Bantamweight

Mario Bautista

Last fought: Jul 2026

RECORD

Pro

18-3-0

UFC

12-3-0

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

69"

Stance

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Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:25
Fight Completion Rate	66.6%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.08
% Fights Inside the Distance	46.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	62-30 (67.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	54-29 (65.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	8-1 (88.9%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	60.8%
% Time in Control	23.0%
% Time Controlled	16.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	58.6%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	7.31
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.64
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.67
Distance Strike Accuracy	46.2%
Distance Strike Defense	58.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.43
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.39
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.52
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.94
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	4.59
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.90

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Bantamweight field

Mario Bautista League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Mario Bautista
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.2
Strike Differential	1.4/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	38.8%
Takedown Defense	57.1%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.5
Submission Attempts/15min	1.1
Control Time/15min	3:26
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	8.3%
Submission % of Wins	33.3%
Decision % of Wins	58.3%
Avg Fight Time	10:25
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.4
Takedown Accuracy	34.2%
Takedown Defense	40.0%
Control Time/Fight	3:17

Fight History

WIN

vs. Cory Sandhagen

UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 • Jul 2026Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Mario Bautista114/18562%TD 8/20Ctrl 3:21KD 1

Cory Sandhagen89/17651%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mario Bautista	35/52	67%	1/4	0:37	—
	Cory Sandhagen	39/71	55%	0/2	0:23	—

R2	Mario Bautista	39/79	49%	0/5	0:18	—
	Cory Sandhagen	39/77	51%	0/0	0:09	—

R3	Mario Bautista	40/54	74%	7/11	2:26	1
	Cory Sandhagen	11/28	39%	1/2	0:41	—

WIN

vs. Vinicius Oliveira

UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira • Feb 2026Bantamweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:46

Mario Bautista15/2756%TD 5/7Ctrl 5:47

Vinicius Oliveira12/2157%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mario Bautista	3/9	33%	1/2	2:18	—
	Vinicius Oliveira	6/8	75%	0/0	1:39	—

R2	Mario Bautista	12/18	67%	4/5	3:29	—
	Vinicius Oliveira	6/13	46%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Umar Nurmagomedov

UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane • Oct 2025Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Mario Bautista20/5437%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Umar Nurmagomedov32/5459%TD 11/14Ctrl 10:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mario Bautista	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Umar Nurmagomedov	5/6	83%	2/2	4:37	—

R2	Mario Bautista	9/28	32%	0/1	0:04	1
	Umar Nurmagomedov	12/21	57%	2/3	3:02	—

R3	Mario Bautista	10/25	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Umar Nurmagomedov	15/27	56%	7/9	3:07	—

WIN

vs. Patchy Mix

UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 • Jun 2025Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Mario Bautista173/30257%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Patchy Mix122/30440%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mario Bautista	43/91	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Patchy Mix	36/74	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Mario Bautista	65/103	63%	0/0	0:00	—
	Patchy Mix	59/111	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Mario Bautista	65/108	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Patchy Mix	27/119	23%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jose Aldo

UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. • Oct 2024Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Mario Bautista49/14235%TD 0/10Ctrl 7:15

Jose Aldo51/11744%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mario Bautista	20/53	38%	0/2	2:20	—
	Jose Aldo	13/26	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Mario Bautista	19/53	36%	0/4	2:14	—
	Jose Aldo	21/43	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Mario Bautista	10/36	28%	0/4	2:41	—
	Jose Aldo	17/48	35%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ricky Simon

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 • Jan 2024Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Mario Bautista112/27041%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:14

Ricky Simon45/10842%TD 2/13Ctrl 3:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mario Bautista	18/53	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ricky Simon	9/16	56%	1/4	1:31	—

R2	Mario Bautista	38/90	42%	0/1	0:00	—
	Ricky Simon	21/48	44%	0/3	0:28	—

R3	Mario Bautista	56/127	44%	0/2	0:14	—
	Ricky Simon	15/44	34%	1/6	1:01	—

WIN

vs. Da'Mon Blackshear

UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley • Aug 2023Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Mario Bautista79/13758%TD 2/10Ctrl 4:04

Da'Mon Blackshear90/17452%TD 4/7Ctrl 3:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mario Bautista	19/25	76%	0/0	0:19	—
	Da'Mon Blackshear	29/48	60%	4/5	2:28	—

R2	Mario Bautista	32/67	48%	0/5	1:01	—
	Da'Mon Blackshear	40/74	54%	0/2	0:27	—

R3	Mario Bautista	28/45	62%	2/5	2:44	—
	Da'Mon Blackshear	21/52	40%	0/0	0:05	—

WIN

vs. Guido Cannetti

UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili • Mar 2023Bantamweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:18

Mario Bautista3/475%TD 3/4Ctrl 2:36

Guido Cannetti2/540%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mario Bautista	3/4	75%	3/4	2:36	—
	Guido Cannetti	2/5	40%	1/1	0:16	—

WIN

vs. Benito Lopez

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos • Nov 2022Bantamweight

Submission (Triangle Armbar) • Rd 1, 4:54

Mario Bautista44/6766%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:36

Benito Lopez17/2568%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mario Bautista	44/67	66%	1/1	2:36	—
	Benito Lopez	17/25	68%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brian Kelleher

UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot • Jun 2022Bantamweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:27

Mario Bautista6/1735%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:28

Brian Kelleher2/367%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mario Bautista	6/17	35%	2/2	1:28	—
	Brian Kelleher	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jay Perrin

UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill • Feb 2022Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Mario Bautista72/12558%TD 4/6Ctrl 6:30

Jay Perrin42/10739%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mario Bautista	19/38	50%	1/1	1:55	—
	Jay Perrin	19/42	45%	1/2	0:47	—

R2	Mario Bautista	27/41	66%	1/2	1:24	—
	Jay Perrin	19/45	42%	1/2	0:48	—

R3	Mario Bautista	26/46	57%	2/3	3:11	—
	Jay Perrin	4/20	20%	0/1	0:10	—

LOSS

vs. Trevin Jones

UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya • Mar 2021Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:47

Mario Bautista21/4250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09

Trevin Jones23/3077%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:26KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mario Bautista	18/34	53%	0/0	0:09	—
	Trevin Jones	16/21	76%	0/3	1:21	—

R2	Mario Bautista	3/8	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Trevin Jones	7/9	78%	0/0	0:05	1

WIN

vs. Miles Johns

UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes • Feb 2020Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 2, 1:41

Mario Bautista18/6727%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Miles Johns13/4430%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mario Bautista	4/38	11%	0/0	0:00	—
	Miles Johns	7/25	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Mario Bautista	14/29	48%	0/0	0:04	1
	Miles Johns	6/19	32%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jin Soo Son

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards • Jul 2019Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Mario Bautista129/24852%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:55

Jin Soo Son95/20048%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mario Bautista	27/77	35%	0/0	0:20	—
	Jin Soo Son	29/54	54%	0/1	0:14	—

R2	Mario Bautista	42/61	69%	0/2	0:35	—
	Jin Soo Son	24/48	50%	1/2	1:16	—

R3	Mario Bautista	60/110	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jin Soo Son	42/98	43%	1/2	0:08	—

LOSS

vs. Cory Sandhagen

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw • Jan 2019Bantamweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 3:31

Mario Bautista9/3030%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:54

Cory Sandhagen17/5431%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:38KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mario Bautista	9/30	30%	1/1	0:54	—
	Cory Sandhagen	17/54	31%	1/2	0:38	1

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com