Mario Bautista
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Mario Bautista is a quietly surging bantamweight out of Arizona's MMA Lab — a wrestler-turned-well-rounded operator whose grappling underpins a deep win streak. Seven of his 17 wins are submissions and seven are decisions; he tends to out-work and out-position rather than blitz.
His UFC debut, in January 2019, was a short-notice first-round submission loss to Cory Sandhagen — making UFC 329 a seven-year rematch. Since then he has rebuilt into a top-15 talent, with a 2026 headlining submission of Vinicius Oliveira and a disputed split-decision win over José Aldo among the highlights.
Next Fight
Record
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Win
vs Vinicius OliveiraSubmission (rear-naked choke) · R2 4:46
UFC Fight Night
7 Feb 2026
7 Feb 2026
Bautista's first headliner, and a dominant one: he out-landed Oliveira 52-19 and scored five takedowns before working to the back and finishing with a rear-naked choke late in round two.
Key moments
- Pressure striking drained Oliveira in round one.
- Five takedowns and sustained control.
- Swept to a crucifix, then the back.
- Rear-naked choke finish at 4:46; earned bonuses.
Loss
vs Umar NurmagomedovDecision (unanimous) · R3
UFC 321
25 Oct 2025
25 Oct 2025
A one-sided grappling loss: Umar Nurmagomedov caught a kick and took the back behind a body triangle early, and chain-wrestled Bautista down whenever he threatened, taking 30-27 cards across the board.
Key moments
- Umar took the back with a body triangle in round one.
- Bautista's best stretch — a knee and body kick — came in round two.
- Chain-wrestled down on every shot in round three.
- Clear 30-27 unanimous decision.
Win
vs Patchy MixDecision (unanimous) · R3
UFC 316
7 Jun 2025
7 Jun 2025
Bautista out-struck the hyped former Bellator champion in Mix's UFC debut, stuffing his lone takedown and snapping Mix's seven-fight win streak on the way to a clear decision.
Key moments
- Out-landed a sluggish Mix on the feet.
- Stuffed Mix's only takedown attempt.
- Snapped Mix's seven-fight win streak.
- Unanimous decision in Mix's debut.
Win
vs José AldoDecision (split) · R3
UFC 307
5 Oct 2024
5 Oct 2024
A controversial split nod over the Hall-of-Famer: Bautista outworked Aldo in round one and leaned on fence control late, stuffing all of Aldo's takedown attempts even as Aldo edged the significant strikes.
Key moments
- Outworked Aldo in round one.
- Aldo surged and cut him in round two.
- Fence-clinch control through round three.
- Stuffed all ten of Aldo's takedown tries; split decision.
Win
vs Ricky SimónDecision (unanimous) · R3
UFC Vegas 84
13 Jan 2024
13 Jan 2024
A back-and-forth thriller in which Bautista's volume carried the wider cards, building the momentum that pushed him up the bantamweight ladder.
Key moments
- Competitive striking throughout.
- Bautista's volume edged the cards.
- Built momentum up the rankings.
- Unanimous decision win.