the second round. Maddalena's chance was to be an aggressive first mover and keep Prates against the cage, but he lacked the speed, was cautious especially after taking a knee, and Prates was too confident and versatile with different angles. The analysis concludes that regardless of preparation, Prates would have demolished Maddalena due to his belief in himself, momentum, and universal striking ability, describing him as a mix of Alex Pereira and Anderson Silva. Regarding a potential Makhachev vs Prates matchup, the analysis notes that Prates destroyed the lead legs of southpaws Edwards and Maddalena with low kicks and can knockout with them, creating intrigue on the feet, but questions whether Prates would be the same fighter after being pressured on the ground for a round.