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.
Profile
| Height | 5'9" |
|---|---|
| Reach | 69" |
| Stance | Switch |
| Weight class | Bantamweight |
| Born | 1993 |
| Current UFC ranking | Bantamweight #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
| Statistic | UFC bouts |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed per minute | 5.52 |
| Significant strikes absorbed per minute | 4.17 |
| Significant striking accuracy | 50.3% |
| Significant striking defense | 54.1% |
| Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0.29 |
| Takedowns per 15 minutes | 2.49 |
| Takedown accuracy | 38.8% |
| Takedown defense | 57.1% |
| Submission attempts per 15 minutes | 1.05 |
| Control minutes per 15 minutes | 3.42 |
| Share of fight time in control | 22.8% |
| 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.
| Method | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 1 | 1 |
| Submission | 4 | 1 |
| Decision | 7 | 1 |
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
| Figure | Mario Bautista | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Wins by KO, TKO or submission | 50.0 | 198th of 360 |
| Significant strikes landed per minute | 5.20 | 61st of 243 |
| Significant strikes absorbed per minute | 4.07 | 144th of 243 |
| Significant strike accuracy | 60.8 | 29th of 243 |
| Significant strike defense | 48.7 | 123rd of 177 |
| Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0.60 | 81st of 243 |
| Takedowns landed per 15 minutes | 7.86 | 5th of 243 |
| Takedown accuracy | 48.1 | 7th of 44 |
| Submission attempts per 15 minutes | 2.42 | 13th of 243 |
| Share of fight time in control | 36.8 | 35th 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
| Measure | Total |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed | 322 of 568 (56.7%) |
| Significant strikes absorbed | 255 of 555 attempted by opponents |
| Knockdowns | 2 |
| Takedowns landed | 13 of 28 |
| Opponent takedowns | 12 of 20 (40.0% defended) |
| Submission attempts | 5 |
| Control time | 9:12 |
Totals over 4 of 4 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.
Fight history
| Date | Opponent (UFC record entering) | Result | Method | Round, time | Minutes | Weight class | Sig. strikes (absorbed) | Takedowns | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2026 | Cory Sandhagen (11-5) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Bantamweight | 114 of 185 (89) | 8 of 20 | 3:21 |
| Feb 7, 2026 | Vinicius Oliveira (4-0) | Win | Submission | R2 4:46 | 9.8 | Bantamweight | 15 of 27 (12) | 5 of 7 | 5:47 |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Umar Nurmagomedov (6-1) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Bantamweight | 20 of 54 (32) | 0 of 1 | 0:04 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | Patchy Mix (0-0) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Bantamweight | 173 of 302 (122) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Oct 5, 2024 | José Aldo (14-7) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Bantamweight | 49 of 142 (51) | 0 of 10 | 7:15 |
| Jan 13, 2024 | Ricky Simon (8-3) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Bantamweight | 112 of 270 (45) | 0 of 3 | 0:14 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Da'Mon Blackshear (2-1-1) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Bantamweight | 79 of 137 (90) | 2 of 10 | 4:04 |
| Mar 11, 2023 | Guido Cannetti (4-5) | Win | Submission | R1 3:18 | 3.3 | Bantamweight | 3 of 4 (2) | 3 of 4 | 2:36 |
| Nov 5, 2022 | Benito Lopez (2-1) | Win | Submission | R1 4:54 | 4.9 | Bantamweight | 44 of 67 (17) | 1 of 1 | 2:36 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Brian Kelleher (8-6) | Win | Submission | R1 2:27 | 2.5 | Bantamweight | 6 of 17 (2) | 2 of 2 | 1:28 |
| Feb 19, 2022 | Jay Perrin (0-0) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Bantamweight | 72 of 125 (42) | 4 of 6 | 6:30 |
| Mar 6, 2021 | Trevin Jones (0-0) | Loss | KO/TKO | R2 0:47 | 5.8 | Bantamweight | 21 of 42 (23) | 0 of 0 | 0:09 |
| Feb 8, 2020 | Miles Johns (1-0) | Win | KO/TKO | R2 1:41 | 6.7 | Bantamweight | 18 of 67 (13) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | Jin Soo Son (0-1) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Bantamweight | 129 of 248 (95) | 0 of 2 | 0:52 |
| Jan 19, 2019 | Cory Sandhagen (2-0) | Loss | Submission | R1 3:31 | 3.5 | Bantamweight | 9 of 30 (17) | 1 of 1 | 0:45 |
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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Research in StatsNext
- Mario Bautista in StatsNext: fighter research with striking and grappling over the last 3, last 5 or all bouts, outcomes, matchups and current fight markets
- UFC striking statistics — Bantamweight
- UFC grappling statistics — Bantamweight
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