Cristian Quiñónez (19-5, 13) was born in Tlaltenango, Zacatecas, Mexico on April 26, 1996. At the age of 17 years on August 2, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut against Diego Pérez, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On September 3, 2022, 26-year old Cristian Quiñónez made his UFC debut on his 21st professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa against a 30-year old Khalid Taha, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
Quiñónez' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Kris Moutinho at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh at age 29 on February 28, 2026. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Cristian Quiñónez' best fights have been against Khalid Taha, Kris Moutinho, Vinicius Oliveira and Gastón Manzur. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Cristian Quiñónez".
Quiñónez has 5 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Cristian Quiñónez Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 | Feb 28, 2026 29 years, 10 months 19-5 (13) | Kris Moutinho | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Win |
23  | Feb 24, 2024 27 years, 9 months 18-5 (13) | 36 years, 9 months 17-5 (10) | UFC | BT | 3 | SUB | Loss Rear-naked choke |
22 | Jun 23, 2023 27 years, 1 months 18-4 (13) | Kang Kyung-ho | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | Loss Rear-naked choke |
21  | Sep 3, 2022 26 years, 4 months 18-3 (13) | 30 years, 6 months 13-4 (11) | UFC | BT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
20 | Oct 26, 2021 25 years, 6 months 17-3 (12) | Xiao Long | BT | 3 | Decisión | Win Unánime | |
19 | Feb 26, 2021 24 years, 10 months 16-3 (12) | Donny Matos | BT | 5 | Decisión | Win Unánime | |
18 | Nov 13, 2020 24 years, 6 months 15-3 (12) | Erick Ruano Barrera | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
17 | Apr 6, 2019 22 years, 11 months 14-3 (11) | José Benito Solorzano | 3 | Decisión | Win Unánime | ||
16 | Oct 26, 2018 22 years, 6 months 13-3 (11) | Víctor Madrigal | 3 | SUB | Loss Rear-naked choke | ||
15  | May 18, 2018 22 years 13-2 (11) | 22 years, 5 months 10-0 (10) | 2 | TKO | Win Doctor stoppage | ||
14 | Mar 15, 2018 21 years, 10 months 12-2 (10) | Ricardo Hernández | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
13 | Aug 18, 2017 21 years, 3 months 11-2 (9) | Diego Illescas | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
12 | Mar 18, 2017 20 years, 10 months 10-2 (8) | Cristiano Souza | Brave | 2 | TKO | Loss Punches | |
11 | Dec 2, 2016 20 years, 7 months 10-1 (8) | Ahmed Faress | Brave | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | |
10 | Oct 14, 2016 20 years, 5 months 9-1 (7) | Matías Vásquez | 3 | SD | Win | ||
9 | Aug 27, 2016 20 years, 4 months 8-1 (7) | Héctor Valenzuela | 3 | SUB | Win | ||
8 | Oct 2, 2015 19 years, 5 months 7-1 (6) | Fernando Rodríguez | 3 | SD | Win | ||
7 | Jun 25, 2015 19 years, 1 months 6-1 (6) | Agustín Alamillo | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
6 | Mar 27, 2015 18 years, 11 months 5-1 (5) | Willy Martinez | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
5 | Oct 18, 2014 18 years, 5 months 4-1 (4) | José Ruelas | 3 | TKO | Loss Punches | ||
4 | May 17, 2014 18 years 4-0 (4) | Arnoldo Castillo | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | ||
3 | May 3, 2014 18 years 3-0 (3) | Gastón Manzur | 2 | TKO | Win | ||
2 | Oct 5, 2013 17 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Oscar Galván | 1 | TKO | Win | ||
1 | Aug 2, 2013 17 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Diego Pérez | 2 | TKO | Win |
