MarQuel Mederos

Mederos fought Padilla to a majority draw in Miami in a bout that became one of the sharper action fights on the prelims. The result mattered because Mederos had won his first three UFC appearances and left with that unbeaten Octagon run still intact.

Key moments

• Officially fought to a majority draw after three rounds at UFC 327.
• The bout followed Mederos' unanimous decision win over Mark Choinski in June 2025.
• It moved his professional record to 11-1-1.

Mederos turned in a composed three-round performance against late replacement Mark Choinski and won a unanimous decision in Newark. The win mattered because it pushed him to 3-0 in the UFC and showed he could handle an unbeaten newcomer without losing his structure.

Key moments

• Beat Choinski by unanimous decision after fifteen minutes.
• The victory followed the split decision over Austin Hubbard in Mexico City.
• It moved Mederos to 11-1 before the Padilla draw.

Mederos edged Hubbard by split decision in Mexico City in another composed three-round effort. It was a meaningful step because Hubbard's experience forced Mederos to stay disciplined and still leave with his second UFC win.

Key moments

• Defeated Hubbard by split decision after three rounds.
• The result came more than a year after his UFC debut win over Landon Quinones.
• It kept Mederos unbeaten since his February 2022 loss to Santiago Guzman.

Mederos made a successful UFC debut by outpointing Quinones over three rounds in Las Vegas. The win mattered because it validated the Contender Series contract and showed he could keep his preferred pace and range against a live UFC lightweight.

Key moments

• Won a unanimous decision in his UFC debut.
• The fight came after his first-round DWCS finish of Issa Isakov in October 2023.
• It pushed his record to 8-1 at the time.

Mederos earned his UFC contract by stopping Isakov with a knee and follow-up punches late in the opening round on Contender Series. That finish mattered because it capped a regional surge and moved him directly from Fury FC into the UFC lightweight mix.

Key moments

• Stopped Isakov at 4:09 of round one on Contender Series.
• The win extended Mederos' post-2022 rebound streak to six fights.
• It secured the contract that led to his February 2024 UFC debut.

Mederos closed his Fury FC run with one of the fastest wins on his record, stopping Justice Lamperez in 53 seconds in Houston. The result mattered because it gave him a seventh straight post-loss win and sent him into Contender Series season with obvious momentum.

Key moments

• Stopped Lamperez by first-round TKO in just 53 seconds.
• The fight took place on the Fury FC 80 card in Houston.
• It was Mederos' final win before the contract-clinching Contender Series finish of Issa Isakov.

Mederos followed the Tracy Reeder stoppage with a calmer three-round win over Micheal Murphy at Fury FC 77. The unanimous decision showed a different side of his game, proving he could hold structure over 15 minutes instead of relying only on sudden finishing bursts.

Key moments

• Beat Murphy by unanimous decision after three rounds in Denver.
• The win came one fight after the third-round TKO of Tracy Reeder.
• It moved Mederos to 6-1 and kept the rebound from his lone loss intact.

Mederos had to work deeper than usual before stopping Tracy Reeder late in the third round at FAC 18. Sherdog lists the finish at 2:58 of round three, making it a useful marker that his pressure and shot selection could still break an opponent after a longer, more attritional fight.

Key moments

• Stopped Reeder by punches at 2:58 of round three.
• The bout headlined FAC 18 in Independence, Missouri.
• It gave Mederos a second straight win after the Darren Whitney decision.

Against Darren Whitney, Mederos showed he could stay composed across a full three rounds and still leave with a clean unanimous decision. The bout was notable because Whitney entered as the much more heavily backed side, but Mederos kept his own style intact and used the result to build the streak that later carried him to UFC.

Key moments

• Won a unanimous decision over Whitney after the full 15 minutes.
• The fight happened on the Fury FC 69 card in Dallas.
• It extended Mederos' rebound run after the Santiago Guzman loss.

Mederos returned from his first career loss with a sharp first-round finish of Ben Lugo at Fury FC 62. Sherdog records the stoppage as leg kick and punches at 2:42, a finish that immediately re-established his ability to hurt opponents at range and then close the fight once they were compromised.

Key moments

• Stopped Lugo at 2:42 of the opening round.
• The official method was TKO from leg kick and punches.
• It put Mederos back in the win column three months after the Santiago Guzman setback.

The Santiago Guzman fight remains the only loss on Mederos' record, ending in a split decision at Fury FC 57. That result mattered because it forced the first real reset of his pro career, and everything that followed became a steady six-fight rebound ending with a UFC contract.

Key moments

• Lost a split decision to Guzman after three rounds in Humble, Texas.
• The fight came only months after Mederos had opened his career 2-0.
• It remains the lone defeat on his 11-1-1 professional record.

Mederos' second pro win came when he stopped Chris Sherley Rios in the second round at Fury FC 51. The finish showed more patience than his debut knockout because he carried the fight into the middle stanza and still closed with punches once the opening appeared.

Key moments

• Stopped Sherley Rios by punches at 3:31 of round two.
• The bout was part of the Fury FC 51 card in Denver.
• Improved to 2-0 with his second straight stoppage as a professional.

Mederos' professional debut ended with a second-round knockout of Jonathon Moskowitz at Fury FC 47. The result gave him a fast start to his MMA career and immediately put a clean finishing win on the board before his longer-form development fights arrived.

Key moments

• Won his pro debut by knockout at 1:05 of round two.
• The fight took place at Fury FC 47 in Houston.
• Started his professional record 1-0 with a punch knockout.