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MarQuel Mederos vs. Mark Choinski

UFC 4-0-1 vs. 0-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-0-1
UFC record
0-1-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
29
AgeΔ 1 yrs
30
5'10"
HeightΔ 2"
5'8"
69"
ReachΔ 0"
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
1.9
Layoff (months)Δ 14.5 mo
16.4
WDWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
L

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Mark Choinski absorbs 7.33 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.38 Lightweight norm — hittable.
MarQuel Mederos rarely shoots — 0.22 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
MarQuel Mederos carries real power — 0.45 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

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

Mark Choinski

Full career not yet synced for Mark Choinski — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3995.94/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
583.87/min · norm 3.44
3635.41/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1107.33/min · norm 3.38
60.0%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
50.9%norm 43.65%
51.6%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
33.3%norm 56.3%
20.45/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

MarQuel Mederos

Distance 88.6% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 8.0%)

Mark Choinski

Distance 93.0% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 1.8% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

MarQuel Mederos

Head 72.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 17.0% (norm 8.0%)

Mark Choinski

Head 89.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.6% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Mederos L/AAccLightweight med Choinski L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 337 / 589 57.2% 38.3% 54 / 106 50.9% 38.3%
In the clinch 48 / 56 85.7% 67.5% 2 / 6 too few to rate 67.5%
On the ground 14 / 20 too few to rate 68.8% 2 / 2 too few to rate 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 245 / 482 50.8% 35.1% 48 / 102 47.1% 35.1%
To the body 58 / 70 82.9% 69.1% 7 / 9 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 96 / 113 85.0% 81.8% 3 / 3 too few to rate 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 Mederos L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Choinski L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 312 / 682 45.7% 38.8% 94 / 146 64.4% 38.8%
In the clinch 43 / 58 74.1% 68.6% 10 / 10 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 8 / 10 too few to rate 68.0% 6 / 9 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 229 / 555 41.3% 35.2% 63 / 108 58.3% 35.2%
To the body 73 / 107 68.2% 68.2% 16 / 18 too few to rate 68.2%
To the legs 61 / 88 69.3% 81.5% 31 / 39 79.5% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
16.3% acc · 0.22/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
218.2% acc · 2.00/15 · norm 1.34
2175.0% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 63.7%
7:3411.3% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
4:3931.0% of cage time · norm 18.95%
16:563:47 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
0:380:38 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.48

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Mederos has more cage time on record.