Guam’s Trevin Jones earns 1st UFC win, knocks out Timur Valiev at ‘UFC Vegas 7’ in Nevada

Trevin Jones

Trevin “5 Star” Jones, 30, of Tamuning, Guam has earned his first victory in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The Guamanian mixed martial artist was one of the winners at “UFC on ESPN 15,” also known as “UFC Vegas 7.”

Featuring nine MMA matches, “UFC Vegas 7” took place at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on August 22, 2020. In the first bout of the evening, Jones fought Timur “The Lucky” Valiev, 30, of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia at a catch weight of 140lbs.

“UFC Vegas 7”

Jones knocked out Valiev in the second rounds. Here are the details:

• Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
• Title: “UFC on ESPN 15” (UFC Vegas 7)
• Venue: UFC APEX, Enterprise, Nevada, United States
• Date: August 22, 2020
• Number of bouts: 9

COUNTRIES REPRESENTED	FIGHTERS
Brazil	1. Amanda Lemos 2. Pedro Munhoz
Guam	1. Trevin Jones
Japan	1. Mizuki Inoue
Kazakhstan	1. Mariya Agapova
Poland	1. Marcin Prachnio
Russia	1. Timur Valiev
USA	1. Austin Hubbard 2. Carlton Minus 3. Daniel Rodriguez 4. Dwight Grant 5. Isaac Villanueva 6. Frankie Edgar 7. Joe Solecki 8. Jordan Wright 9. Matthew Semelsberger 10. Mike Rodriguez 11. Shane Dobson

Trevin Jones vs Timur Valiev

Both Jones and Valiev made their respective UFC debuts at “UFC Vegas 7.” The Guamanian MMA fighter previously competed in Pacific Xtreme Combat, Top Fighting Championship, Absolute Championship Akhmat and Deep.

• Division: Catchweight (140lbs)
• Fight number: 1 of 9

	RED CORNER	BLUE CORNER
Fighter	Trevin Jones	Timur Valiev
Fight Name	5 Star	Lucky
Age	30	30
Height	5’6″	5’6″
Previous UFC bouts	0	0

Fight result

• REFEREE: Chris Tognoni
• WINNER: TREVIN JONES
• METHOD: Technical Knockout via Punches
• TIME AND ROUND: 1:59 of Round 2

Professional MMA record after “UFC Vegas 7”

	Trevin Jones	Timur Valiev
Wins	13	16
Losses	6	3
Draws	0	0
No Contests	0	0

 

"He did not know I was that tough. I'm here to stay, baby."

Trevin Jones reflects on his debut, short-notice win, including the flurry he endured in the first round as well as how he got the finish in the second. #UFCVegas7 pic.twitter.com/7Iqs3rE3FN

— UFC News (@UFCNews) August 22, 2020