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Jack Della Maddalena

Welterweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #5; v1.1 (shadow) #7

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 5-5: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights (the position does not depend on the weights). Rating 1,665, deviation 131: measured from 10 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 30 (born 1996-09-10) · Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) · Reach 73 in (185 cm) · Stance Switch · 183 days since last bout (2026-05-02) · Last five 3-2 · Streak L2

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,665 is the division's 13th highest of 76 board fighters; the ledger stands at +3.0 (+4.0 from quality wins, less 1.0 for blowout losses; losses count for three years); 4 quality wins in 15 years, 2 over top-10 opponents; no form penalty (3-2 last five). Score +0.51 = +0.32 (rating term, 70% weight) +0.19 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.00 (form penalty); score order put him at #6; the head-to-head rule (the winner of the most recent meeting within three years moves directly above the loser when ranked at most three places behind, six within a year) placed him #5.

TermValueDetail
Score+0.5170% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term+0.32resume rating 1,665, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term+0.19quality ledger +3.0: +4.0 QW +0.0 proof -1.0 blowout -0.0 weak
Form penalty0.00last five 3-2
Quality wins, 15 years42 over top-10 opponents, 3 over top-15
Placementscore order #6; head-to-head -> #5v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#7score +0.53; score order #7

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

Last ten bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2026-05-02UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. PratesCarlos Prates#5LKO/TKO3 (3:17)63%
2025-11-15UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev (title)Islam Makhachev#1Lunanimous decision5 (5:00)35%
2025-05-10UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena (title)Belal MuhammadCWunanimous decision5 (5:00)46%
2024-03-09UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2Gilbert Burns#4WKO/TKO3 (3:43)51%
2023-09-16Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2Kevin Holland#13Wsplit decision3 (5:00)57%
2023-07-15UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno SilvaBassil HafezunrankedWsplit decision3 (5:00)85%
2023-02-11UFC 284: Makhachev vs. VolkanovskiRandy BrownunrankedWsubmission1 (2:13)50%
2022-11-19UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. CutelabaDanny RobertsunrankedWKO/TKO1 (3:24)76%
2022-06-11UFC 275: Teixeira vs. ProchazkaRamazan EmeevunrankedWKO/TKO1 (2:32)50%
2022-01-22UFC 270: Ngannou vs. GanePete RodriguezunrankedWKO/TKO1 (2:59)50%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 76 board fighters at Welterweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute5.08(74th percentile at Welterweight)
Significant strike accuracy53%(70th percentile at Welterweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.76(82nd percentile at Welterweight)
Share of wins by finish62%(56th percentile at Welterweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.23(70th percentile at Welterweight)
Significant strike defence61%(88th percentile at Welterweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.38(80th percentile at Welterweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career500(74th percentile at Welterweight)
KO/TKO losses1 (last 2026-05-02, 183 days ago)(70th percentile at Welterweight)
Submission losses0(66th percentile at Welterweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.030(45th percentile at Welterweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes0.38(34th percentile at Welterweight)
Takedown defence63%(37th percentile at Welterweight)
Share of cage time in control4%(13th percentile at Welterweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground14%(35th percentile at Welterweight)
Stylestriker (1.5 takedown attempts per 15 min; 4% control)
Career stage
Age30.1(30th percentile at Welterweight)
Age at UFC debut25.4(18th percentile at Welterweight)
Years since UFC debut4.8(61st percentile at Welterweight)
UFC bouts10(64th percentile at Welterweight)
Cage time, minutes118(71st percentile at Welterweight)
Bouts per year, last three years1.3(43rd percentile at Welterweight)
Days since last bout183(72nd percentile at Welterweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C5101520252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #13, Welterweight2023-10-13: #13, Welterweight2023-10-20: #13, Welterweight2023-11-03: #12, Welterweight2023-11-10: #12, Welterweight2023-11-17: #12, Welterweight2023-12-01: #12, Welterweight2023-12-08: #13, Welterweight2023-12-15: #13, Welterweight2024-01-12: #13, Welterweight2024-01-19: #13, Welterweight2024-02-02: #13, Welterweight2024-02-09: #13, Welterweight2024-02-16: #13, Welterweight2024-02-23: #13, Welterweight2024-03-01: #13, Welterweight2024-03-08: #12, Welterweight2024-03-15: #8, Welterweight2024-03-22: #8, Welterweight2024-03-29: #8, Welterweight2024-04-05: #7, Welterweight2024-04-12: #7, Welterweight2024-04-26: #7, Welterweight2024-05-03: #7, Welterweight2024-05-10: #7, Welterweight2024-05-17: #7, Welterweight2024-05-31: #7, Welterweight2024-06-07: #7, Welterweight2024-06-14: #7, Welterweight2024-06-21: #7, Welterweight2024-06-28: #7, Welterweight2024-07-12: #7, Welterweight2024-07-19: #7, Welterweight2024-07-26: #7, Welterweight2024-08-02: #7, Welterweight2024-08-09: #7, Welterweight2024-08-16: #7, Welterweight2024-08-23: #7, Welterweight2024-09-06: #7, Welterweight2024-09-13: #8, Welterweight2024-09-27: #8, Welterweight2024-10-04: #8, Welterweight2024-10-11: #8, Welterweight2024-10-18: #8, Welterweight2024-10-25: #8, Welterweight2024-11-01: #7, Welterweight2024-11-08: #7, Welterweight2024-11-15: #7, Welterweight2024-11-22: #7, Welterweight2024-12-06: #7, Welterweight2024-12-13: #7, Welterweight2025-01-10: #7, Welterweight2025-01-17: #7, Welterweight2025-01-31: #7, Welterweight2025-02-07: #7, Welterweight2025-02-14: #7, Welterweight2025-02-21: #7, Welterweight2025-02-28: #7, Welterweight2025-03-07: #7, Welterweight2025-03-14: #7, Welterweight2025-03-21: #7, Welterweight2025-03-28: #7, Welterweight2025-04-04: #7, Welterweight2025-04-11: #7, Welterweight2025-04-25: #6, Welterweight2025-05-02: #6, Welterweight2025-05-09: #6, Welterweight2025-05-16: title holder, Welterweight2025-05-30: title holder, Welterweight2025-06-06: title holder, Welterweight2025-06-13: title holder, Welterweight2025-06-20: title holder, Welterweight2025-06-27: title holder, Welterweight2025-07-11: title holder, Welterweight2025-07-18: title holder, Welterweight2025-07-25: title holder, Welterweight2025-08-01: title holder, Welterweight2025-08-08: title holder, Welterweight2025-08-15: title holder, Welterweight2025-08-22: title holder, Welterweight2025-09-05: title holder, Welterweight2025-09-12: title holder, Welterweight2025-09-26: title holder, Welterweight2025-10-03: title holder, Welterweight2025-10-10: title holder, Welterweight2025-10-17: title holder, Welterweight2025-10-24: title holder, Welterweight2025-10-31: title holder, Welterweight2025-11-07: title holder, Welterweight2025-11-14: title holder, Welterweight2025-11-21: #2, Welterweight2025-12-05: #2, Welterweight2025-12-12: #2, Welterweight2026-01-23: #2, Welterweight2026-01-30: #2, Welterweight2026-02-06: #2, Welterweight2026-02-20: #2, Welterweight2026-02-27: #2, Welterweight2026-03-06: #2, Welterweight2026-03-13: #2, Welterweight2026-03-20: #2, Welterweight2026-03-27: #2, Welterweight2026-04-03: #2, Welterweight2026-04-10: #2, Welterweight2026-04-17: #2, Welterweight2026-04-24: #2, Welterweight2026-05-01: #2, Welterweight2026-05-08: #9, Welterweight2026-05-15: #8, Welterweight2026-05-29: #8, Welterweight2026-06-05: #7, Welterweight2026-06-13: #6, Welterweight2026-06-19: #6, Welterweight2026-06-26: #6, Welterweight2026-07-10: #6, Welterweight2026-07-17: #6, Welterweight2026-07-24: #5, Welterweight2026-07-31: #5, Welterweight2026-08-07: #5, Welterweight2026-08-14: #5, Welterweight2026-08-21: #5, Welterweight2026-08-28: #5, Welterweight2026-09-04: #5, Welterweight2026-09-11: #5, Welterweight2026-09-18: #5, Welterweight2026-09-25: #5, Welterweight2026-09-26: #5, Welterweight2026-10-03: #5, Welterweight2026-10-10: #5, Welterweight2026-10-17: #5, Welterweight2026-10-24: #5, Welterweight2026-10-31: #5, Welterweight#5

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better).

Predictive rating by bout

1,5501,6001,6501,7001,7501,8001,8502023202420252026Jan 2022Oct 20262022-01-22: 1,594 (W vs Pete Rodriguez)2022-06-11: 1,676 (W vs Ramazan Emeev)2022-11-19: 1,722 (W vs Danny Roberts)2023-02-11: 1,804 (W vs Randy Brown)2023-07-15: 1,799 (W vs Bassil Hafez)2023-09-16: 1,792 (W vs Kevin Holland)2024-03-09: 1,824 (W vs Gilbert Burns)2025-05-10: 1,842 (W vs Belal Muhammad)2025-11-15: 1,833 (L vs Islam Makhachev)2026-05-02: 1,758 (L vs Carlos Prates)1,758

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances are in line with the rating (+7 points).

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component+13what fighters aged 30.1 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results-6his recency-weighted mean and trend over 10 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend -7 points a year
Combined+7the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingin line with ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.024252627282930312022-01-22 (age 25.4): W vs Pete Rodriguez, residual +0.472022-06-11 (age 25.7): W vs Ramazan Emeev, residual +0.532022-11-19 (age 26.2): W vs Danny Roberts, residual +0.362023-02-11 (age 26.4): W vs Randy Brown, residual +0.482023-07-15 (age 26.8): W vs Bassil Hafez, residual -0.062023-09-16 (age 27.0): W vs Kevin Holland, residual +0.032024-03-09 (age 27.5): W vs Gilbert Burns, residual +0.632025-05-10 (age 28.7): W vs Belal Muhammad, residual +0.352025-11-15 (age 29.2): L vs Islam Makhachev, residual -0.132026-05-02 (age 29.6): L vs Carlos Prates, residual -0.51+0.01

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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