Mario Bautista
USAMario Bautista is a Bantamweight from the United States with an official record of 18-3. The 18 wins came 3 by knockout, 7 by submission and 8 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision win over Cory Sandhagen at UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 on 11 July 2026, the second win in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2026 | Cory Sandhagen | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 |
| Feb 7, 2026 | Vinicius Oliveira | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 4:46 | UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Umar Nurmagomedov | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane |
| Jun 7, 2025 | Patchy Mix | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 |
| Oct 5, 2024 | José Aldo | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. |
| Jan 13, 2024 | Ricky Simon | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Da'Mon Blackshear | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley |
| Mar 11, 2023 | Guido Cannetti | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 3:18 | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili |
| Nov 5, 2022 | Benito Lopez | WIN | SUBTriangle Choke With Armbar | R1 · 4:54 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Brian Kelleher | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 2:27 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot |
| Feb 19, 2022 | Jay Perrin | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill |
| Mar 6, 2021 | Trevin Jones | LOSS | KOPunch | R2 · 0:47 | UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya |
| Feb 8, 2020 | Miles Johns | WIN | KOFlying Knee | R2 · 1:41 | UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes |
| Jul 20, 2019 | Jin Soo Son | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards |
| Jan 19, 2019 | Cory Sandhagen | LOSS | SUBArmbar | R1 · 3:31 | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw |
| Oct 13, 2018 | Juan Pablo Gonzalez | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Combate Americas: Mexico vs. USA |
| Jun 29, 2018 | AJ Robb | WIN | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R2 | LFA 44: Frincu vs. Aguilera |
| Jan 19, 2018 | Raphael Montini | WIN | KOTKO (Doctor Stoppage) | R2 | LFA 31: Moffett vs. Le |
| Sep 28, 2017 | DeMarcus Brown | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | Smash Global 6: MMA Black Tie Fight Gala |
| Aug 3, 2017 | Devon Chavez | WIN | SUBSubmission (Brabo Choke) | R2 | TPF 32: Tachi Palace Fights 32 |
| May 20, 2017 | Jesse Orta | WIN | KOTKO | R1 | Iron Boy Promotions: Iron Boy MMA 6 |
Wins, losses and draws are Mario Bautista’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 21 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Mario Bautista’s record, in numbers
Mario Bautista’s record is 18-3, and MMA Hub holds a full result for all 21 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 18 wins break down as 3 by knockout, 7 by submission and 8 by decision — 10 of 18 inside the distance, a finish rate of 56%. Across all 21 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 8 minutes 53 seconds.
Mario Bautista has been stopped twice in the 21 bouts on file — 1 by knockout and 1 by submission — which is 10% of them. The last 2 bouts on file are both wins.
Of the 21 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 1 was the main event of the card. Five of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 448 Bantamweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Mario Bautista has a finish rate above 33% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 62% of them and a two-year bout count above 94% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Mario Bautista is listed at 5ft 9in with a reach of 69in, switches stance and is 33, born 1 July 1993.
These figures are recomputed from Mario Bautista’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.