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MarQuel Mederos vs. Mason Jones

UFC 4-0-1 vs. 4-3-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-0-1
UFC record
4-3-0 (1 NC)
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
29
AgeΔ 2 yrs
31
5'10"
HeightΔ 0"
5'10"
69"
ReachΔ 5"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
0.1
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
0.1
WDWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Mason Jones hunts takedowns — 3.38 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.36 Lightweight norm.
Mason Jones outworks the Lightweight division — 6.33 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.43 norm.
MarQuel Mederos rarely shoots — 0.22 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.36 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

MarQuel Mederos

Full career not yet synced for MarQuel Mederos — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Mason Jones

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 42
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 130
Tier 3 — regional circuit 10

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

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3995.94/min · norm 3.43
Sig. strikes landed
6186.33/min · norm 3.43
3635.41/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
4764.87/min · norm 3.38
60.0%norm 43.7%
Striking accuracy
43.7%norm 43.7%
51.6%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
48.7%norm 56.3%
20.45/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.15/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

MarQuel Mederos

Distance 88.6% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 7.4%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 7.9%)

Mason Jones

Distance 81.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 10.5% (norm 7.4%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 7.9%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

MarQuel Mederos

Head 72.5% (norm 78.1%) · Body 10.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 17.0% (norm 7.9%)

Mason Jones

Head 82.5% (norm 78.1%) · Body 13.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Mederos L/AAccLightweight med Jones L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 337 / 589 57.2% 38.2% 443 / 1153 38.4% 38.2%
In the clinch 48 / 56 85.7% 67.5% 99 / 148 66.9% 67.5%
On the ground 14 / 20 too few to rate 69.1% 76 / 113 67.3% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 245 / 482 50.8% 35.1% 427 / 1167 36.6% 35.1%
To the body 58 / 70 82.9% 69.2% 143 / 192 74.5% 69.2%
To the legs 96 / 113 85.0% 82.4% 48 / 55 87.3% 82.4%

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 (Lightweight: 203 fighters · Lightweight: 203 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 Mederos L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Jones L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 312 / 682 45.7% 38.9% 406 / 816 49.8% 38.9%
In the clinch 43 / 58 74.1% 68.6% 50 / 74 67.6% 68.6%
On the ground 8 / 10 too few to rate 68.1% 20 / 37 54.1% 68.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 229 / 555 41.3% 35.2% 322 / 720 44.7% 35.2%
To the body 73 / 107 68.2% 68.2% 101 / 148 68.2% 68.2%
To the legs 61 / 88 69.3% 81.5% 53 / 59 89.8% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
16.3% acc · 0.22/15 · norm 1.36
Takedowns landed
2256.4% acc · 3.38/15 · norm 1.36
2175.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
2177.8% def · norm 64.3%
7:3411.3% of cage time · norm 19.0%
Control time
26:0926.8% of cage time · norm 19.0%
16:563:47 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control lower is better
11:291:45 per 15 · norm 2:48
00.00/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
10.15/15 · norm 0.48

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Jones has more cage time on record.