Jade Masson-Wong: Canada's Cut-Inducing BKFC Flyweight
Jade "Evil Smile" Masson-Wong is a Canadian women's flyweight in BKFC known for a pressure-heavy style that opens cuts and accumulates damage over the rounds. She scored a signature upset over Taylor Starling and earned a flyweight title shot against Christine Ferea, which she lost by split decision.
Quick Facts
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Jade Masson-Wong |
| Nickname | "Evil Smile" |
| Hometown | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Trains At | Tristar (Quebec), Club de Boxe Pound 4 Pound (Montreal) |
| Weight Class | Flyweight |
| MMA Record | 3-2 (pro) |
| Promotion | BKFC |
| BKFC Debut | 2021, BKFC Montana |
| Notable Win | Taylor Starling (upset) |
| Notable Loss | Christine Ferea (flyweight title, split decision) |
Overview
Jade Masson-Wong came to bare knuckle from mixed martial arts, where she holds a professional record of 3-2 after a 1-1 run on the Canadian amateur scene. A gymnast in her youth, she started boxing at 13 and MMA at 18, then made her BKFC debut in 2021 at BKFC Montana. Since then she has built herself into one of the most respected flyweights on the roster and the promotion's most prominent Canadian woman.
Masson-Wong's calling card is the kind of damage she inflicts over a full fight. BKFC's own profile describes her as a pressure fighter whose style induces cuts and accumulates punishment rather than relying on a single knockout blow. In a sport where the absence of gloves turns every clean punch into a potential laceration, that approach has made her a difficult, dangerous matchup for the rest of the division.
BKFC Career
Building From the Debut
After debuting at BKFC Montana in 2021, Masson-Wong worked her way up the flyweight ladder, fighting out of Tristar's Quebec gym and the Club de Boxe Pound 4 Pound in Montreal. She split her training and her home base between Quebec City and Montreal, building a reputation as a fighter who got better the longer a bout went.
The Taylor Starling Upset
Her signature win came against Taylor Starling, reported at BKFC 43, where Masson-Wong upset one of the division's hardest-charging risers. Starling's aggressive, high-volume style ran into Masson-Wong's accumulation game, and the Canadian came out ahead. The win reshaped the flyweight picture: it interrupted Starling's climb and pushed Masson-Wong toward title contention.
Title Shot Against Christine Ferea
Masson-Wong earned a shot at Christine Ferea, the dominant flyweight champion, and pushed her further than most. Ferea retained by split decision, with judges' scores reported at 49-46, 46-49, and 49-46 — a result that put Masson-Wong among the small group of fighters to take Ferea into deep, contested water rather than being finished early. (Some secondary sources describe the meeting differently, so the split-decision result is the most reliably reported outcome.)
Headlining in Canada
Masson-Wong has also headlined a card in Canada, a measure of her drawing power in her home country. More recently she appeared on a KnuckleMania card against Crystal Pittman, continuing an active run near the top of the flyweight division.
Fighting Style
Masson-Wong is a volume pressure fighter whose value lies in accumulation. She is not a one-punch finisher; instead she stacks damage round by round, working behind a busy output that opens cuts and wears opponents down. In bare knuckle, where a single clean shot can split skin and a doctor can wave a fight off over a laceration, that cut-inducing tendency is a genuine weapon rather than a stylistic footnote.
Her gymnastics background shows up in her balance and conditioning, and her MMA grounding gives her comfort in the clinch and at close range. The question marks against the very best — exposed in the Ferea fight — are raw power and the ability to finish elite opponents before the scorecards come into play. Against a champion who can both absorb pressure and end fights, accumulation alone proved not quite enough.
Notable Fights
Jade Masson-Wong vs. Taylor Starling (BKFC 43)
The upset that announced Masson-Wong as a flyweight contender. She out-accumulated the aggressive Taylor Starling to take the win and interrupt Starling's rise.
Jade Masson-Wong vs. Christine Ferea (Flyweight Title)
A title challenge against the division's GOAT. Christine Ferea retained by split decision (reported 49-46, 46-49, 49-46), with Masson-Wong proving she could hang with the champion across a full fight.
Jade Masson-Wong vs. Crystal Pittman (KnuckleMania VI)
A KnuckleMania-card bout that kept Masson-Wong active near the top of the flyweight division and reinforced her status as a recurring main-card fighter.
Legacy
Jade Masson-Wong's place in BKFC is as the flyweight division's most prominent Canadian and one of the few fighters to genuinely test Christine Ferea. Her cut-inducing, accumulation-based style gives the division a distinct stylistic threat, and her upset of Taylor Starling proved she could derail a rising contender's momentum.
Headlining a card in her home country marked her as a draw, not just a competitor, and her split-decision showing against Ferea separated her from the contenders who fell early against the champion. She belongs in the conversation about the top female bare knuckle fighters of the period. Whether she eventually breaks through for a title or remains the division's most dangerous gatekeeper, Masson-Wong has helped extend women's bare knuckle beyond its American core and given the flyweight division one of its most reliable, damage-dealing fixtures.
FAQ
What is Jade Masson-Wong's fighting background?
She came to bare knuckle from MMA, where she holds a 3-2 professional record. A former gymnast, she started boxing at 13 and MMA at 18 before debuting in BKFC in 2021.
Did Jade Masson-Wong beat Taylor Starling?
Yes. Masson-Wong upset Taylor Starling, a result reported at BKFC 43, using her accumulation-based pressure to derail Starling's flyweight climb.
Did Jade Masson-Wong fight Christine Ferea?
Yes. She challenged Christine Ferea for the BKFC Women's Flyweight Championship and lost a split decision, with scores reported as 49-46, 46-49, 49-46, making her one of the few to take Ferea the distance.
