Ignacio Bahamondes, "La Jaula" is a Chilean professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter who is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Turned professional in 2015, earlier, he competed at Island Fights, Titan FC, Guerra Campell, Champions Nights Challengers, Combate Extremo, Lux Fight League, and LFA. Currently, he is ranked #71 Best MMA Lightweight Fighter Worldwide.
Santiago, Chile native, Ignacio Bahamondes was born on 27th August 1997, under the star sign Libra. The twenty-three years old stands 6'3" (191cm) and have a reach of 75.5" (192cm).
With a pro record of 12-4-0 (win-loss-draw) as of August 2021, Ignacio Bahamondes. The lightweight fighter is currently signed to the UFC.
In his UFC debut fight UFC on ABC 2 - Vettori vs. Holland, Bahamondes made a total of $13,500 from which he was fined $2500. In his second bout, approximately summoned $35,000.
Besides, Bahamondes has earlier competed at various fighting promotions which have benefited him in monetary terms. As of 2021, his net worth is estimated at $0.1 million.
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Unlike professional life, Ignacio Bahamondes's personal life is a closed book. Nothing personal is known about the lightweight fighter.
Scrolling through his Instagram account, there are no posts other than martial arts. But if we go through his highlight section. We can find a cute story of Bahamondes and an adorable baby girl. But the question is who is that cutie on his story? Is she his daughter?
Well, Ignacio, a low-key person of MMA is believed to be single, until there is no confirmation.
On 21st November 2015, Ignacio made his professional debut at Square Ring Promotions - Island Fights 36 where he won against Craig McAlpine. He next faced Rodrigo Tavares at Square Ring Promotions - Island Fights 37 on 11th March 2016. He won the fight via KO.
On 10th June 2016, he had his career's first loss at Titan FC 39 - Cavalcante vs. Healy against Preston Parsons via armbar submission. Rebounding from loss, he has two consecutive wins that season against Dion Rizzulo and Rafael Carolina at Square Ring Promotions - Island Fights 38 and Guerra Campal 3 - Bahamondes vs. Carolina respectively.
At the beginning of his 2017's bout, Ignacio got defeated by Matt McKeon at Square Ring Promotions - Island Fights 40 on 14th April. Rest of the season, he compiled three wins against Oziel Rodriguez Lopez, Francisco Javier Etchart Diaz, and Gerardo Chaparro.
On 5th October 2018, Bahamondes faced Javier Reyes at Lux Fight League - Lux 003. He won the fight via TKO (Body Kick and Punches) in round one.
In 2019, he had two bouts: a victory over Hugo Flores at Lux Fight League - Lux 004
and one loss against Salvador Becerra at Combate Americas - Fresno.
On 4th September 2020, Bahamondes defeated Chris Brown at LFA 90 - Lazishvili vs. Steele via split decision.
On 4th November 2020, Bahamondes faced Edson Gomez at Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2020: Week 8. He won the fight via split decision.
On 10th April 2021, Bahamondes made his UfC debut at UFC on ABC 2 - Vettori vs. Holland, where he got defeated by John Makdessi via split decision. On 21st August 2021, he marked his first UFC victory, defeating Roosevelt Roberts at UFC on ESPN 29 - Cannonier vs. Gastelum via KO.
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