An American fighter seemed to berate his British opponent by saying he only threw 'pitter-patter' punches in their UFC brawl

• UFC fighters Mike Davis and Mason Jones went to war Wednesday on Fight Island.
• In the most fan-friendly bout on the preliminary card broadcast on ESPN+, Davis out-pointed Jones.
• The American then appeared to downplay his British opponent.
• Davis said he had the clear power advantage and that Jones was only throwing "pitter-pattering" punches.

FIGHT ISLAND - An American fighter said his British opponent was only throwing "pitter-pattering" punches after an all-out brawl inside the newly-built Etihad Arena on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

UFC debutant Mason Jones entered the Octagon as an undefeated lightweight with a rare, two-weight champion status in the UK-based MMA firm Cage Warriors.

The Brit, though, left the arena with a badly-bruised eye after he engaged the Muay Thai striker Mike Davis in an action fight, and, according to the three judges, came off the worse for it.

With 132 strikes landed from his 329 attempts (37% accuracy), Jones was by far the more active fighter during stand-up exchanges, over Davis who landed 111 of 210 (52%).

Looking at the fight on statistics alone, Davis appeared to have the edge as the more effective striker and the more relentless grappler having secured multiple takedowns Wednesday.

However, multiple reporters on press row scored the bout in the Briton's favor, likely favoring his ability to maneuver out of vulnerable positions on the mat, shrugging off Davis' perceived power advantage, and landing his own point-scoring shots.

Regardless, all three judges scored the fight 29-28 for Davis, who then downplayed his opponent's ability.

"I felt like I was landing the harder hits and the more significant strikes," said Davis.

"He was just pitter-pattering me. It looks good because I can't defend strikes that are just touching me, but I did more damage.

"I got the takedowns, dropped him with leg kicks and landed knees to the face. I feel like that all just added up and gave me the decision."

See the damage Davis scored here:

The only round all three judges were in agreement on, was the first, with Sal D'Amato, Eric Colon, and Anders Ohlsson awarding the first as a 10-9 to Davis.

Here are the scorecards:

With victory, Davis advanced his pro MMA record to nine wins (seven knockouts, one submission, and decision) against two losses, but said he wants to be able to showcase his ground game in upcoming fights this year.

"I didn't get to really show my jiu jitsu," he said. "I'm a well-rounded fighter. They're only going to get tougher, so I'm going to have to start opening up and using all of my skill set.

"I want to get back, heal, talk my coaches about my nutrition, and then I want to climb the ladder."

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