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Owen Jones Avenges Loss, Edges Fabricio Andrey in ONE Debut

The 21-year-old’s split-decision win thrusts him into title contention after beating the fighter who had been lined up to face injured champion Kade Ruotolo.

Overview

  • Jones defeated Fabricio Andrey by split decision in a 10-minute featherweight submission grappling match at ONE Fight Night 44, a result reported from Lumpinee Stadium on Friday.
  • The bout was decided by a single official catch for each fighter and featured Jones hunting leg-lock entanglements and surviving a near armbar that he escaped with a textbook hitchhiker-style move.
  • Victory erased a loss Jones suffered to Andrey three years earlier and served as a personal revenge moment that the 21-year-old framed as proof that he has progressed since he was 18.
  • Jones immediately publicly called out Cole Abate and argued he deserves a fast path to a title shot because Andrey had been slated to challenge ONE Lightweight submission grappling champion Kade Ruotolo before Ruotolo’s hand injury.
  • The high-profile debut, televised on Prime Video from Lumpinee Stadium, raises Jones’s profile as a rising contender and could push ONE to rework matchups while Ruotolo recovers.