Hubbard vs Mederos

Who won Hubbard vs Mederos?

Marquel Mederos beat Austin Hubbard by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 29th March 2025 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.

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).

Hubbard vs Mederos stats

Austin Hubbard stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Marquel Mederos made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Austin Hubbard's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Austin Hubbard's UFC record stood at 4-6-0, while Marquel Mederos' came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Mederos had a massive power advantage over Hubbard, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Hubbard's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hubbard had an advantage over Mederos, with a 13% submission rate over Mederos' 0%.

Austin Hubbard was the older man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Hubbard had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Hubbard was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 years and 10 months earlier than Mederos, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 49 more professional rounds, 71 to Mederos' 22.

Hubbard vs Mederos form

Austin Hubbard had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Alexander Hernandez at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Mike Figlak at UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez on 27th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Kurt Holobaugh at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at TD Garden, Boston.

Before that, he had been defeated by Vinc Pichel at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

He had beaten Dakota Bush at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Hubbard's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Mederos' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Hubbard vs Mederos start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:00 PM UTC , which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Hubbard vs Mederos?

Austin Hubbard was a 13/10 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Marquel Mederos made his way into the ring at 31/50 (-160) with oddsmakers.