Mario Bautista: record, fights and statistics

Mario Bautista is a bantamweight fighter from USA with a published career record of 18-3-0. StatsNext stores 15 UFC bouts for Mario Bautista (12-3). In the 4 fights stored since Jun 7, 2025, Mario Bautista is 3-1.

Fights through July 11, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM ET · StatsNext fight records

Profile

Height5'9"
Reach69"
StanceSwitch
Weight classBantamweight
Born1993
Current UFC rankingBantamweight #5 (as of Oct 16, 2026)

What are Mario Bautista's fighting stats?

Across 15 stored UFC bouts with statistics (157 minutes) through July 11, 2026, Mario Bautista lands 5.52 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 4.17, with 50.3% striking accuracy and 54.1% striking defense. Grappling: 2.49 takedowns per 15 minutes at 38.8% accuracy, 57.1% takedown defense, 1.05 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 12-3 in 15 stored UFC bouts, 5 of 12 wins inside the distance.

Mario Bautista: striking, grappling and finishes

Mario Bautista: rates from stored bouts
StatisticUFC bouts
Significant strikes landed per minute5.52
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.17
Significant striking accuracy50.3%
Significant striking defense54.1%
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.29
Takedowns per 15 minutes2.49
Takedown accuracy38.8%
Takedown defense57.1%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes1.05
Control minutes per 15 minutes3.42
Share of fight time in control22.8%
Bouts with statistics (minutes)15 (156.5)

Significant strikes landed: 61.5% head, 26% body, 12.5% legs; 80.4% at distance, 12.8% in the clinch, 6.7% on the ground.

Mario Bautista: ufc bouts by method
MethodWinsLosses
KO/TKO11
Submission41
Decision71

12-3 in the 15 stored UFC bouts since January 19, 2019, averaging 10.4 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders

2026 season: Mario Bautista among fighters

Mario Bautista: 2026 season figures and place among fighters
FigureMario BautistaPlace
Wins by KO, TKO or submission50.0198th of 360
Significant strikes landed per minute5.2061st of 243
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.07144th of 243
Significant strike accuracy60.829th of 243
Significant strike defense48.7123rd of 177
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.6081st of 243
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes7.865th of 243
Takedown accuracy48.17th of 44
Submission attempts per 15 minutes2.4213th of 243
Share of fight time in control36.835th of 243

The same figures and places as the StatsNext Stats Explorer for the 2026 season, among the fighters with enough fights that season. 1st is the best (the lowest for figures where lower is better).

Wins and losses by method since Jun 7, 2025

  • 3 wins: 2 by decision, 1 by submission
  • 1 loss: 1 by decision

Striking and grappling totals since Jun 7, 2025

Mario Bautista — MMA — Striking and grappling totals since Jun 7, 2025
MeasureTotal
Significant strikes landed322 of 568 (56.7%)
Significant strikes absorbed255 of 555 attempted by opponents
Knockdowns2
Takedowns landed13 of 28
Opponent takedowns12 of 20 (40.0% defended)
Submission attempts5
Control time9:12

Totals over 4 of 4 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.

Fight history

Mario Bautista: the 15 most recent stored bouts
DateOpponent (UFC record entering)ResultMethodRound, timeMinutesWeight classSig. strikes (absorbed)TakedownsControl
Jul 11, 2026Cory Sandhagen (11-5)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Bantamweight114 of 185 (89)8 of 203:21
Feb 7, 2026Vinicius Oliveira (4-0)WinSubmissionR2 4:469.8Bantamweight15 of 27 (12)5 of 75:47
Oct 25, 2025Umar Nurmagomedov (6-1)LossDecisionR3 5:0015Bantamweight20 of 54 (32)0 of 10:04
Jun 7, 2025Patchy Mix (0-0)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Bantamweight173 of 302 (122)0 of 00:00
Oct 5, 2024José Aldo (14-7)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Bantamweight49 of 142 (51)0 of 107:15
Jan 13, 2024Ricky Simon (8-3)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Bantamweight112 of 270 (45)0 of 30:14
Aug 19, 2023Da'Mon Blackshear (2-1-1)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Bantamweight79 of 137 (90)2 of 104:04
Mar 11, 2023Guido Cannetti (4-5)WinSubmissionR1 3:183.3Bantamweight3 of 4 (2)3 of 42:36
Nov 5, 2022Benito Lopez (2-1)WinSubmissionR1 4:544.9Bantamweight44 of 67 (17)1 of 12:36
Jun 25, 2022Brian Kelleher (8-6)WinSubmissionR1 2:272.5Bantamweight6 of 17 (2)2 of 21:28
Feb 19, 2022Jay Perrin (0-0)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Bantamweight72 of 125 (42)4 of 66:30
Mar 6, 2021Trevin Jones (0-0)LossKO/TKOR2 0:475.8Bantamweight21 of 42 (23)0 of 00:09
Feb 8, 2020Miles Johns (1-0)WinKO/TKOR2 1:416.7Bantamweight18 of 67 (13)0 of 00:00
Jul 20, 2019Jin Soo Son (0-1)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Bantamweight129 of 248 (95)0 of 20:52
Jan 19, 2019Cory Sandhagen (2-0)LossSubmissionR1 3:313.5Bantamweight9 of 30 (17)1 of 10:45

Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.

How to read these numbers

  • The career record is the provider’s current record for the fighter. StatsNext stores UFC bouts from 1993 and other promotions’ cards from 2025, so stored bouts can be fewer than the career.
  • Many regional fights have results but no statistics; figures state the bouts they cover.

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