Mederos Stops Jones With Second-Round Elbow Knockout at UFC Sacramento
The upset could move Mederos into a ranked lightweight bout and reshape the division's contender picture.
Overview
- MarQuel Mederos landed a flurry of elbows that forced a standing TKO at 2:07 of round two on Saturday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
- The loss ended Mason Jones's eight-fight winning streak and moved his record to 18-3 overall and 4-3 in the UFC.
- Mederos improved to 12-1-1 overall and remains unbeaten in the UFC at 4-0-1 after picking up the first stoppage of Jones's career.
- Oddsmakers and analysts had heavily favored Jones before the fight, with FanDuel listing Jones at about -300, so the knockout represented a clear market upset.
- Mederos named higher-ranked opponents in his post-fight interview and revealed he lost his brother last week, a personal detail that underscored the emotional weight of the win.