Chris Padilla vs. MarQuel Mederos
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Chris Padilla
Full career not yet synced for Chris Padilla — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
MarQuel Mederos
Full career not yet synced for MarQuel Mederos — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Chris Padilla
Distance 88.8% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 8.0%)
MarQuel Mederos
Distance 88.6% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Chris Padilla
Head 60.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 26.2% (norm 8.0%)
MarQuel Mederos
Head 72.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 17.0% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Padilla L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Mederos L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 380 / 742 | 51.2% | 38.3% | 337 / 589 | 57.2% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 59 | 81.4% | 67.5% | 48 / 56 | 85.7% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 27 / 35 | 77.1% | 68.8% | 14 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 229 / 507 | 45.2% | 35.1% | 245 / 482 | 50.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 76 / 110 | 69.1% | 69.1% | 58 / 70 | 82.9% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 150 / 219 | 68.5% | 81.8% | 96 / 113 | 85.0% | 81.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Padilla L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Mederos L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 290 / 633 | 45.8% | 38.8% | 312 / 682 | 45.7% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 41 / 49 | 83.7% | 68.6% | 43 / 58 | 74.1% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 203 / 526 | 38.6% | 35.2% | 229 / 555 | 41.3% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 72 / 90 | 80.0% | 68.2% | 73 / 107 | 68.2% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 56 / 66 | 84.8% | 81.5% | 61 / 88 | 69.3% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Padilla has more cage time on record.