Bantamweight
Mario Bautista
18-3-0 UFC 12-3-0
5'9"Height
69"Reach
SwitchStance
33Age
1KO wins
4Sub wins
41.7%Finish rate
10:25Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min5.52
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.17
Striking accuracy50.3%
Striking defense54.1%
Takedowns / 15 min2.49
Takedown accuracy38.8%
Takedown defense57.1%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.05
Control time23.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents8-2
Striking trend
Fight history
W Cory Sandhagen 11-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · July 11, 2026
114/185Sig. strikes
89/176Absorbed
8/20Takedowns
3:21Control
1Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
W Vinicius Oliveira 4-0 walk-in Submission · R2 4:46 — UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira · February 7, 2026
15/27Sig. strikes
12/21Absorbed
5/7Takedowns
5:47Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Umar Nurmagomedov 6-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane · October 25, 2025
20/54Sig. strikes
32/54Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Patchy Mix 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 · June 7, 2025
173/302Sig. strikes
122/304Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jose Aldo 14-7 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. · October 5, 2024
49/142Sig. strikes
51/117Absorbed
0/10Takedowns
7:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ricky Simon 8-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · January 13, 2024
112/270Sig. strikes
45/108Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Da'Mon Blackshear 2-1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley · August 19, 2023
79/137Sig. strikes
90/174Absorbed
2/10Takedowns
4:04Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Guido Cannetti 4-5 walk-in Submission · R1 3:18 — UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili · March 11, 2023
3/4Sig. strikes
2/5Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
2:36Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Benito Lopez 2-1 walk-in Submission · R1 4:54 — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos · November 5, 2022
44/67Sig. strikes
17/25Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:36Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
W Brian Kelleher 8-6 walk-in Submission · R1 2:27 — UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot · June 25, 2022
6/17Sig. strikes
2/3Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
1:28Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Jay Perrin 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill · February 19, 2022
72/125Sig. strikes
42/107Absorbed
4/6Takedowns
6:30Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Trevin Jones 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:47 — UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · March 6, 2021
21/42Sig. strikes
23/30Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Miles Johns 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:41 — UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes · February 8, 2020
18/67Sig. strikes
13/44Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jin Soo Son 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards · July 20, 2019
129/248Sig. strikes
95/200Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Cory Sandhagen 2-0 walk-in Submission · R1 3:31 — UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw · January 19, 2019
9/30Sig. strikes
17/54Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
7
Decision
8
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
1
Decision
1
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
15
LFA
2
Combate Americas
1
SMASH Global
1
Tachi Palace Fights
1
Iron Boy MMA
1
Full career — 21 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Cory Sandhagen | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 329
July 11, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Vinicius Oliveira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira
February 7, 2026 |
UFC | 2 | 4:46 |
| L | Umar Nurmagomedov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 321
October 25, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Patchy Mix | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 316
June 7, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | José Aldo | Decision (split) | UFC 307
October 5, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ricky Simón | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
January 13, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Da'Mon Blackshear | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 292
August 19, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Guido Cannetti | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
March 11, 2023 |
UFC | 1 | 3:18 |
| W | Benito Lopez | Submission (reverse triangle armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos
November 5, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 4:54 |
| W | Brian Kelleher | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot
June 25, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 2:27 |
| W | Jay Perrin | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill
February 19, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Trevin Jones | TKO (punches) | UFC 259
March 6, 2021 |
UFC | 2 | 0:40 |
| W | Miles Johns | TKO (flying knee and punches) | UFC 247
February 8, 2020 |
UFC | 2 | 1:41 |
| W | Son Jin-soo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards
July 20, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Cory Sandhagen | Submission (armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
January 19, 2019 |
UFC | 1 | 3:31 |
| W | Juan Pablo Gonzalez | Decision (unanimous) | Combate Americas 26
October 13, 2018 |
Combate Americas | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | A.J. Robb | Submission (guillotine choke) | LFA 44
June 29, 2018 |
LFA | 2 | 3:30 |
| W | Raphael Montini de Lima | TKO (doctor stoppage) | LFA 31
January 19, 2018 |
LFA | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | DeMarcus Brown | Submission (rear-naked choke) | SMASH Global 6
September 28, 2017 |
SMASH Global | 1 | 4:46 |
| W | Devon Chavez | Submission (brabo choke) | Tachi Palace Fights 32
August 3, 2017 |
Tachi Palace Fights | 2 | 0:59 |
| W | Jesse Orta | TKO (punches) | Iron Boy MMA 6
May 15, 2017 |
Iron Boy MMA | 1 | 1:28 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Mario Bautista) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.