Who will MarQuel Mederos 🇺🇸 fight next?
Not confirmed as of 2 Oct 2026: no opponent or date has been officially announced.
Most likely Rongzhu (8%), no event announced yet. Next: Tommy Gantt (7%), Manoel Sousa (6%).
Latest status: Last fight: Beat Mason Jones (KO/TKO, UFC Fight Night, 22 Aug 2026). No fight announced. Unofficial rank #20 (NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking).
Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Unofficial rank #20 Not a UFC ranking. Ranks 16–30 come from the NextSmash formula (record, last 3 results, ranked wins, activity, Meta board). How it works.
Forecast: likely opponents Model estimate
Each percentage is the estimated chance of being his next opponent. These are not chances of winning.
- 8%chance next opponentModel pick: Unofficial #20 and #19, neither has a fight booked. Rongzhu won last time out, against Rafa García (12 Sep 2026). Riser.
- 7%chance next opponentModel pick: Unofficial #20 and #17, neither has a fight booked. Tommy Gantt won last time out, against Drakkar Klose (12 Sep 2026). Riser.
- 6%chance next opponentModel pick: Unofficial #20 and #18, neither has a fight booked. Manoel Sousa won last time out, against Richie Miranda (8 Aug 2026). Riser.
Field / other: 79%, including Magomed Zaynukov 6%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Likely event
- Nothing announced.
- Last fight
- Win vs Mason Jones · KO/TKO R2 2:07 · UFC Fight Night · 22 Aug 2026
- Career stage
- Riser: 5 straight wins.
- Confidence
- Low (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
Fight history Pro record 12-1-1
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Mason Jones 🏴 | KO/TKO · R2, 2:07 | 2 | 2:07 | UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues | |
| D | Chris Padilla 🇺🇸 | Draw · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg | |
| W | Mark Choinski | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 | |
| W | Austin Hubbard | Decision (split) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg | |
| W | Landon Quiñones | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov | |
| W | Issa Isakov | KO/TKO · R1, 4:09 | 1 | 4:09 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 7, Week 10 | |
| W | Justice Lamparez | KO/TKO · R1, 0:53 | 1 | 0:53 | Fury Fighting Championship 80 | |
| W | Mike Murphy | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Fury Fighting Championship 77 | |
| W | Tracy Reeder | KO/TKO · R3, 2:58 | 3 | 2:58 | FAC 18: Fighting Alliance Championship | |
| W | Darren Whitney | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Fury Fighting Championship 69 | |
| W | Ben Lugo | KO/TKO · R1, 2:42 | 1 | 2:42 | Fury Fighting Championship 62 | |
| L | Santiago Guzman | Decision (split) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Fury Fighting Championship 57 | |
| W | Chris Sherley-Rios | KO/TKO · R2, 3:31 | 2 | 3:31 | Fury Fighting Championship 51 | |
| W | Jonathon Moskowitz | KO/TKO · R2, 1:05 | 2 | 1:05 | Fury Fighting Championship 47 |
Professional MMA bouts only, newest first. Source: ESPN (checked 2 Oct 2026).
MarQuel Mederos: frequently asked questions
When is MarQuel Mederos's next fight?
No fight is officially booked as of 2 Oct 2026.
Who did MarQuel Mederos fight last?
MarQuel Mederos beat Mason Jones at UFC Fight Night on 22 Aug 2026 (KO/TKO R2 2:07).
Who is MarQuel Mederos likely to fight next?
NextSmash model estimate: Rongzhu (8%), Tommy Gantt (7%), Manoel Sousa (6%). Updated 2 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.
What is MarQuel Mederos's record?
12-1-1 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 2 Oct 2026).
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Other lightweight fighters
- Rongzhu Unofficial rank #19 · next: Tommy Gantt 10%
- Grant Dawson Unofficial rank #21 · next: Nurullo Aliev 92%
- Manoel Sousa Unofficial rank #18 · next: Tommy Gantt 15%
- Magomed Zaynukov Unofficial rank #22 · next: Stan Dorsainvil 9%
- Tommy Gantt Unofficial rank #17 · next: Manoel Sousa 15%
More: Lightweight rankings and next fights · United States UFC fighters
Sources
- UFC.com athlete profile (record, status, last fight) · 2 Oct 2026
- ESPN fighter profile (country, fight history) · 2 Oct 2026
- ESPN UFC results (scoreboard API): bouts since Jul 2024 used for the unofficial rank · 2 Oct 2026
Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.