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Tale of the Tape
Age
26
Height
6' 0"
Reach
75"
Stance
Orthodox
Country
Australia
Key Stats
93%
Win Rate
77%
Finish Rate
5
KO/TKO Wins
5
Submission Wins
3
Title Fight Wins
14
Pro Fights
Advanced Stats
Color = level vs. divisionStriking
Grappling
Career
Win Methods
Quillan Salkilld is ranked #12 at UFC lightweight — close enough to smell the title, dangerous enough that champions don't say his name too loudly.
Wrestling is the skeleton key here — 7.3 takedowns a round on average. Everything opponents want to do standing gets interrupted, smothered, and dragged to the canvas.
The form line is loud: 5 straight wins, the latest over Beneil Dariush (KO/TKO (Punches) R1). Momentum like that forces the division's hand.
Next up: Mateusz Gamrot at UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Salkilld on August 9, 2026. Circle the date.
Recent Fights
Mateusz Gamrot
Submission (R1) · Aug 8, 2026
Beneil Dariush
KO/TKO (Punches) R1 · May 2, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
Jamie Mullarkey
Submission (Neck Crank) R1 · Feb 1, 2026
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
Nasrat Haqparast
KO/TKO (Kick) R1 · Oct 25, 2025
UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane
Yanal Ashmouz
Decision - Unanimous · Jun 7, 2025
UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
Latest / Quillan Salkilld News
Salkilld chokes out Gamrot in Round 1 to crack the lightweight elite
Quillan Salkilld needed just 4:25 to submit the #8-ranked Mateusz Gamrot, and it wasn't the only ranked scalp claimed in Las Vegas.
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Mateusz Gamrot vs Quillan Salkilld: The Veteran Out to Ruin the Hype
Gamrot, 26-9 overall and a top-10 lightweight, headlines Saturday against a surging Aussie prospect who's won four straight in the UFC.
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