Ignacio Bahamondes

Overview

Ignacio Bahamondes has never been finished in the UFC, and all four of his losses came on the scorecards. Five of his seven wins ended early, three of them in the first round.

The Chilean welterweight, nicknamed "La Jaula", fights out of Valle Flow Striking Academy. His UFC record is 7-4, and he enters his next fight on a one-fight win streak. Strong on the feet, hard to take down, quick to finish when it opens up.

UFC Career

Bahamondes won at Dana White's Contender Series 4.8, a second-round TKO of Edson Gomez that isn't part of his UFC record. His UFC debut came in April 2021, a split decision loss to John Makdessi. He bounced back with two straight finishes: a TKO of Roosevelt Roberts at 4:55 of round three, then a submission of Rongzhu in the third.

A decision win over Trey Ogden made it three in a row, his longest streak. A unanimous decision loss to Ludovit Klein ended it.

The best stretch came in 2024 and 2025. He stopped Christos Giagos in round one, then did the same to Manuel Torres at UFC 306. In March 2025 at UFC 313 he submitted Jalin Turner in 2:29 of round one. Our model rated both Torres and Turner as strong opponents.

Since then it has been decisions. He lost unanimously to Rafael Fiziev and Tofiq Musayev, then beat Muslim Salikhov by unanimous decision to close out the run.

Three first-round finishes, four decision results. He either ends it early or goes the distance.

Fighting Style

Ignacio Bahamondes is a busy striker who is hard to hit. He throws and lands at a high rate, and he avoids a good share of what comes back at him. The strikes he takes and his accuracy are about what you'd expect from a typical UFC fighter.

He rarely shoots for takedowns, but he is very difficult to take down. He doesn't fit the pure striker label, though. Two of his seven UFC wins came by submission, and he attempts submissions at about the UFC average.

His finishing pattern is lopsided. Of his five UFC finishes, three came in round one and two in round three, with none in between. Three of his wins came by KO or TKO, two by submission, and two went to the judges. All four of his UFC losses went the distance.

Notable Wins

• Jalin Turner — submission, round 1, UFC 313 (2025)
• Manuel Torres — KO/TKO, round 1, UFC 306 (2024)
• Christos Giagos — KO/TKO, round 1, UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 (2024)
• Roosevelt Roberts — KO/TKO, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum (2021)

Quick Facts

• Division: Welterweight
• UFC record: 7-4
• Professional record (all promotions): 18-7-0
• UFC debut: 2021
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height / reach: 6'3" / 75.5"
• Team: Valle Flow Striking Academy
• Born: Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile