Mike Malott
“Proper”
Mike Malott is ranked 20th of 426 welterweights by the First Light Rating, and 13th in the UFC’s own welterweight rankings.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,98620th of 426 · Welterweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- 0.00Fame ahead of skill
- Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 1,992, 18 Apr 2026
- Record
- 14–2–1Pro
Fame against skill.
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Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2026 | Won vs Gilbert BurnsUFC Fight Night 273 - Burns vs. Malott · TKO (Punches), R3 | +28 |
| 18 Oct 2025 | Won vs Kevin HollandUFC Fight Night 262 - De Ridder vs. Allen · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +22 |
| 10 May 2025 | Won vs Charles RadtkeUFC 315 - Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena · KO (Punches), R2 | +26 |
| 2 Nov 2024 | Won vs Trevin GilesUFC Fight Night 246 - Moreno vs. Albazi · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +23 |
| 20 Jan 2024 | Lost to Neil MagnyUFC 297 - Strickland vs. Du Plessis · TKO (Punches), R3 | −3 |
| 10 Jun 2023 | Won vs Adam FugittUFC 289 - Nunes vs. Aldana · Submission (Guillotine Choke), R2 | +46 |
| 25 Feb 2023 | Won vs Yohan LainesseUFC Fight Night 220 - Muniz vs. Allen · Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke), R1 | +62 |
| 9 Apr 2022 | Won vs Mickey GallUFC 273 - Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie · TKO (Punches), R1 | +58 |
| 5 Oct 2021 | Won vs Shimon SmotritskyDana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2021: Week 6 · Submission (Guillotine Choke), R1 | +77 |
| 18 Dec 2020 | Won vs Solomon RenfroCFFC 91 - Cage Fury Fighting Championships 91 · Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R1 | +86 |
| 3 Feb 2017 | Won vs Craig ShintaniXFFC 13 - Future Stars · KO (Punches), R1 | +91 |
| 19 Sept 2015 | Draw vs Ousmane Thomas DiagneBellator 142 - Dynamite · Draw (Majority), R3 | +28 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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