Cory Sandhagen VS Mario Bautista

Mario Bautista defeated Cory Sandhagen by unanimous decision at UFC 329 in Las Vegas on July 11, 2026, with all three judges scoring the three-round bantamweight bout 29-28. Bautista's late first-round takedown led to a Suloev Stretch attempt and appeared to injure Sandhagen's leg, setting the tone for the rest of the fight. Bautista attacked the compromised leg with kicks throughout Round 2, and in Round 3 he dropped Sandhagen briefly with a left hook before closing out the frame with takedowns and ground pressure to sweep the judges' cards. The victory avenges Bautista's first-round submission loss to Sandhagen from their initial meeting in January 2019.

Cory Sandhagen and Mario Bautista settle unfinished business from their 2019 meeting, where Sandhagen submitted Bautista in the first round, but both men have evolved dramatically since then into genuine contenders. Sandhagen enters off a title shot loss to Merab Dvalishvili while Bautista rides a wave of momentum that includes wins over Jose Aldo and Patchy Mix, making this rematch one of the most intriguing bantamweight bouts in recent memory.