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List of Mexican UFC fighters

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion, founded in 1993 by Art Davie and Rorion Gracie. The organization was purchased from its parent company SEG in 2001 by Zuffa LLC, a promotional company owned by Las Vegas casino magnates, Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta and managed by Dana White (current president of operations).[1] Since its inception, and through its current Zuffa management, the UFC has remained one of the more dominant MMA promotions in the world, playing host to a wide field of MMA fighters.[2]

This list provides an up-to-date roster of all fighters that represent Mexico competing or have previously competed under the UFC promotional banner.[note 1][note 2] Fighters are organized by weight class and within their weight class by their number of appearances inside the UFC. Fighter record and notable wins, achievements. Tournament participation and overall Mexican UFC/MMA records[note 3]

Each fight record has four categories: wins, losses, draws, and no-contests (NC).[3] All fight records in this article are displayed in that order, with fights resulting in a no-contest listed in parentheses.

Welterweights (170 lb, 77 kg)

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ISO Name Nickname UFC record MMA record Events Notes
MEX Edgar García[4] 0–4 14–5
MEX Augusto Montaño Dodger 1–2 15–3
MEX Erick Montaño(es) Perry 1–2 10–8
MEX Héctor Urbina[5] El Toro 1–2 17–11–1
MEX Hector Aldana[6] El Charro 0–3 4–3

Lightweights (155 lb, 70 kg)

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ISO Name Nickname UFC record MMA record Events Notes
MEX Efraín Escudero[7] Hecho en México 5–7 32–17
MEX Rafa García Jr.[8] Gifted 6–4 17–4
MEX Polo Reyes Torito 4–4 11–9
MEX Manuel Torres Loco 5–1 17–3
MEX Daniel Zellhuber[9] Golden Boy 3–4 15–4
MEX Álvaro Herrera[10] El Chango 2–2 9–7
MEX Akbarh Arreola[11] El Caballero 1–3 27–11
MEX Rodrigo Vargas[12] Kazula 1–3 16–6
MEX Francisco Treviño[13] Frank 1–2 13–3
MEX Genaro Valdez[14](es) Rayadito 0–3 10–3
MEX Roberto Romero(es) El Charro Negro 0–2 8–5–1

Featherweights (145 lb, 65 kg)

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ISO Name Nickname UFC record MMA record Events Notes
MEX Yair Rodríguez[15] Pantera 11–4 (1) 20–5 (1)
MEX Gabriel Benítez Moggly 7–8 23–12
MEX Fernando Padilla[16] El Valiente 2–2 16–6
MEX Martin Bravo El Toro 1–3 13–4
MEX Masio Fullen(es) Lobo 1–2 15–11
MEX Horacio Gutiérrez(es) The Punisher 0–2 7–3
MEX Juan Puig(es) Fenix 0–2 11–4
MEX Rodolfo Rubio(es) Fito 0–1 20–13–1
MEX Ramiro Jiménez(es) Cachanilla TBA 11–0

Bantamweights (135 lb, 61 kg)

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ISO Name Nickname UFC record MMA record Events Notes
MEX Alejandro Pérez Turbo 8–4–1 22–9–1
MEX Erik Pérez[17] Goyito 7–2 21–9
MEX José Alberto Quiñónez Teco 5–4 12–8
MEX Raul Rosas Jr.[18] Niño Problema 6–1 12–1
  • Youngest fighter to win a UFC bout (18 years, 2 months)
  • Youngest fighter to win five UFC bouts (20 years, 5 months)
MEX Marco Beltrán Psycho 3–3 19–10 (1)
MEX Henry Briones Bure 1–4 16–8–1
MEX Will Campuzano 0–4 14–6
MEX Cristian Quiñónez[19] Problema 2–2 19–5
MEX David Martínez[20] Black Spartan 3–0 14–1
MEX Irwin Rivera The Beast 1–2 12–7
MEX Santiago Luna Border Boy 2–0 8–0
MEX Alex Soto(es) Extremo 0–2 8–3–1
MEX Gianni Vázquez Kryptonita 0–1 13–6

Flyweights (125 lb, 56 kg)

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ISO Name Nickname UFC record MMA record Events Notes
MEX Brandon Moreno[21] Assassin Baby 11–7–2 23–10–2
MEX Jesús Santos Aguilar[22](es) 4–3 12–4
MEX Édgar Cháirez[23] Puro Chicali 3–2 (1) 13–6 (1)
MEX Víctor Altamirano[24](es) El Magnífico 2–4 12–5
MEX Hector Sandoval[25] Kid Alex 2–2 15–4
MEX Ronaldo Rodríguez[26] Lazy Boy 2–1 17–3
MEX Víctor Rodríguez(es) Vicious 0–2 5–4
MEX Imanol Rodríguez(es) Himan 1–0 7–0

Woman's Bantamweight (135 lb, 61 kg)

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ISO Name Nickname UFC record MMA record Events Notes
MEX Irene Aldana 8–6 15–8
  • Second most significant strikes landed in UFC Women's Bantamweight division history (1028)
MEX Montserrat Rendón[27](es) Montser 2–2 7–2
MEX Regina Tarín[28](es) Kill Bill 1–0 8–0

Woman's Flyweight (125 lb, 56 kg)

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ISO Name Nickname UFC record MMA record Events Notes
MEX Alexa Grasso[29] 9–5–1 17–5–1
  • First Mexican woman UFC Champion

Women's strawweights (115 lb, 52 kg)

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ISO Name Nickname UFC record MMA record Events Notes
MEX Lupita Godínez[30] Loopy 9–5 14–5
  • First and only woman to win four fights in a calendar year in UFC history
MEX Yazmin Jauregui[31] 3–2 11–2
MEX Jessica Aguilar[32] JAG 1–4 20–10
  • First Mexican woman to fight in the promotion
MEX Montserrat Ruiz Conejo 1–4 10–5
MEX Melissa Martínez(es) Super Mely 1–2 8–2

Notes

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  1. ^ Unless otherwise cited, all fighters listed are retrieved from ufc.com.
  2. ^ All names presented are in accordance with UFC.com profiles and may include common nicknames or alternative spellings rather than birth names.
  3. ^ Unless otherwise cited, all records are retrieved from sherdog.com.

References

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