By The Numbers: Jack Della Maddalena

Jack Della Maddalena took a little more than three years to complete his climb to the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s welterweight summit.

The rugged Australian planted his flag at the top of the 170-pound mountain when he laid claim to the undisputed championship with a five-round unanimous decision over Belal Muhammad in the UFC 315 main event on May 10. Scores were 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46. Della Maddalena landed 200 total strikes and turned away six of his counterpart’s nine attempted takedowns in what was his 18th consecutive victory. He expects to defend the welterweight crown against Islam Makhachev—the Russian plans to vacate his lightweight title—later this year.

As Della Maddalena awaits word from UFC matchmakers on an official date for his showdown with Makhachev, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied him to this point:

28: Years of age for Della Maddalena, who was born on Sept. 10, 1996 in Perth, Australia—9,531 miles from Ultimate Fighting Championship headquarters in Las Vegas.

12: Della Maddalena wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 67% of his career total (18). His list of victims: Gilbert Burns, Danny Roberts, Ramazan Emeev, Pete Rodriguez, Aldin Bates, Glen Pettigrew (twice), Kevin Jousset, Dean Abramo, Luke Howard, Ty Duncan and Brandt Cogill.

2: Della Madalena victories by submission, accounting for 11% of his career total (18). Both resulted from rear-naked chokes.

72: Seconds needed for Della Maddalena to punch out the aforementioned Bates in their Oct. 10, 2020 rematch under the Eternal MMA banner. More than four years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.

175: Significant strikes by which Della Maddalena has outlanded his UFC opposition. He has connected with 541 such strikes while absorbing only 366 in return.

5: Countries in which Della Maddalena has plied his mixed martial arts trade. He has suited up in England, Singapore, the United States, Canada and Australia.

10: Consecutive calendar years in which Della Maddalena has fought. In addition to his 1-0 mark in 2025, he went 1-2 in 2016, 3-0 in 2017, 2-0 in 2018, 1-0 in 2019, 2-0 in 2020, 1-0 in 2021, 3-0 in 2022, 3-0 in 2023 and 1-0 in 2024.

300,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses banked by Della Maddalena across his eight appearances in the UFC. He has been awarded “Performance of the Night” four times and “Fight of the Night” twice.

39: Rounds started by Della Maddalena as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on four different occasions and carries a perfect 4-0 record in those bouts.

.762: Cumulative winning percentage between the two men—Bates and Darcy Vendy—who have beaten Della Maddalena. They sport a combined record of 16-5.