Antonio Banuelos

Antonio Banuelos is the sort of fighter I quietly champion. A bantamweight out of Tulare, California, he competed in a division where speed, technique, and heart matter more than raw size, which to me is where the real artistry of mixed martial arts lives. His name hints at Mexican-American roots, and there's an unmistakable scent of small-town, agricultural-valley hunger in his story. Born in 1979, he likely balanced Libra composure with in-cage fire. He may never have been a marquee star, but craftsmen who anchor a weight class season after season are the backbone of the sport, and they have my respect.

Name (English)

Antonio Banuelos

Name (Japanese)

アントニオ・バヌエロス

Reading

あんとにお・ばぬえろす

Born

September 23, 1979 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Goat

Origin

Tulare, California, United States

Occupation

mixed martial arts fighter

Motto

Private

• Xhttps://x.com/AntonioBanuelos
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%8C%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9

Tags

• California
• mixed martial arts fighter

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.