UFC Perth preview and predictions: Jack Della Maddalena or Carlos Prates — who wins?

UFC returns to Australia this Saturday with a thrilling welterweight clash. Perth has cemented itself as the promotion’s go-to spot in the country, and this time former welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena and Carlos Prates are set to put on a show. Only a year removed from his crowning moment in Montreal, Della Maddalena’s 170-pound title run already feels like a fever dream.

Prates, meanwhile, has remained a reliable deliverer of entertainment, inching closer to his first title opportunity with every knockout. UFC Perth’s co-main event is also set up as the clearest potential changing-of-the-guard matchup in recent memory, as longtime contender Beneil Dariush hopes to maintain his spot in the lightweight rankings by spoiling the night of budding hometown star Quillan Salkilld. Australian UFC events have a very specific formula: Lean heavily on local flair.

That rings true with UFC Perth, maintaining 2026’s trend of Fight Nights being top-heavy lineups. 👑 UFC Perth’s lineup Crown grade: D+. 👑 Betting odds via BetMGM .

Jack Della Maddalena and Carlos Prates hope to push towards a title shot with a UFC Perth win. Ed Mulholland via Getty Images 170 pounds: Jack Della Maddalena (-105) vs. Carlos Prates (-115) Della Maddalena and Prates are doing the heavy lifting at UFC Perth, because welterweight matchups don’t get much better than this one.