Overview
- Jones defeated Sola by unanimous decision at The O2, earning scores of 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28.
- Sola scored a first-round knockdown with a spinning elbow before Jones opened a deep cut and seized control down the stretch.
- Doctors stitched multiple facial lacerations on Sola after the bout, with Dana White posting before-and-after images of the injuries.
- The win improved Jones’ record to 18-2 and moved him to 3-0 in his second UFC stint.
- Media and fans praised the fight as a standout of the prelims with calls for bonuses and BMF-level grit, as Nathaniel Wood edged Losene Keita and Mario Pinto outpointed Felipe Franco elsewhere on the card.