Stephens vs Jones

Who won Stephens vs Jones?

Mason Jones beat Jeremy Stephens by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd May 2025 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Mason Jones.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Stephens vs Jones stats

Jeremy Stephens stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 21 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Mason Jones made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Jeremy Stephens' 35th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2007. Mason Jones marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Jeremy Stephens' UFC record stood at 15-19-0, while Mason Jones' came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Stephens had an advantage in power over Jones, with a 66% knock out percentage over Jones' 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jones had an advantage over Stephens, with a 20% submission rate over Stephens' 7%.

Jeremy Stephens was the older man by 8 years, at 38 years old.

Jones had a height advantage of 1 inch over Stephens. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Stephens was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 33 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 12 years and 9 months earlier than Jones, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 73 more professional rounds, 116 to Jones' 43.

Stephens vs Jones form

Stephens had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Mateusz Gamrot at UFC Vegas 31 on 17th July 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Calvin Kattar at UFC 249 on 9th May 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Yair Rodriguez at UFC on ESPN 6 on 18th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

Before that, his fight against Yair Rodriguez at UFC on ESPN+ 17 on 21st September 2019 ended in a no contest.

He had lost to Jose Aldo at UFC on FOX 30 on 28th July 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada.

Jones had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Bryce Logan at Cage Warriors 166: Reis vs. Misech on 23rd February 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Yann Liasse at Cage Warriors 161 – Dublin on 14th October 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Alexandre Ribeiro at Cage Warriors 158 on 29th July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Fiera Roma, Rome, Italy.

Before that, he had been beaten by Ludovit Klein at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He was victorious against David Onama at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Mason Jones had been fighting more than Jeremy Stephens.

Going to this contest, Jeremy Stephens had last fought 3 years, 10 months and 5 days ago, while Mason Jones' last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 29 days ago.

Stephens' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Jones' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Stephens vs Jones start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Stephens vs Jones?

Jeremy Stephens was a 4/1 (+400) underdog going into the contest, while Mason Jones made his way into the ring at 1/6 (-590) with oddsmakers.