José Alberto Quiñónez

José Alberto Quiñónez
Born (1990-07-028) 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)[1]
Style Wrestling, Boxing, BJJ
Fighting out of San Diego, California, United States
Team Delincutes MMA[2]
Alliance MMA[3]Entram Gym[4]
Jackson MMA[5]
Trainer Raul Arvizu[4][6]
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,[7] and he currently fights in Bantemweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).[1]

Background

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.[5]

Quiñónez was a waiter prior becoming a professional MMA fighter.[1]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Quiñónez fought all his fight in the Mexico circuit and amassed a record of 3-1 prior joining UFC.[8]

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[9] in August 2014.[7]

In elimination round, Quiñónez defeated Bentley Syler by TKO in round one.[10] He next faced Marco Beltrán in the semifinals and won by unanimous decision.[11] He moved on to face Alejandro Pérez on UFC 180 for the title belt.[12]

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.[12] He was defeated by Pérez via unanimous decision with the score board of (29-26, 29-26, 28-27).[13][14]

He next faced Leonardo Morales on June 6, 2015 at UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson.[15] He submitted Morales at 2:34 minutes into round one via rear-naked choke.[16][17] After the fight, Quiñónez stated he would not want to fight another Latinos again as the promotion cut Morales from the roaster after Morales lost the fight to him.[4]

After a 15 months hiatus due to a knee injury,[4] Quiñónez returned to face Joey Gomez on September 17, 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson.[18] After three round bout, Quiñónez outpointed Gomez and the judges awarded the win to Quiñónez via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).[19][20][21][22][23]

Quiñónez faced Diego Rivas in UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno on August 5, 2017.[24] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[25]

Personal Life

His moniker " El Teco" coined after now defunct "Estudiantes Tecos" football team in Mexico.[26]

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.[5]

Quiñónez looks up to Dominick Cruz, who he trains at Alliance MMA gym in California, where he stated he wanted to achieve the level of fighting skills and to adopt the philosophy that of Cruz's.[6][27]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 6–2 Diego Rivas Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno August 5, 2017 3 5:00 Mexico City, Mexico
Win 5–2 Joey Gomez Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson September 17, 2016 3 5:00 Hidalgo, Texas, United States
Win 4–2 Leonardo Morales Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson June 6, 2015 1 2:34 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Loss 3–2 Alejandro Pérez Decision (unanimous) UFC 180 November 15, 2014 3 5:00 Mexico City, Mexico Lost The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America Bantamweight Tournament.
Loss 3–1 Davi Ramos TKO Extreme Fight Academy: Mexico vs. Brazil November 15, 2013 N/A N/A Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico
Win 3–0 Jorge Gamboa TKO (punches) Combate Extremo: Teco vs. Gamboa October 5, 2013 1 2:25 Monterrey, Mexico
Win 2–0 Alejandro Pérez Decision (unanimous) Fight Club Mexico 3 August 2, 2013 3 5:00 Aguscalientes, Mexico
Win 1–0 Alexis Gallardo TKO (punches) Fight Club Mexico 2 March 16, 2013 1 1:31 Mexico

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jose Quinonez - Official UFC® Fighter Profile". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  2. ↑ Sherdog.com. "Jose Alberto". Sherdog. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  3. ↑ "Jose Alberto Quiñones". Tapology. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Hernández, Grecia. "‘Teco’ Quiñonez: “soy un nuevo peleador”". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  5. 1 2 3 "De Zacatecas al TUF Latam - José "Teco" Quiñones | FIGHTLAND". Fightland. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  6. 1 2 vampiro. "José Alberto ‘Teco’ Quiñonez: “La clave de la grandeza de Dominick Cruz es su filosofía”". El Rocktagono (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  7. 1 2 "Cain Velasquez, Fabricio Werdum coach 'TUF: Latin America,' fight in November". MMAjunkie. 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  8. ↑ Sherdog.com. "Jose Alberto". Sherdog. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  9. ↑ "Cast For TUF: 'Latin America' Revealed". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  10. ↑ "The Ultimate Fighter Latinoamérica: José Alberto 'Teco' Quiñonez vence a Bentley Syler Indiscutido". indiscutido.com. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  11. ↑ "Jose Quinonez vs Marco Beltran Fight Result UFC - The Ultimate Figh...". www.mma-core.com. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  12. 1 2 "TUF Latinoamérica: José Alberto 'Teco' Quiñonez vs. Alejando 'Diablito' Pérez final 135 libras Indiscutido". indiscutido.com. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  13. ↑ "Alejandro Perez vs Jose Quinonez Fight Result UFC 180 - Werdum vs. ...". www.mma-core.com. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  14. ↑ "UFC 180 results: Perez decisions Quinonez". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  15. ↑ "'TUF: Latin America' finalists Morales, Quinonez meet at UFC Fight Night 68". MMAjunkie. 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  16. ↑ "Jose Alberto Quinones vs Leonardo Morales UFC Fight Night 68 Full Fight MMA Video". MMA-Core. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  17. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 68 results: Jose Quinonez chokes out Leonardo Morales in first". MMAjunkie. 2015-06-06. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  18. ↑ Jordan, Dale (2016-07-21). "Augusto Montano vs. Belal Muhammad added to UFC Fight Night 94". MMA Mad. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  19. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 94 results: Jose Quinonez outworks Joey Gomez for decision victory". MMAjunkie. 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  20. ↑ "Jose Quinonez vs Joey Gomez UFC Fight Night 94 Full Fight Part 1 MMA Video". MMA-Core. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  21. ↑ "Jose Quinonez vs Joey Gomez UFC Fight Night 94 Full Fight Part 2 MMA Video". MMA-Core. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  22. ↑ "Jose Quinonez vs Joey Gomez UFC Fight Night 94 Full Fight Part 3 MMA Video". MMA-Core. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  23. ↑ "Cartelera y Horarios UFC Hidalgo (ACTUALIZACIÓN) Indiscutido". indiscutido.com. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  24. ↑ Sherdog.com. "Jose Quinonez, Diego Rivas to clash at UFC Fight Night 114 in Mexico City". Sherdog. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  25. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 114 results: Jose Quinonez hands Diego Rivas 1st loss with clean sweep". MMAjunkie. 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  26. ↑ "Teco Quiñonez: “todo sacrificio lleva su tiempo, nos enseñan que lo más rápido es lo mejor, pero la paciencia es lo que más tiene precio” - MMA Guadalajara". MMA Guadalajara (in Spanish). 2015-08-26. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  27. ↑ "Teco:". ESPN.com.mx. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
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