David Onama vs. Mason Jones
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
David Onama
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.44 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Mason Jones
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 13 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 1 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.72 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
David Onama
Distance 84.0% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 10.8% (norm 6.5%)
Mason Jones
Distance 81.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 10.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
David Onama
Head 85.5% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.2% (norm 7.9%)
Mason Jones
Head 82.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Onama L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Jones L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 403 / 854 | 47.2% | 40.5% | 443 / 1153 | 38.4% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 38 / 53 | 71.7% | 70.5% | 99 / 148 | 66.9% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 68 / 110 | 61.8% | 69.3% | 76 / 113 | 67.3% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 406 / 870 | 46.7% | 37.1% | 427 / 1167 | 36.6% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 59 / 94 | 62.8% | 68.0% | 143 / 192 | 74.5% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 44 / 53 | 83.0% | 80.3% | 48 / 55 | 87.3% | 81.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Lightweight: 204 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Onama L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Jones L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 400 / 881 | 45.4% | 39.3% | 406 / 816 | 49.8% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 77 | 62.3% | 70.3% | 50 / 74 | 67.6% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 43 / 62 | 69.4% | 69.4% | 20 / 37 | 54.1% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 312 / 783 | 39.8% | 35.9% | 322 / 720 | 44.7% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 100 / 138 | 72.5% | 68.0% | 101 / 148 | 68.2% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 79 / 99 | 79.8% | 81.5% | 53 / 59 | 89.8% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Onama has more cage time on record.