Who will Jack Della Maddalena 🇦🇺 fight next?
Not confirmed as of 1 Oct 2026: no opponent or date has been officially announced.
Most likely Leon Edwards (25%), UFC Sydney, Afterpay Arena, 7 Feb 2027. Next: Belal Muhammad (15%), Buckley–Malott winner (12%).
Latest status: Former champion on a two-fight skid: lost the title to Makhachev at UFC 322 (15 Nov 2025), then was stopped by Prates in Perth (2 May 2026). Became a father for the third time on 10 Sep 2026, his 30th birthday. No fight announced. (Uroš Medić, an earlier pick, is now booked vs Kevin Holland at UFC 334.)
Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Forecast: likely opponents Model estimate
Each percentage is the estimated chance of being his next opponent. These are not chances of winning.
- 25%chance next opponentMMA Junkie's pick after Perth: the once-scheduled fight. Both are coming off losses to Prates. Edwards is on a three-fight skid and inactive since Nov 2025.Likely event: UFC Sydney · Afterpay Arena · 7 Feb 2027
- 15%chance next opponentBoth ex-champions are on losing runs, but Jack already beat him for the title in May 2025, so freshness is low.Likely event: UFC Sydney · Afterpay Arena · 7 Feb 2027
- Buckley–Malott winner12%chance next opponentFight on 17 Oct (Edmonton). A February return fits the winner's timeline.Likely event: UFC Sydney · Afterpay Arena · 7 Feb 2027
Field / other: 48%, including Yaroslav Amosov 8%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Likely event
- UFC Sydney, Afterpay Arena, Sun 7 Feb 2027 (about 60%). A home Fight Night with no bouts yet, so he'd face a foreign opponent (same-country penalty). Otherwise a US card in early 2027. · Event page: UFC Fight Night Sydney
- Last fight
- Loss vs Carlos Prates · KO/TKO R3 3:17 · UFC Fight Night (Perth) · 2 May 2026
- Career stage
- Two straight losses: steps back from title eliminators to the #8–15 band.
- Confidence
- Low (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
What changed?
- UFC.com event: UFC Fight Night Buckley vs Malott, Edmonton, 17 Oct · source
- Estimate for Leon Edwards changed 20% → 25%. UFC.com showed Uroš Medić vs Kevin Holland was already official for UFC 334, so welterweight picks that included Medić were recalculated. · logged snapshot
- Estimate for Belal Muhammad changed 12% → 15%. UFC.com showed Uroš Medić vs Kevin Holland was already official for UFC 334, so welterweight picks that included Medić were recalculated. · logged snapshot
- Cageside Press: UFC back to Sydney (Fight Night, no bouts yet) · source
- UFC.com: UFC Fight Night Sydney, Afterpay Arena, Sun 7 Feb 2027 · source
- UFC.com: Bonfim vs Brady headlines UFC Fight Night, Meta APEX, 7 Nov · source
- PerthNow: Della Maddalena welcomes third child · source
- MMA Junkie: Medić calls out Leon Edwards after 30-second KO in Belgrade · source
Only dated items with a source are listed: news reports used for the estimate, plus changes to our logged estimates.
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Fight history Pro record 18-4-0
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Carlos Prates 🇧🇷 | TKO (leg kicks and elbows) · R3, 3:17 | 3 | 3:17 | UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates | |
| L | Islam Makhachev 🇷🇺 | Decision (unanimous) · R5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 322 | |
| W | Belal Muhammad 🇵🇸 | Decision (unanimous) · R5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 315 | |
| W | Gilbert Burns | KO (knee and elbows) · R3, 3:43 | 3 | 3:43 | UFC 299 | |
| W | Kevin Holland | Decision (split) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 | |
| W | Bassil Hafez | Decision (split) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Bueno Silva | |
| W | Randy Brown | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R1, 2:13 | 1 | 2:13 | UFC 284 | |
| W | Danny Roberts | TKO (punches) · R1, 3:24 | 1 | 3:24 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba | |
| W | Ramazan Emeev | TKO (punches) · R1, 2:32 | 1 | 2:32 | UFC 275 | |
| W | Pete Rodriguez | TKO (punches) · R1, 2:59 | 1 | 2:59 | UFC 270 | |
| W | Ange Loosa | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series 39 | |
| W | Aldin Bates | KO (punch) · R1, 1:12 | 1 | 1:12 | Eternal MMA 53 | |
| W | Glen Pettigrew | TKO (punches) · R2, 1:55 | 2 | 1:55 | Eternal MMA 51 | |
| W | Kevin Jousset | TKO (doctor stoppage) · R2, 5:00 | 2 | 5:00 | Eternal MMA 48 | |
| W | Dean Abramo | TKO (punches) · R1, 2:27 | 1 | 2:27 | Eternal MMA 37 | |
| W | Luke Howard | KO (punch) · R2, 0:28 | 2 | 0:28 | Eternal MMA 31 | |
| W | James Duckett | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R2, 3:44 | 2 | 3:44 | Cage Warriors 88 | |
| W | Ty Duncan | TKO (punches) · R2, 0:19 | 2 | 0:19 | Eternal MMA 26 | |
| W | Glen Pettigrew | TKO (punches) · R1, 3:26 | 1 | 3:26 | Reign Fighting 3 | |
| W | Brandt Cogill | KO (elbow) · R1, 1:57 | 1 | 1:57 | Eternal MMA 20 | |
| L | Darcy Vendy | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R1, 4:11 | 1 | 4:11 | Eternal MMA 17 | |
| L | Aldin Bates | TKO (punches) · R3, 2:16 | 3 | 2:16 | Eternal MMA 15 |
Professional MMA bouts only, newest first. Source: Wikipedia (checked 2 Oct 2026).
Jack Della Maddalena: frequently asked questions
When is Jack Della Maddalena's next fight?
No fight is officially booked as of 1 Oct 2026. Our outlook: UFC Sydney, Afterpay Arena, Sun 7 Feb 2027 (about 60%). A home Fight Night with no bouts yet, so he'd face a foreign opponent (same-country penalty). Otherwise a US card in early 2027.
Who did Jack Della Maddalena fight last?
Jack Della Maddalena lost to Carlos Prates at UFC Fight Night (Perth) on 2 May 2026 (KO/TKO R3 3:17).
Who is Jack Della Maddalena likely to fight next?
NextSmash model estimate: Leon Edwards (25%), Belal Muhammad (15%), Buckley–Malott winner (12%). Updated 1 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Is Jack Della Maddalena fighting at UFC Sydney?
Nothing is booked as of 1 Oct 2026. UFC Fight Night Sydney is set for Sun 7 Feb 2027 at the Afterpay Arena, and no bouts had been announced when we checked on 2 Oct 2026. Our model's picks that list Sydney as a possible event: Leon Edwards (25%), Belal Muhammad (15%), Buckley–Malott winner (12%).
What is Jack Della Maddalena's record?
18-4-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 1 Oct 2026).
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Sources
- UFC.com athlete profile (record, rank, last fight) · 1 Oct 2026
- UFC.com rankings (Media Panel + Meta boards) · 1 Oct 2026
- ESPN fighter profile (country, record cross-check) · 1 Oct 2026
- MMA Junkie: What's next for Della Maddalena after UFC Perth (Brady–Buckley winner, Edwards, Bonfim) · 3 May 2026
- MMA Junkie: Della Maddalena breaks silence after Perth loss · 13 May 2026
- BJPenn.com: coach Ben Vickers wants a Makhachev rematch (pre-Perth) · 25 Mar 2026
- PerthNow: Della Maddalena welcomes third child · 10 Sep 2026
- UFC.com: UFC Fight Night Sydney, Afterpay Arena, Sun 7 Feb 2027 · 29 Sep 2026
- Cageside Press: UFC back to Sydney (Fight Night, no bouts yet) · 30 Sep 2026
- MMA Junkie: Medić calls out Leon Edwards after 30-second KO in Belgrade · 1 Aug 2026
- UFC.com: Bonfim vs Brady headlines UFC Fight Night, Meta APEX, 7 Nov · 29 Sep 2026
- UFC.com event: UFC Fight Night Buckley vs Malott, Edmonton, 17 Oct · 1 Oct 2026
Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.