Mario Alberto Bautista (born July 1, 1993) is an American professional mixed martial artist.
[3] Bautista fought in various promotions such as Tachi Palace Fights, Combate Americas, LFA and SMASH Global in regional Arizona and California circuit and amassed a record of 6–0 prior signed by UFC.
[7] Bautista faced Jin Soo Son on July 20, 2019, at UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs.
[12] Bautista faced Trevin Jones, replacing Randy Costa, on March 6, 2021, at UFC 259.
[17] Bautista was scheduled to face Khalid Taha on February 19, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 201.
[18] However, Taha had to pull out off the bout due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by newcomer Jay Perrin.
[26] The match between Bautista and Guido Cannetti was rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 221 on March 11, 2023.
[36] The MMA media was evenly split, with 9 outlets scoring the bout for Aldo and 9 others for Bautista.