MarQuel Mederos Defeats Mark Choinski at UFC 316
Mederos wins UFC 316 lightweight bout by unanimous decision
MarQuel Mederos defeated Mark Choinski by unanimous decision at UFC 316 on June 7, 2025, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The three-round lightweight bout ended with two judges scoring it 30–27 for Mederos and the third scoring it 29–28. The official UFC scorecards confirm the result and the exact totals. Mederos opened the event’s early prelims with the victory, while Choinski made his promotional debut.
The official scorecards
The spread across the cards is worth stating accurately: two judges awarded Mederos all three rounds, while the third gave Choinski one round. That makes the decision unanimous, though it was not a 30–27 sweep from all three judges. UFC’s published scorecards record the unanimous decision.
UFC’s event recap characterized Mederos’s performance as an outstanding win over a promotional newcomer. More importantly for the record, UFC lists this result as Mederos’s third consecutive victory inside the Octagon. The official outcome was a points win after the full 15 minutes, with no stoppage or title at stake. This was a preliminary-card lightweight matchup, not a title eliminator.
A useful milestone for Mederos
For Mederos, the victory added another UFC decision to a run that began with his Octagon debut in February 2024. The UFC athlete record lists earlier decision wins over Landon Quinones and Austin Hubbard, followed by the Choinski result. Three wins in a row gave him a 3–0 UFC record at that point in his career. The result did not itself guarantee a ranking or a particular next opponent, so any claims about an immediate title path would go beyond what the bout established.
Choinski’s loss ended his unbeaten start as a professional and marked his first UFC appearance, according to UFC’s event recap. A debut on a major card can still provide useful experience, but the verified takeaway here is the decision result: he went the scheduled distance and the judges awarded the fight to Mederos. The close 29–28 card also shows that at least one judge saw a round for Choinski, despite the two wider scores.
In short, Mederos earned a clear unanimous decision, improved his UFC record to 3–0 and began UFC 316 with a full-distance win. The corrected scorecards and the promotion’s own post-fight interview offer readers a reliable record of the result and Mederos’s reaction.
Official result and sources
Result: MarQuel Mederos def. Mark Choinski by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28), three rounds.
Sources
[1] UFC, Official Judges’ Scorecards: UFC 316.
[2] UFC, UFC 316 preliminary results and highlights.
[3] UFC athlete profile: MarQuel Mederos.
