Ignacio Bahamondes, known as La Jaula, has most of his visible ink on his left arm. A grid surrounds a red heart-like design on the shoulder; an orange tiger and green dragon appear farther down. His right forearm has a separate black character.
The heart and cage on his shoulder
Against Christos Giagos, the black grid curves around the top of Bahamondes’ left shoulder, with a red heart-like design inside it. EssentiallySports describes the image as a heart in a cage, a clear visual link to his La Jaula nickname.
The open squares leave skin visible between the lines. The photo shows the placement and design, but doesn’t give a personal explanation or tattoo date.
The tiger on his left arm
An orange tiger face sits on the outer left arm below the shoulder. Its dark stripes and warmer color stand apart from the open grid above and the darker forearm work below.
The April 2024 photo shows Bahamondes on the right and the tattooed Giagos in the foreground. Giagos’ back ink belongs to the opponent.
The green dragon and yin-yang design
The inner side of the left arm shows a black-and-white yin-yang circle beside a curved green dragon with yellow and orange accents. A punching photo turns that surface toward the camera.
EssentiallySports compares the dragon to Shenron from Dragon Ball Z; the visible image is a green dragon, but the specific reference isn’t confirmed by Bahamondes.
The left sleeve with the arm extended
In an August 2023 fight with Ludovit Klein in Nashville, Bahamondes extends the tattooed arm. The outside view shows the tiger, shoulder grid and darker forearm designs as a connected stretch of coverage.
Some lower shapes look like portraits and there’s lettering near the arm, but the photo isn’t clear enough to identify the faces or read the words.
The sleeve in a kicking stance
At UFC 306 in September 2024, Bahamondes kicks Manuel Torres with his left arm held away from his body. The full-body shot shows the sleeve in proportion to his frame and how the shoulder pattern stops before the upper back.
The character on his right forearm
A training photo shows a bold black character on Bahamondes’ inner right forearm. It sits by itself, with open skin around it. The design is clear, but the photograph doesn’t confirm its language or meaning.
His sleeveless top exposes both arms, making the contrast with the dense left sleeve easy to see.
Training at Valle Flow Striking
UFC’s caption places this heavy-bag session at Valle Flow Striking in Chicago on January 20, 2024. Bahamondes wears red gloves beside the bag. The photo adds a training setting, not another close view of a tattoo.
Life inside the training room
In a group photo from the Las Vegas Performance Institute on March 5, 2025, Bahamondes sits at the far right in a grey top and blue leggings. Belal Muhammad stands at left, with Yair Rodriguez seated nearby.
For a different approach to arm and torso coverage, see Alessio Sakara tattoo guide. The video below is Bahamondes’ UFC 313 interview after his bout with Jalin Turner; it shows the sleeve in motion, but isn’t a tattoo breakdown.