Bantamweight

Mario Bautista

18-3

Age
33
Height
5'9"
Reach
5'9"
Stance
Switch
Camp
MMA LAB
Out of
USA
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C+ · 68
Finish rate
39%
Win rate
86%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
7
Dec
11

FightMetric

SLpM

5.52

SApM

2.67

Str Acc

56%

Str Def

57%

TD Avg

2.49

TD Acc

39%

TD Def

75%

Sub Avg

1.06

Tape read

Volume pressure striker

Fight IQ

68C+

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 21 career fights for Mario Bautista. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C+

Ground

C+

Defense

B

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

C+

TD react

C

Chin

B+

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

Where they leak

  • Counter punching

    This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • Takedown reaction

    Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

Scouting report

Mario Bautista is a 33-year-old Switch bantamweight out of USA, camped at MMA LAB. The tape read: volume pressure striker. Career mark 18-3-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission, 11 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (68).

What works. Durability is the standout at 81 (B+). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game C+ on 2.49 TD/15 and 1.06 sub attempts. Striking defense B at 57% / 2.67 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility C+ (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C on 75% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Counter punching is the soft spot (39, D). This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting. Opponents who out-speed the first exchange and never stay on the centerline have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Bautista yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

61 C+

Ground work is situational, not a finishing engine. Expect clinch entries more than a mat cycle.

  • 2.49 takedowns / 15 at 39% accuracy
  • 1.06 submission attempts / 15 · 7 career sub wins

Striking defense

70 B

Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.

  • 57% striking defense · 2.67 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 3 defeats

Counter punching

39 D

This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • 56% accuracy on 5.52 SLpM
  • 0.13 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

61 C+

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 57% · TD def 75% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 2.67 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

64 C+

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 5.52 SLpM at 56% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 2.67 SApM

Takedown reaction

55 C

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 75% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 1 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

81 B+

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 3 losses
  • 11 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.