José Alberto Quiñónez Navarro (born July 28, 1990)[1] is a Mexican mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division.

[2] Quiñónez was born in Tlaltenango de Sánchez Román in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico.

He transitioned to train in mixed martial arts when he was a teenager together with his brother Cristian "Taylon" Quiñónez, starting out in boxing and jiu jitsu and later in MMA.

[2] Quiñónez fought all his fights in the Mexico circuit and amassed a record of 3-1 prior joining UFC.

[5] After a 15 months hiatus due to a knee injury,[5] Quiñónez returned to face Joey Gomez on September 17, 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs.

[19][20][21][22][23] Quiñónez faced Diego Rivas in UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno on August 5, 2017.

[29] In turn, promotion officials elected to remove Quiñónez from the card and he will be rescheduled for a future event.

[36] Quiñónez was scheduled to face Louis Smolka on November 14, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 182.

He practiced football and soccer during all his childhood, until he was a teenager, where he started training boxing.

[47] Quiñónez distinctive mustache was the idea came from his friend and UFC fighter Yair Rodriguez, where now he has shaved it to signify a restart of his MMA career.