Malcolm Wellmaker has the MMA world watching him right now.
The undefeated bantamweight kept his perfect record intact in spectacular fashion, with a one-punch knockout of Kris Moutinho at UFC Atlanta on Saturday. Wellmaker has now won both of his UFC appearances via devastating—and stylish—KOs.
Just three years into his pro MMA career, Wellmaker has already notched 10 victories with six of those wins coming by way of knockout and two by submission. The 31-year-old scored a walk-off KO over Cameron Saaiman in his octagon debut this past April. To say his future looks bright would be an understatement.
The pros agree as they were unanimous in their praise for the Georgia native, with Terrance McKinney saying he’s ready for a fight with former bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley, and longtime UFC standouts Henry Cejudo and Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson anointing him as a star.
Check out pro reactions on social media below.
I’ve seen enough, Wellmaker vs O’Malley bc why not it’ll be exciting #UFCAtlanta
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) June 15, 2025
Do not let bruh land that hook that shit be coming like a missile
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) June 15, 2025
A star is born! Malcom Wellmaker is legit #UFCAtlanta
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) June 15, 2025
Only a matter of time with how hard Wellmaker was throwing. Extremely bright future for that kiddo #UFCAtlanta
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) June 15, 2025
Damn!!!! What a finish by Wellmaker pic.twitter.com/0fFMNbrt6Y
— Jillian DeCoursey (@lionheartjill) June 15, 2025
Wellmaker bout to quit his job again!
— Dan Ige (@Dynamitedan808) June 15, 2025
Bro wtf did they hire Moutinho again!? Just to see him get beat like that again?! Evil shit
— Renato Moicano (@moicanoufc) June 15, 2025
@ufc Wellmaker is real!!! #UFCAtlanta
— GIGACHAD (@giga_chikadze) June 15, 2025
@wallathemachine is giving me James Winston vibes!! From the way he carries himself and the way he talks… Im rocking with him for sure! Congrats! #UFCAtlanta
— Corey ‘Overtime’ Anderson (@CoreyA_MMA) June 15, 2025
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