Mason Jones

Overview

Seven UFC fights, six of them going the distance or ending on the scorecards, and one finish: Mason Jones is a lightweight who lives in the third round. "The Dragon" is a Welsh lightweight from Abergavenny with a 4-3 UFC record and one no contest. His overall professional record across all promotions is 18-3-0 (1 NC).

He has won three straight at his best and carries a loss into his next fight. Three of his four UFC wins are decisions, and his three losses include two decisions, so the sample says he usually finds out the result in the cage and not before.

UFC Career

Jones debuted in January 2021 with a unanimous decision loss to Mike Davis. His next outing, against Alan Patrick, ended in a no contest in the second round at 2:14. He got his first UFC win that October, a unanimous decision over David Onama, then dropped a unanimous decision to Ludovit Klein in July 2022.

After that, the UFC record shows a gap of nearly three years before his next fight.

He returned in May 2025 and won three in a row: a unanimous decision over Jeremy Stephens, a second-round KO/TKO of Bolaji Oki at 3:18, and a unanimous decision over Axel Sola. That run is the longest win streak of his UFC career.

It ended in August 2026 when MarQuel Mederos stopped him by KO/TKO in the second round at 2:07. It is his only loss by stoppage.

One stoppage win, one stoppage loss, and five fights that went the full three rounds.

Fighting Style

Jones is a high-volume striker who also takes more punishment than most. He lands at a rate well above the UFC average, but he absorbs a lot in return, and his accuracy and defense are about what you'd expect from a typical UFC fighter.

The grappling side stands out. He gets takedowns at a high rate and is hard to take down himself, yet he rarely hunts for submissions. His wrestling reads as a way to control fights rather than finish them.

He has one stoppage win in the UFC, a second-round TKO, and three of his four wins have come by decision.

Notable Wins

• Bolaji Oki — KO/TKO, round 2 (3:18), UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs Borralho (2025)
• Jeremy Stephens — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo (2025)
• Axel Sola — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs Murphy (2026)

Quick Facts

• Division: Lightweight
• UFC record: 4-3, 1 NC
• Professional record (all promotions): 18-3-0 (1 NC)
• UFC debut: 2021
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height: 5'10", reach: 74"
• Born: Abergavenny, Wales