UFC bantamweight Trevin Jones bludgeoned his opponent in the second round with an uppercut and hammerfists

• UFC bantamweight Trevin Jones bludgeoned his opponent at UFC 259 in Las Vegas.
• The UFC commentator Joe Rogan then told him he could celebrate with "some weed."
• Watch the finish right here.

Trevin Jones bludgeoned his opponent in the second round of a bantamweight match with an uppercut and hammer-fists Saturday at the Apex in Las Vegas.

Jones fought Mario Bautista in the opening fight of UFC 259 - one of the UFC's most significant events for months as it brought together four champions, marquee names, and top-tier contenders.

Bautista was the more active striker in the opening round, landing 40 of 56 shots (a 71% accuracy rate) that included push kicks, a knee to the body, and general punching flurries.

While Jones landed less in the first he still had considerable moments and needed only 47 seconds in the second to close the show.

An ill-timed Bautista attack was the catalyst for the finish, as he pawed with a jab and, just as he was about to throw a wild right hand over the top, Jones chinned him with a jaw-rattling uppercut with his right hand.

Rather than holster his fists, he pounced on Bautista within a second, hitting him with hammer fists from his right hand.

One, two, three, four, and five.

Then the referee intervened and it was all over - Jones got his highlight-reel knockout win.

Watch the finish right here:

Joe Rogan tells Jones to celebrate "with some weed"

Jones said in a statement sent to Insider that his team had been rehearsing that kind of finish, as they had been anticipating Bautista's movements on the one-two strike combo that led to his demise.

"As we watched his tape, we knew he ducked his head a lot after his one-twos," said Jones.

"We knew he moved his feet a lot so we planned to beat up the leg first, get him to range at a part where he can't move as quick and then hit him with my power.

"We knew he dipped his head a lot so we trained uppercuts on both sides," he said. "My right hand is very well and I knew after the straight he would exit to my right and I knew the uppercut would get there at some point.

"I think everyone is going bananas," said Jones, before sending a plea to the UFC boss Dana White that his performance was worthy of a $50,000 performance-related bonus check.

"I'm trying to get my grandma a house. If I get my grandma the house, I stay happy because she got the house. I come out here and fight for you better every time, focused every time because she is happy, so I hope I get that Performance of the Night bonus, Dana."

Victory advanced the 30-year-old's pro MMA record to 13 wins (three knockouts, four submissions, and six decisions) against six losses.

But though it was his first win in the UFC it was not his first appearance inside that Octagon.

Jones had beaten Timur Valiev at a UFC event in August 2020 but the Nevada State Athletic Commission later ruled the win a No Contest after he tested positive for marijuana, MMA Junkie reported last year.

Jones said after the win that he was happy with the camp and that he even stopped smoking marijuana so that he could train healthier.

The UFC commentator Joe Rogan told him: "Well you can celebrate with some weed tonight, sir."