Mederos vs Isakov

Who won Mederos vs Isakov?

Marquel Mederos beat Issa Isakov by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Contender Series 2023, on Tuesday 10th October 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Mederos vs Isakov stats

Marquel Mederos stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Issa Isakov made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Both men made their promotional debut for Dana White’s Contender Series.

The stats suggested Mederos had a large advantage in power over Isakov, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Isakov's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Isakov had a massive advantage over Mederos, boasting a 33% submission rate over Mederos' 0%.

Marquel Mederos was the younger man by 7 years, at 28 years old.

Mederos had a height advantage of 1 inch over Isakov. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Mederos was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 6 years and 7 months later than Isakov, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 22 to Isakov's 30.

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