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Lightweight · “The Dragon”

Mason Jones

18-2-0 (1 NC) UFC 4-3-0 (1 NC)
Relentless Attack Volume Machine
5'10"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
31Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
25.0%Finish rate
12:12Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 60.6 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 40.2 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 12.7 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 27.5 of 100 Wrestling — Above avg, rated 80.1 of 100 TD Defense — Above avg, rated 77.4 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 37.1 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 70.5 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking good
2 analyst reads graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues · August 17, 2026 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs Murphy · March 15, 2026 watch ↗
grappling decent
2 analyst reads graded this phase
  • decent UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues · August 17, 2026 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs Murphy · March 15, 2026 watch ↗
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking good 2 reads
grappling decent 2 reads
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
Relentless Attack 101 offensive actions per 15 min — strikes, takedown and submission attempts together
Volume Machine 6.3 significant strikes landed per minute
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min6.33
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.87
Striking accuracy43.7%
Striking defense48.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.15
Takedowns / 15 min3.38
Takedown accuracy56.4%
Takedown defense77.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.15
Control time26.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-1

Insider info

2 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
MarQuel Mederos favored — picked against Mason Jones lean UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues · August 17, 2026
strikinggood grapplingdecent

Picks against Jones specifically because of recent grueling fights, a hedged read rather than a clean knock on his skill.

A high-pressure, high-output fighter who the analyst worries may be wearing down after a string of hard, close fights in a row.

Strengthgreat cardio and constant forward pressure
Strengthgood combination punching and body work
Strengtheffective step-in knees
Strengthdurable, has weathered a lot of damage in recent fights
Strengthoccasional judo-style throws that work well when he uses them
Weaknessstriking defense suffers because he presses so hard to land his own offense
Weaknessrecent run of tough, damaging fights raises wear-and-tear concern
Mason Jones favored over Axel Sola clear UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs Murphy · March 15, 2026 · 1 read since
strikinggood grapplinggood

Favored the pressure fighter's ability to close range and turn the fight ugly over the technician's ability to keep it at distance.

Jones is the grittier of the two, walking forward behind combinations, working the body and mixing in step-in knees, and he's shown he can absorb real punishment — including from a notable veteran puncher — without slowing down. His wrestling and judo background shows up in strong cage pressure and dirty boxing that can put opponents on the ground. The expectation is that if he closes the distance and turns this into a phone-booth fight, he takes over.

Strengthcomes forward behind heavy combinations and body work
Strengthvery durable, has absorbed real punishment and kept advancing
Strengthstrong cage pressure and dirty boxing
Strengthcan use his judo background to off-balance and throw opponents
Strengthgood cardio
Weaknessmore of a grinding pressure fighter than a technical range striker, which could get outpointed at distance
chin · durablepace · high

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
January 20, 2021 vs Mike Davis — 7.8/min (L) Jan '21 June 5, 2021 vs Alan Patrick — 6.36/min (NC) Jun '21 October 23, 2021 vs David Onama — 5.8/min (W) Oct '21 July 23, 2022 vs Ludovit Klein — 2.87/min (L) Jul '22 May 3, 2025 vs Jeremy Stephens — 5.4/min (W) May '25 September 6, 2025 vs Bolaji Oki — 6.87/min (W) Sep '25 March 21, 2026 vs Axel Sola — 7.33/min (W) Mar '26 August 22, 2026 vs MarQuel Mederos — 10.82/min (L) Aug '26

Fight history

8 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L MarQuel Mederos 3-0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:07 — UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues · August 22, 2026
77/151Sig. strikes
73/106Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:30Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Axel Sola 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy · March 21, 2026
110/236Sig. strikes
65/135Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Bolaji Oki 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:18 — UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho · September 6, 2025
57/136Sig. strikes
38/99Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
3:41Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Jeremy Stephens 29-21 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo · May 3, 2025
81/231Sig. strikes
42/108Absorbed
8/12Takedowns
6:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ludovit Klein 18-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall · July 23, 2022
43/105Sig. strikes
50/87Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
2:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W David Onama 8-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori · October 23, 2021
87/157Sig. strikes
90/153Absorbed
8/14Takedowns
9:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
NC Alan Patrick 15-3 walk-in Could Not Continue · R2 2:14 — UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai · June 5, 2021
46/85Sig. strikes
10/32Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
3:41Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Mike Davis 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny · January 20, 2021
117/313Sig. strikes
108/207Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
0:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
18-2-0 (1 NC)Pro record
Celtic Pride MMA, Pedro Bessa BJJGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 8
Submission 3
Decision 7
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

Cage Warriors 13
UFC 7
Adrenalin Fight Nights 1
Full career — 21 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Axel Sola Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy
March 21, 2026
UFC 3 5:00
W Bolaji Oki TKO (elbows) UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
September 6, 2025
UFC 2 3:18
W Jeremy Stephens Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
May 3, 2025
UFC 3 5:00
W Michael Pagani Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors 175
July 25, 2024
Cage Warriors 3 5:00
W Bryce Logan TKO (punches and knees) Cage Warriors 166
February 23, 2024
Cage Warriors 2 2:45
W Yann Liasse TKO (punches) Cage Warriors 161
October 14, 2023
Cage Warriors 2 4:24
W Alexandre Ribeiro TKO (punches) Cage Warriors 158
July 29, 2023
Cage Warriors 1 3:23
L Ľudovít Klein Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
July 23, 2022
UFC 3 5:00
W David Onama Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
October 23, 2021
UFC 3 5:00
NC Alan Patrick NC (accidental eye poke) UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
June 5, 2021
UFC 2 2:14
L Mike Davis Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny
January 20, 2021
UFC 3 5:00
W Adam Proctor TKO (punches) Cage Warriors 116
September 26, 2020
Cage Warriors 1 4:31
W Joe McColgan TKO (knee and punches) Cage Warriors 113
March 20, 2020
Cage Warriors 1 4:14
W Aleksi Mäntykivi Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors 108
October 12, 2019
Cage Warriors 3 5:00
W Donovan Desmae Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors 104
April 27, 2019
Cage Warriors 3 5:00
W Kacper Formela TKO (knees to the body) Cage Warriors 97
September 29, 2018
Cage Warriors 1 4:03
W Konmon Deh Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors 95
July 21, 2018
Cage Warriors 3 5:00
W Craig Edwards Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Warriors: Academy Wales 2
May 12, 2018
Cage Warriors 3 3:23
W Lawrence Tracey TKO (punches) Cage Warriors 91
March 3, 2018
Cage Warriors 2 1:41
W Brett Hassett Submission (kimura) Adrenalin Fight Nights 15
December 9, 2017
Adrenalin Fight Nights 1 1:45
W Shaun Luther Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Warriors 87
October 14, 2017
Cage Warriors 3 4:48

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Mason Jones (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 196 qualified Lightweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 6.3 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 4.9 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 43.7% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 48.7% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 3.4 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 56.4% avg 38.0%
Takedown defense 77.8% avg 61.4%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.1 avg 0.6
Control time 26.8% avg 21.2%
Finish rate 25.0% avg 50.7%