Mario Bautista has not mentioned much about his family, so we are unsure among whom he was born and raised. He was born in Winnemucca, Nevada, the United States, on July 1, 1993.
He began wrestling at the age of 14 and competed throughout high school before beginning jiu-jitsu training.
Bautista relocated from Nevada to Arizona and joined MMA Lab, where he began his professional MMA career in 2012 under the tutelage of John Crouch.
Before signing with UFC, Bautista competed on regional Arizona and California circuits for Tachi Palace Fights and Combate Americas, amassing a 6-0 record.
