Mederos vs Quinones

Who won Mederos vs Quinones?

Marquel Mederos beat Landon Quinones by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd February 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Marquel Mederos.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Mederos vs Quinones stats

Marquel Mederos stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Landon Quinones made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Marquel Mederos' UFC record stood at 1-0-0, while Landon Quinones' came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Mederos had a slight advantage in power over Quinones, with a 75% knock out percentage over Quinones' 71%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Quinones had an advantage over Mederos, with a 14% submission rate over Mederos' 0%.

Marquel Mederos was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Mederos had a height advantage of 1 inch over Quinones. Despite this, Quinones had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Mederos was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 3 years and 7 months later than Quinones, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 22 to Quinones' 25.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Landon Quinones had been fighting more than Marquel Mederos.

Going to this contest, Marquel Mederos had last fought 7 months ago, while Landon Quinones' last outing had been 8 months and 1 day ago.

What were the odds on Mederos vs Quinones?

Marquel Mederos was a 18/25 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Landon Quinones made his way into the ring at 23/20 (+110) with oddsmakers.