Jose Alberto Quinonez
| José Alberto Quiñónez | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 28, 1990 Tlaltenango municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico |
| Other names | El Teco |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb; 9 st 8 lb) |
| Division | Bantamweight (135 lb) |
| Reach | 69.0 in (175 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling, Boxing, BJJ |
| Fighting out of | San Diego, California, United States |
| Team | Delincutes MMA Alliance MMAEntram Gym Jackson MMA |
| Trainer | Raul Arvizu |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 8 |
| Wins | 6 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
José Alberto "El Teco" Quiñónez (born July 28, 1990) is a Mexician mixed martial artist. He was one of the cast members in The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 1, The Ultimate Fighter UFC TV reality show in August 2014, and he currently fights in Bantemweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Quiñónez was born in Tlaltenango municipality of Sanchez Roman in the states of Zactecas, Mexico. He was interested and involved in soccer when he was young where he tried out for Estudiantes Tecos and Pachca soccer teams. He transitioned to train in mixed martial arts when he was a teenager together with his brother Cristian "Taylon" Quiñónez, starting out in boxing and jiu jitsu and later in MMA. Quiñónez got the entrance to UFC when he was selected as the one of the contestants in the The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 1, The Ultimate Fighter UFC TV reality series.
Quiñónez was a waiter prior becoming a professional MMA fighter.
Quiñónez fought all his fight in the Mexico circuit and amassed a record of 3-1 prior joining UFC.
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.
In elimination round, Quiñónez defeated Bentley Syler by TKO in round one. 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.
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 was defeated by Pérez via unanimous decision with the score board of (29-26, 29-26, 28-27).
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