Gautier vs Medina

Who won Gautier vs Medina?

Ateba Abega Gautier beat Jose Medina by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 29th March 2025 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Gautier vs Medina stats

Ateba Abega Gautier stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jose Medina made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Ateba Abega Gautier's 1st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2025. Jose Medina marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Ateba Abega Gautier's UFC record stood at 1-0-0, while Jose Medina's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Gautier had a slight advantage in power over Medina, with a 83% knock out percentage over Medina's 73%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Medina had an advantage over Gautier, with a 18% submission rate over Gautier's 0%.

Ateba Abega Gautier was the younger man by 34 years, at years old.

Gautier was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 4 years and 1 month later than Medina, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 13 to Medina's 31.

Activity check

Medina's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Gautier vs Medina start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:05 PM UTC , which was 6:05 PM EST or 3:05 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:05 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Gautier vs Medina?

Ateba Abega Gautier was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Jose Medina made his way into the ring at 33/10 (+330) with oddsmakers.