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Bantamweight · “The Machine”

Malcolm Wellmaker

2-3-0
Precision Striker Durable Taken Down Often
5'10"Height
71"Reach
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32Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
7:16Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 58.8 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 63.7 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 28.5 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 32.8 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 14.6 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 9.6 of 100 Grappling — Weak, rated 22.4 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 19.6 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking solid
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • solid UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Costa · May 10, 2026 watch ↗
grappling good
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Costa · May 10, 2026 watch ↗
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking solid 1 read
grappling good 1 read
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

Built on 36 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Precision Striker average accuracy — rates 64 of 100 among UFC veterans
Durable below avg durability — rates 33 of 100 among UFC veterans
Taken Down Often put on his back 10 times · 4.1 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.85
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.15
Striking accuracy48.6%
Striking defense49.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min1.24
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense44.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time5.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-0

Insider info

1 analyst read · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
Malcolm Wellmaker favored over Juan Diaz coinflip UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Costa · May 10, 2026
strikingsolid grapplinggood

Picked with an explicit coinflip framing -- the analyst calls this close and dependent on styles, while separately noting the expected output favors the opponent.

Well-rounded striker, using long jab range, consistent body work, heavy hands, and vicious close-range elbows, while picking his openings carefully and countering effectively. His one clear flaw is a tendency to sit back and wait too long, which is dangerous against an opponent who throws this much volume. He also brings solid grappling -- reliable takedown defense, difficult to keep on the mat himself, and takedowns of his own in his toolkit (though he's rarely used them at this level), applying real pressure from top position on the occasions he lands there.

Strengthlong jab range, heavy hands, vicious close-range elbows
Strengthpicks his openings carefully, counters effectively
Strengthreliable takedown defense, difficult to keep grounded
Weaknesstends to wait too long at times, risky against a high-output opponent

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 5 fights · green = win
April 26, 2025 vs Cameron Saaiman — 3.03/min (W) — only 2.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Apr '25 June 14, 2025 vs Kris Moutinho — 9.55/min (W) — only 2.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jun '25 November 15, 2025 vs Ethyn Ewing — 5.13/min (L) Nov '25 May 16, 2026 vs Juan Diaz — 1.64/min (L) May '26 October 10, 2026 vs Otari Tanzilovi — 2.22/min (L) Oct '26

Fight history

5 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Otari Tanzilovi 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:39 — UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan · October 10, 2026
17/58Sig. strikes
38/67Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:33Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Juan Diaz 0-0 walk-in Submission · R2 4:08 — UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa · May 16, 2026
15/33Sig. strikes
13/25Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ethyn Ewing 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · November 15, 2025
77/146Sig. strikes
85/163Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
1:11Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kris Moutinho 0-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:37 — UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley · June 14, 2025
25/39Sig. strikes
6/27Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cameron Saaiman 9-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:59 — UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates · April 26, 2025
6/12Sig. strikes
9/18Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

UFC bouts in this database
2-3-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 1
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 5

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

vs. 124 qualified Bantamweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.9 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 4.2 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 48.6% avg 44.0%
Striking defense 49.7% avg 56.4%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 44.4% avg 62.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.5
Control time 5.2% avg 19.4%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 48.2%