Markel Mederos (3-0-1 in UFC) will meet Mason Jones (4-2 in UFC) at UFC Sacramento on August 22. The bout is scheduled at lightweight.
A lightweight matchup between Markel Mederos and Mason Jones has been officially booked for UFC Sacramento, scheduled for August 22.
Mason Jones, known as "The Dragon," enters the contest with an overall professional record of 18-2-0 and has gone 4-2 inside the UFC. The 31-year-old Welshman trains out of Pedro Bessa BJJ and fights out of an orthodox stance. Standing five-foot-ten with a 74-inch reach, Jones brings a well-rounded offensive game to the cage, landing 5.98 significant strikes per minute at 42 percent accuracy while also threatening on the mat with 3.48 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Markel Mederos comes in having compiled a 3-0-1 record across his UFC appearances to date. Additional verified data for Mederos was not available at publication, but his unbeaten-or-tied run inside the promotion marks him as a legitimate test for any contender in the division.
Why it matters
- Jones's combination of striking volume and takedown output makes him a stylistically complete threat at 155 pounds
- Mederos's UFC record without a loss gives him momentum heading into what could be a meaningful divisional crossroads
- A win for either fighter at Sacramento would strengthen a case for a higher-profile lightweight assignment later in 2026
