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Chris Padilla vs MarQuel Mederos

Lightweight · Prelims · UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg

Chris Padilla
Chris Padilla
Age 30 · Elo 1605
WWWW
153 days since last fight
vs
MarQuel Mederos
MarQuel Mederos
Age 29 · Elo 1575*
WWW
308 days since last fight

Who wins, by source

Chris PadillaMarQuel Mederos
GPT GPT: Chris Padilla 32% GPT: MarQuel Mederos 68% 32% 68% Elo Elo: Chris Padilla 54% Elo: MarQuel Mederos 46% 54% 46%

Each row splits one source's view of the fight. The dashed line is even odds. Where the models sit further from the market, they are claiming an edge.

Tale of the tape

Chris PadillaMarQuel Mederos
Strikes landed / min Chris Padilla Strikes landed / min: 6.19 6.19 MarQuel Mederos Strikes landed / min: 4.39 4.39 Strikes absorbed / min Chris Padilla Strikes absorbed / min: 4.88 4.88 MarQuel Mederos Strikes absorbed / min: 3.29 3.29 Striking accuracy Chris Padilla Striking accuracy: 54% 54% MarQuel Mederos Striking accuracy: 45% 45% Striking defense Chris Padilla Striking defense: 49% 49% MarQuel Mederos Striking defense: 63% 63% Takedowns / 15 min Chris Padilla Takedowns / 15 min: 1.13 1.13 MarQuel Mederos Takedowns / 15 min: 0.00 0.00 Takedown defense Chris Padilla Takedown defense: 80% 80% MarQuel Mederos Takedown defense: 90% 90% Sub attempts / 15 min Chris Padilla Sub attempts / 15 min: 0.3 0.3 MarQuel Mederos Sub attempts / 15 min: 0.0 0.0

Career UFC averages. Bars are scaled within each row, so compare left against right, not row against row. The stronger side is highlighted, and for strikes absorbed the lower number is the better one.

How it ends

KO/TKOSubmissionDecision
GPT GPT: KO/TKO 27% 27% GPT: Submission 6% GPT: Decision 67% 67%

Each model's split across the ways this fight can finish, out of 100.

The analysis

GPT
MarQuel Mederos by Decision, 68% confidence

Padilla shows strong offensive numbers with high striking and takedown accuracy, but his 0% takedown defense and low striking defense are major red flags against a cleaner, more defensively sound striker like Mederos. Mederos has the reach edge, better strike differential, and 90% takedown defense, which should allow him to keep the fight standing and exploit Padilla's defensive gaps over three rounds. Unless Padilla can consistently wrestle through that initial layer of takedown defense, Mederos' range management and defensive efficiency should carry him on the cards.