José Alberto Quiñónez

José Alberto Quiñónez Navarro (born July 28, 1990) is a Mexican mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division. He was one of the cast members in The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 1, The Ultimate Fighter UFC TV reality show in August 2014, He formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 1 Quiñónez was selected as one of the contestants for the Bantamweight division of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 1, The Ultimate Fighter UFC TV reality series, under Team Cain Velasquez in August 2014. He next faced Marco Beltrán in the semifinals and won by unanimous decision. He moved on to face Alejandro Pérez on UFC 180 for the title belt.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Quiñónez made his promotional debut on November 15, 2014, at UFC 180. He faced Alejandro Pérez in the finals for The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 1 in Mexico City, Mexico.

He next faced Leonardo Morales on June 6, 2015, at UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson. He submitted Morales at 2:34 minutes into round one via rear-naked choke. After the fight, Quiñónez stated he would not want to fight another Latinos again as the promotion cut Morales from the roster after Morales lost the fight to him. After three round bout, Quiñónez outpointed Gomez and the judges awarded the win to Quiñónez via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27).

Quiñónez faced Diego Rivas in UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno on August 5, 2017. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Quiñónez faced Teruto Ishihara on February 10, 2018, at UFC 221. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Quiñónez was scheduled to face Sean O'Malley on October 6, 2018, at UFC 229. However, O'Malley was pulled from the fight on September 30 after failing a USADA drug test. In turn, promotion officials elected to remove Quiñónez from the card and he will be rescheduled for a future event.

Quiñónez faced Nathaniel Wood on 16 March 2019 at UFC Fight Night 147. He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the second round.

Quiñónez faced Carlos Huachin on September 21, 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 17. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Quiñónez faced Sean O'Malley on March 7, 2020, at UFC 248. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

Quiñónez was scheduled to face Louis Smolka on November 14, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 182. At the weigh-ins, Smolka weighed in at 139 pounds, three pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. The bout will proceed at catchweight and Smolka was fined 20 percent of his purse, which will go to Quiñónez. Smolka pulled out of their fights the next day as consequence of the weigh-cut and those bouts were canceled. The bout was left intact and eventually took place at UFC on ESPN 19 on December 5, 2020. Quiñónez lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.

On March 2, 2021, it was announced that Quiñónez was released from the UFC.

Fight at XFC Quiñónez faced Andre Soukhamthath at XFC 44 on May 28, 2021. He won the bout via unanimous decision.

Budo Sento Championship In 2022, Quiñónez would compete again in his homeland, this time under contract with the Budo Sento Championship promotion. He was scheduled to face Javier Guzmán on December 9 of that year at BSC Vo. 12. He won the fight via TKO in the first round.

Quiñónez then faced Víctor Madrigal for the BSC Bantamweight Championship on April 21, 2023, at BSC Vol. 14. However, he failed in his bid to capture the title, losing via TKO in the first round.

LUX Fight League In 2023, Quiñónez would make his way to LUX Fight League, where he faced Jonas Ortega on November 24 at LUX 037. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Quiñónez faced Édgar Delgado for the LUX Featherweight Championship on June 28, 2024, at LUX 043. He lost the fight via submission in the first round after failing to break a heel hook.

Return to Budo SC Quiñónez returned to Budo Sento when he was scheduled to face Erik Pérez on November 28, 2025, at BSC Vol. 32 in a match for the symbolic "Legends" belt. However, he lost by unanimous decision.

Personal life Quiñónez grew up in a "tough" neighborhood, as he has declared. Although, he never liked violence, and he always stayed out of trouble. He practiced football and soccer during all his childhood, until he was a teenager, where he started training boxing. His moniker " El Teco" coined after now defunct Estudiantes Tecos football team in Mexico.

Quiñónez is currently in a relationship with Chilean MMA fighter Jazmín Navarrete.

Quiñónez distinctive mustache was the idea came from his friend and UFC fighter Yair Rodriguez, where now he has shaved it to signify a restart of his MMA career. His hobbies are reading, and hiking in nature: Exploring lakes, mountains, forests.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Erik Pérez Decision (unanimous) Budo Sento Championship 32

Monterrey, Mexico Loss

Édgar Delgado Jiménez Submission (heel hook) LUX 043

Zacatecas, Mexico Win

Jonas Ortega Decision (unanimous) LUX 037

Zacatecas, Mexico Loss

Victor Hugo Madrigal Submission (rear-naked choke) Budo Sento Championship 14

Mexico City, Mexico Win

Javier Guzman TKO (punches) Budo Sento Championship 12

Mexico City, Mexico Win

Andre Soukhamthath Decision (unanimous) XFC 44

Des Moines, Iowa, United States Loss

Louis Smolka TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Sean O'Malley TKO (head kick and punches) UFC 248

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Carlos Huachin Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens

Mexico City, Mexico Loss

Nathaniel Wood Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal

London, England Win

Teruto Ishihara Decision (unanimous) UFC 221

Perth, Australia Win

Diego Rivas Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno

Mexico City, Mexico Win

Joey Gomez Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson

Hidalgo, Texas, United States Win

Leonardo Morales Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Loss

Alejandro Pérez Decision (unanimous) UFC 180

Mexico City, Mexico Loss

Davi Ramos TKO (punches) Extreme Fight Academy: Mexico vs. Brazil

Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico Win

Jorge Gamboa TKO (punches) Combate Extremo: Teco vs. Gamboa

Monterrey, Mexico Win

Alejandro Pérez Decision (unanimous) Fight Club Mexico 3

Aguascalientes, Mexico Win

Daniel Langarcia Submission (rear-naked choke) Fight Hard Championship 3

Guadalajara, Mexico Win

Alexis Gallardo TKO (punches) Fight Club Mexico 2

Aguascalientes, Mexico

Muay Thai record