Mario Bautista (16-2, 9) was born in Winnemucca, Nevada, U.S. on July 1, 1993. At the age of 23 years on May 15, 2017, he made his professional MMA debut against Jesse Orta, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On January 19, 2019, 25-year old Mario Bautista made his UFC debut on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw against a 26-year old Cory Sandhagen but lost the fight via submission in the 1st round.
Bautista's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Patchy Mix at UFC 316 at age 31 on June 7, 2025. He is on a 8-fight winning streak.
He has fought 12 times in the UFC, and has a record of 10 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Mario Bautista's best fights have been against Brian Kelleher, Guido Cannetti, Miles Johns, Son Jin-soo, Jay Perrin, Benito Lopez and Da'Mon Blackshear. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Mario Bautista".
Bautista has 2 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Mario Bautista Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18  | Jun 7, 2025 31 years, 11 months 16-2 (9) | 31 years, 9 months 20-1 (14) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
17  | Oct 5, 2024 31 years, 3 months 15-2 (9) | 38 years 32-8 (18) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
16  | Jan 13, 2024 30 years, 6 months 14-2 (9) | 31 years, 4 months 20-4 (9) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
15 | Aug 19, 2023 30 years, 1 months 13-2 (9) | Da'Mon Blackshear | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Mar 11, 2023 29 years, 8 months 12-2 (9) | 43 years, 2 months 10-6 (8) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
13 | Nov 5, 2022 29 years, 4 months 11-2 (8) | Benito Lopez | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Reverse triangle armbar |
12  | Jun 25, 2022 28 years, 11 months 10-2 (7) | 35 years, 10 months 24-13 (18) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
11 | Feb 19, 2022 28 years, 7 months 9-2 (6) | Jay Perrin | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
10  | Mar 6, 2021 27 years, 8 months 8-2 (6) | 30 years, 7 months 12-6 (6) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
9  | Feb 8, 2020 26 years, 7 months 8-1 (6) | 25 years, 10 months 10-0 (4) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Flying knee and punches |
8 | Jul 20, 2019 26 years 7-1 (5) | Son Jin-soo | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
7  | Jan 19, 2019 25 years, 6 months 6-1 (5) | 26 years, 8 months 9-1 (6) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
6 | Oct 13, 2018 25 years, 3 months 6-0 (5) | Juan Pablo Gonzalez | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Jun 29, 2018 24 years, 11 months 5-0 (5) | A.J. Robb | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
4 | Jan 19, 2018 24 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | Raphael Montini de Lima | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
3 | Sep 28, 2017 24 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | DeMarcus Brown | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
2 | Aug 3, 2017 24 years, 1 months 2-0 (2) | Devon Chavez | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Brabo choke | |
1 | May 15, 2017 23 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Jesse Orta | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
