Jack Della Maddalena
"JDM"
Cuts the cage, changes levels, drowns opponents in control time.
How much we trust this read
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Fight Plan: Jack Della Maddalena
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Can be vulnerable to high-level offensive wrestling over long durations
- Defensive susceptibility to technical leg kicks during stance transitions
- Occasional willingness to take damage to land his own power shots
- Drill takedown defense and wall scrambles
- Constant lateral movement to break their rhythm
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What Changed?
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Tactical Patterns
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Tactical Memory
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Fighter fingerprint
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Striking and Fight IQ are the highest scored axes; expect the game plan to lean on this.
- Striking92
- Wrestling82
- Grappling78
- Cardio88
- Fight IQ90
- Distance Control83
Strategic breakdown
Style fingerprint derived from the attribute ratings and finish rates on file. Each row is labelled with how Fight Blueprint reached it — none of these are measured from footage.
Fight Timeline
How Jack Della Maddalena has evolved year-by-year — milestones, camp changes, style shifts, and notable results.
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Observations & evidence
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Video Evidence Ledger
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Prep for camp: Jack Della Maddalena
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Utilizes high-volume boxing with exceptional body-head combinations
- Floats between stances to create angles and disrupt opponent's defensive rhythm
- Employs a heavy pressure style that forces opponents into exchanges along the fence
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Pad work on cutting off their right-side exits
- Match their pace early, then turn the screws late
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- Mix unscripted looks in sparring — they thrive on patterns
- Chain-wrestling partner
- High-output striker with heavy leg kicks
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
- Marathon partner — hard rounds, minimal rest
Timestamped breakdowns
Curated moments from Maddalena's tape — each clip annotated with the technique on display.
How this fighter is changing
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0% in the last 2 fights vs 100% before.
Share of fights ended inside the distance across 4 results on file.
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Similar Fighters
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Status / Injuries
Last fought in May 2026; no current injury report available.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- L2026-05-02vs Carlos PratesTKO · R3 · UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
- L2025-11-15vs Islam MakhachevU Dec · R5 · UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
- W2025-05-10vs Belal MuhammadU Dec · R5 · UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena
- W2024-03-09vs Gilbert BurnsKO/TKO · R3 · UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
Availability
Following two consecutive losses, no next bout currently scheduled.
Scouting Summary
Jack Della Maddalena is an Australian professional MMA fighter competing in the UFC Welterweight division. A former UFC Welterweight Champion, he began his combat sports journey with boxing at age 14 before transitioning to MMA. He is known for his high-level striking and holds a
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Utilizes high-volume boxing with exceptional body-head combinations
- Floats between stances to create angles and disrupt opponent's defensive rhythm
- Employs a heavy pressure style that forces opponents into exchanges along the fence
- Showcases a 'clutch' ability to find fight-ending sequences late in rounds when trailing
Signature Moves
- Left hook to the liver
- Snapping lead jab from switch stance
- Elevator knee from the clinch
- Short standing elbows in the pocket
Weaknesses
- Can be vulnerable to high-level offensive wrestling over long durations
- Defensive susceptibility to technical leg kicks during stance transitions
- Occasional willingness to take damage to land his own power shots
Biography & Camp
Jack Della Maddalena is an Australian professional MMA fighter competing in the UFC Welterweight division. A former UFC Welterweight Champion, he began his combat sports journey with boxing at age 14 before transitioning to MMA. He is known for his high-level striking and holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.