Juan Espino (10-2, 8) was born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain on October 9, 1980. At the age of 28 years on February 21, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against El Alfy Amr, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On September 27, 2020, 39-year old Juan Espino made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC 253 against a 32-year old Jeff Hughes, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
Espino's last fight was a 3-round split decision loss to Alexander Romanov at UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum at age 40 on April 17, 2021. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought twice in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Juan Espino's best fights have been against Justin Frazier and Jeff Hughes.
Espino has 2 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12  | Apr 17, 2021 40 years, 6 months 10-2 (8) | 30 years, 4 months 13-0 (12) | UFC | HW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
11  | Sep 27, 2020 39 years, 11 months 10-1 (8) | 32 years, 4 months 10-3 (5) | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Scarf hold choke |
10  | Nov 30, 2018 38 years, 1 months 9-1 (7) | 29 years, 5 months 10-2 (10) | TUF | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Straight armlock |
9  | Oct 14, 2017 37 years 8-1 (6) | 25 years, 11 months 1-0 (0) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
8 | Sep 23, 2017 36 years, 11 months 7-1 (6) | Yuri Gorbenko | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
7 | Jul 14, 2017 36 years, 9 months 6-1 (5) | Dritan Barjamaj | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
6 | Jul 8, 2017 36 years, 8 months 5-1 (4) | Stanlee Wilson | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
5  | Jun 10, 2017 36 years, 8 months 4-1 (3) | 35 years, 6 months 26-14-1 (9) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
4 | Mar 25, 2017 36 years, 5 months 3-1 (3) | Jimmy van Bemmelen | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
3  | Apr 21, 2011 30 years, 6 months 2-1 (2) | 26 years, 2 months 4-0 (3) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
2 | Oct 9, 2010 30 years 2-0 (2) | Ionut Simionescu | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
1 | Feb 21, 2009 28 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | El Alfy Amr | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura |
