Mario Bautista
Mario Bautista is ranked 6th of 439 bantamweights by the First Light Rating, and 5th in the UFC’s own bantamweight rankings.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 2,0016th of 439 · Bantamweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.11Fame ahead of skill
▲ +0.07 in 30 days - Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 2,005, 11 Jul 2026
- Record
- 18–3Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 2026 | Won vs Cory SandhagenUFC 329 - McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +19 |
| 7 Feb 2026 | Won vs Vinicius OliveiraUFC Fight Night 266 - Bautista vs. Oliveira · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R2 | +25 |
| 25 Oct 2025 | Lost to Umar NurmagomedovUFC 321 - Aspinall vs. Gane · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −18 |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Won vs Patrick MixUFC 316 - Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +38 |
| 5 Oct 2024 | Won vs Jose AldoUFC 307 - Pereira vs. Rountree · Decision (Split), R3 | +20 |
| 13 Jan 2024 | Won vs Ricky SimonUFC Fight Night 234 - Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +32 |
| 19 Aug 2023 | Won vs Da'Mon BlackshearUFC 292 - Sterling vs. O'Malley · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +23 |
| 11 Mar 2023 | Won vs Guido CannettiUFC Fight Night 221 - Yan vs. Dvalishvili · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R1 | +31 |
| 5 Nov 2022 | Won vs Benito LopezUFC Fight Night 214 - Rodriguez vs. Lemos · Submission (Reverse Triangle Armbar), R1 | +46 |
| 25 Jun 2022 | Won vs Brian KelleherUFC on ESPN 38 - Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R1 | +50 |
| 19 Feb 2022 | Won vs Jay PerrinUFC Fight Night 201 - Walker vs. Hill · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +42 |
| 6 Mar 2021 | Lost to Trevin JonesUFC 259 - Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · TKO (Punches), R2 | −17 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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