Mason Jones (fighter)
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Mason Jones (born 26 April 1995) is a Welsh mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former two-division Cage Warriors champion, holding the Lightweight and Welterweight championships simultaneously.
Infobox
Born
(1995-04-26) 26 April 1995 (age 30)Blaenavon, Wales
Other names
The Dragon
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight
156 lb (71 kg; 11 st 2 lb)
Division
LightweightWelterweight (2020)
Reach
74 in (188 cm)
Fighting out of
Blaenavon, Wales
Team
Celtic Pride MMA Pedro Bessa BJJ
Rank
Black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black belt in Judo Black belt in Kickboxing
Years active
2017–present
Total
20
Wins
17
By knockout
8
By submission
3
By decision
2
Losses
2
No contests
1
Tables
Professional record breakdown · Mixed martial arts record
By knockout
By knockout
20 matches
By knockout
17 wins
8
2 losses
0
By submission
By submission
20 matches
By submission
17 wins
3
2 losses
0
By decision
By decision
20 matches
By decision
17 wins
6
2 losses
2
No contests
No contests
20 matches
No contests
17 wins
1
| 20 matches | 17 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 8 | 0 |
| By submission | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 6 | 2 |
| No contests | 1 | |
· Mixed martial arts record
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
17–2 (1)
Opponent
Bolaji Oki
Method
TKO (elbows)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
Date
6 September 2025
Round
2
Time
3:18
Location
Paris, France
Notes
Performance of the Night.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
16–2 (1)
Opponent
Jeremy Stephens
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
Date
3 May 2025
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
15–2 (1)
Opponent
Michael Pagani
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
Cage Warriors 175
Date
25 July 2024
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Manchester, England
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
14–2 (1)
Opponent
Bryce Logan
Method
TKO (punches and knees)
Event
Cage Warriors 166
Date
23 February 2024
Round
2
Time
2:45
Location
San Diego, California, United States
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
13–2 (1)
Opponent
Yann Liasse
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
Cage Warriors 161
Date
14 October 2023
Round
2
Time
4:24
Location
Dublin, Ireland
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
12–2 (1)
Opponent
Alexandre Ribeiro
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
Cage Warriors 158
Date
29 July 2023
Round
1
Time
3:23
Location
Rome, Italy
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
11–2 (1)
Opponent
Ľudovít Klein
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
Date
23 July 2022
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
London, England
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
11–1 (1)
Opponent
David Onama
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
Date
23 October 2021
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
NC
NC
Res.
NC
Record
10–1 (1)
Opponent
Alan Patrick
Method
NC (accidental eye poke)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
Date
5 June 2021
Round
2
Time
2:14
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Notes
Accidental eye poke rendered Patrick unable to continue.
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
10–1
Opponent
Mike Davis
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny
Date
20 January 2021
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Notes
Return to Lightweight. Fight of the Night.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
10–0
Opponent
Adam Proctor
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
Cage Warriors 116
Date
26 September 2020
Round
1
Time
4:31
Location
Manchester, England
Notes
Welterweight debut. Won the vacant Cage Warriors Welterweight Championship.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
9–0
Opponent
Joe McColgan
Method
TKO (knee and punches)
Event
Cage Warriors 113
Date
20 March 2020
Round
1
Time
4:14
Location
Manchester, England
Notes
Won the vacant Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
8–0
Opponent
Aleksi Mäntykivi
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
Cage Warriors 108
Date
12 October 2019
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Cardiff, Wales
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
7–0
Opponent
Donovan Desmae
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
Cage Warriors 104
Date
27 April 2019
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Cardiff, Wales
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
6–0
Opponent
Kacper Formela
Method
TKO (knees to the body)
Event
Cage Warriors 97
Date
29 September 2018
Round
1
Time
4:03
Location
Cardiff, Wales
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
5–0
Opponent
Konmon Deh
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
Cage Warriors 95
Date
21 July 2018
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
London, England
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
4–0
Opponent
Craig Edwards
Method
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Event
Cage Warriors: Academy Wales 2
Date
12 May 2018
Round
3
Time
3:23
Location
Ebbw Vale, Wales
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
3–0
Opponent
Lawrence Tracey
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
Cage Warriors 91
Date
3 March 2018
Round
2
Time
1:41
Location
Newport, Wales
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
2–0
Opponent
Brett Hassett
Method
Submission (kimura)
Event
Adrenalin Fight Nights 15
Date
9 December 2017
Round
1
Time
1:45
Location
Swansea, Wales
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
1–0
Opponent
Shaun Luther
Method
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Event
Cage Warriors 87
Date
14 October 2017
Round
3
Time
4:48
Location
Newport, Wales
Notes
Lightweight debut.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 17–2 (1) | Bolaji Oki | TKO (elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho | 6 September 2025 | 2 | 3:18 | Paris, France | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 16–2 (1) | Jeremy Stephens | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo | 3 May 2025 | 3 | 5:00 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 15–2 (1) | Michael Pagani | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors 175 | 25 July 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | Manchester, England | |
| Win | 14–2 (1) | Bryce Logan | TKO (punches and knees) | Cage Warriors 166 | 23 February 2024 | 2 | 2:45 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 13–2 (1) | Yann Liasse | TKO (punches) | Cage Warriors 161 | 14 October 2023 | 2 | 4:24 | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Win | 12–2 (1) | Alexandre Ribeiro | TKO (punches) | Cage Warriors 158 | 29 July 2023 | 1 | 3:23 | Rome, Italy | |
| Loss | 11–2 (1) | Ľudovít Klein | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall | 23 July 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Win | 11–1 (1) | David Onama | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori | 23 October 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| NC | 10–1 (1) | Alan Patrick | NC (accidental eye poke) | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai | 5 June 2021 | 2 | 2:14 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Accidental eye poke rendered Patrick unable to continue. |
| Loss | 10–1 | Mike Davis | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny | 20 January 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Return to Lightweight. Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 10–0 | Adam Proctor | TKO (punches) | Cage Warriors 116 | 26 September 2020 | 1 | 4:31 | Manchester, England | Welterweight debut. Won the vacant Cage Warriors Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 9–0 | Joe McColgan | TKO (knee and punches) | Cage Warriors 113 | 20 March 2020 | 1 | 4:14 | Manchester, England | Won the vacant Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 8–0 | Aleksi Mäntykivi | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors 108 | 12 October 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Cardiff, Wales | |
| Win | 7–0 | Donovan Desmae | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors 104 | 27 April 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Cardiff, Wales | |
| Win | 6–0 | Kacper Formela | TKO (knees to the body) | Cage Warriors 97 | 29 September 2018 | 1 | 4:03 | Cardiff, Wales | |
| Win | 5–0 | Konmon Deh | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors 95 | 21 July 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Win | 4–0 | Craig Edwards | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Warriors: Academy Wales 2 | 12 May 2018 | 3 | 3:23 | Ebbw Vale, Wales | |
| Win | 3–0 | Lawrence Tracey | TKO (punches) | Cage Warriors 91 | 3 March 2018 | 2 | 1:41 | Newport, Wales | |
| Win | 2–0 | Brett Hassett | Submission (kimura) | Adrenalin Fight Nights 15 | 9 December 2017 | 1 | 1:45 | Swansea, Wales | |
| Win | 1–0 | Shaun Luther | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Warriors 87 | 14 October 2017 | 3 | 4:48 | Newport, Wales | Lightweight debut. |
References
- ufcstats.comhttp://www.ufcstats.com/fighter-details/f6ad6a1e4d600e0d
- South Wales Argushttps://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/15268742.former-boxer-jones-among-gwent-contingent-on-cage-warriors-mma-show/
- "Rising Star – Mason Jones – MMA UK"http://mmauk.net/2020/05/01/rising-star-mason-jones/
- MMA Junkiehttps://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2017/10/cage-warriors-87-long-vs-soldic-live-video-official-results
- MMA Junkiehttps://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2018/09/cage-warriors-97-results-wales-jack-shore-mason-jones-tko-wins
- ITV Newshttps://www.itv.com/news/wales/2019-08-21/welsh-mma-fighter-mason-the-dragon-jones-to-have-first-headline-fight-this-autumn
- Cage Warriorshttps://web.archive.org/web/20211023033115/https://cagewarriors.com/cw108-fight-night-results/
- WalesOnlinehttps://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/lightweight-champion-mason-jones-wins-17959013
- MMA Fightinghttps://www.mmafighting.com/2020/3/20/21188747/cw-113-mason-jones-claims-lightweight-title-paddy-pimblett-returns-to-win-column
- MMA-Prospects.comhttps://mma-prospects.com/2020/08/28/european-eval-mason-jones-cage-warriors/
- MMA Fightinghttps://www.mmafighting.com/2020/9/26/21457738/mason-jones-latest-two-division-cage-warriors-champ-after-first-round-tko-in-welterweight-title-bout
- MMAjunkie.comhttps://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/12/ufc-news-mike-davis-mason-jones-added-ufc-fight-night-card-jan-20
- "UFC Fight Island 8 Results: Mike Davis Spoils Debut of Mason Jones"https://cagesidepress.com/2021/01/20/ufc-fight-island-8-results-mike-davis-vs-mason-jones/
- "UFC Fight Island 8 post-fight bonuses: Body kick TKO nets Warlley Alves $50k"https://web.archive.org/web/20230408183022/https://bloodyelbow.com/2021/1/20/22240953/ufc-fight-island-8-post-fight-bonuses-warlley-alves-umar-nurmagomedov-mike-davis-mason-jones
- MMA DNAhttps://mmadna.nl/ervaren-alan-patrick-treft-jonge-mason-jones-op-5-juni/
- Cageside Presshttps://cagesidepress.com/2021/06/05/ufc-vegas-28-results-alan-patrick-vs-mason-jones-ends-in-a-no-contest/
- Combatehttps://ge.globo.com/combate/noticia/apos-no-contest-ufc-marca-revanche-entre-alan-nuguette-e-mason-jones.ghtml
- MMA DNAhttps://mmadna.nl/breaking-david-onama-zet-oeganda-op-de-kaart-tekent-bij-de-ufc-en-treft-mason-jones-zaterdag/
- Cageside Presshttps://cagesidepress.com/2021/10/23/ufc-vegas-41-results-david-onama-vs-mason-jones/
- "With Ignacio Bahamondes out of UFC 277, Ludovit Klein now faces Mason Jones at UFC London"https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/07/with-ignacio-bahamondes-out-of-ufc-277-ludovit-klein-now-faces-mason-jones-at-ufc-london
- Sherdoghttps://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-Fight-Night-208-Prelim-Results-Ludovit-Klein-Shuts-Down-Mason-Jones-187498
- MMA Fightinghttps://www.mmafighting.com/2022/9/15/23355368/mickey-gall-no-longer-under-contract-still-possible-to-re-sign-with-ufc
- Cageside Presshttps://cagesidepress.com/2023/07/29/cage-warriors-158-rome-full-results/
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- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.com/sport/mixed-martial-arts/68390984
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.com/sport/mixed-martial-arts/articles/cl4ye71xkvxo
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.com/sport/mixed-martial-arts/articles/c8d9yl97lrdo
- "Jeremy Stephens books Octagon return in fight with Mason Jones at UFC Des Moines in May"https://www.lowkickmma.com/jeremy-stephens-fight-mason-jones-ufc-iowa/
- "Mason Jones Dominates Wrestling Late, Gets Dec Over Stephens"https://cagesidepress.com/2025/05/03/mason-jones-dominates-wrestling-late-gets-dec-over-stephens/
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.com/sport/mixed-martial-arts/articles/cjd23y895rjo
- "Mason Jones Survives First Round Scare, Scores R2 TKO"https://cagesidepress.com/2025/09/06/mason-jones-survives-first-round-scare-scores-r2-tko
- "Bonuses! UFC Paris card sets record with nine total knockout finishes"https://www.mmamania.com/ufc-bonuses-and-awards/387481/ufc-paris-results-post-fight-bonus-winners-espn-record-knockouts-saint-denis-jones-delija-fernandes
- Jitsmagazinehttps://jitsmagazine.com/ufc-veterans-nathaniel-wood-and-mason-jones-to-clash-in-polaris-27-superfight/
- MMAjunkie.comhttps://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/fight-of-the-month-january-2021-mike-davis-mason-jones-ufc-on-espn-20-fight-island
- Sherdoghttps://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Mason-Jones-256311