Carlos Prates silenced the home crowd at UFC Perth, stopping Jack Della Maddalena by TKO in the main event at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
The Brazilian closed the show in round 3, earning the finish via leg kicks and ground elbows at 3:17. The welterweight headliner pitted Australian favorite Della Maddalena against Prates in a “Australia vs. The World” matchup on Sat., May 2, 2026, with the event streaming on Paramount+.
Earlier on the card, Quillan Salkilld scored a first-round TKO win over Beneil Dariush, ending their co-main event at 3:29 of round 1 with punches. Steve Erceg edged Tim Elliott by unanimous decision, all three judges seeing it 29-28, while Louie Sutherland defeated Tai Tuivasa by unanimous decision with dominant 30-26 scores across the board.
Della Maddalena entered UFC Perth coming off a one-sided loss to Islam Makhachev. Prates arrived riding a two-fight win streak that included knockouts of Geoff Neal and Leon Edwards, and he extended that momentum with his latest stoppage “Down Under.”
