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Mason Jones

“The Dragon”

Lightweight · UFC record 4-3 (1 NC) · 8 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 22 Aug 2026

Volume StrikerWrestling Heavy

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)84
Power72
Striking defense63
Takedown defense84
WrestlingProvisional measure87

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (8 detailed fights; as of Sat 22 Aug 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING77.8
CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING69.4

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height
178 cm (5'10")
Reach
188 cm (6'2")
Stance
Orthodox
Age
31

Last 3: W W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

8 detailed UFC fights · 21 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 22 Aug 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed29.4significant, per round
Strikes absorbed22.7per round
Striking differential+6.8per round
Takedown attempts1.86per round
Takedown defense77.8%of attempts stopped
Finish rate25.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
29.4
Significant strikes absorbed per round
22.7
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
+6.8
Striking accuracy
43.7%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
48.6%
Knockdowns per round
0.05
Target: head / body / leg
69.1% / 23.1% / 7.8%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
71.7% / 16.0% / 12.3%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
1.86
Takedowns landed per round
1.05
Takedown accuracy
56.4%
Takedown defense
77.8%
Control time per round
1:15
Submission attempts per round
0.05
Reversals per round
0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
4-3-0, 1 NC
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
25.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
1 · 0 · 3
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
1 · 0 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered
1 / 3
Average fight time
11:16 (over 6 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Mason Jones — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 22 Aug 2026MarQuel MederosLKO/TKO PunchesR2 2:07UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues
Sat 21 Mar 2026Axel SolaWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy
Sat 6 Sep 2025Bolaji OkiWKO/TKO ElbowsR2 3:18UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
Sat 3 May 2025Jeremy StephensWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
Sat 23 Jul 2022Ludovit KleinLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
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Mason Jones — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 23 Oct 2021David OnamaWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
Sat 5 Jun 2021Alan PatrickNCCNCR2 2:14UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
Wed 20 Jan 2021Mike DavisLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny

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