Juan Espino (born 9 October 1980) is a Spanish retired mixed martial artist who competed in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Juan Espino started in Canarian wrestling where he reached the level of puntal A, the highest grade in this sport, as well as several individual and collective titles[3] In grappling, he won the gold medal (in the absolute category) at the 2011 World Championship held in Belgrade (Serbia), after defeating the American Kelly Anundson in the final.

[4] He conquered the gold and silver medal in gi and no-gi, respectively, at the 2012 World Championship, held in Krakow (Poland).

[17] In 2010, Espino won the Bretrona Gouren European Wrestling Championship held in Brittany, France.

[15] In 2013 he participated in the Kabaddi World Cup, included in the Spanish National Team, which attended for the first time a championship of this sport originating in India.

One of the most important mixed martial arts gyms worldwide, where current and former UFC, PRIDE, K-1, Bellator, DREAM and Strikeforce champions are trained.

Some prominent names, among many others, can be Tyron Woodley, Amanda Nunes, Junior Dos Santos, Alexey Oleynik, Thiago Alves or Will Brooks.

From here comes a series of six fights in which Juan has always beaten his opponents, starting with Dutchman Jimmy van Bemmelen, at the AFL 11 event in the Canary Islands.

He continues with the Cotas MMA 3 fight in Bolivia against American Rodney Wallace, winning by unanimous decision.

He returned to the Canary Islands, for the Lanzarote Arena 2 - MMA event, to finish with a technical knockout of Englishman Stanlee Wilson in the first round.

[22] Less than a month later, he gets back in the cage against Albanian Dritan Barjamaj at the WTE Fight Championship - MMA & Muay Thai event, on 14 July 2017, winning by submission in 1:39 minutes.

[37] On 23 March 2024 Espino fought Antônio Silva in an exhibition match at La Despedida, in the Gran Canaria Arena in Las Palmas on the Canary Islands.