Ubeda was born in Miami, Florida, and graduated from Coral Reef Senior High School in May 2014.[2][3] While in high school, Ubeda auditioned for Fox's dance-competition reality series So You Think You Can Dance and was chosen as one of 20 competitors for the show's eleventh season, which aired weekly from July through September 2014.[4][5] Ubeda won the competition in first place and, as part of his prize, received an ensemble role in the 2014 Broadway revival of On the Town.[6] He performed in the role from February 27 through April 26, 2015.[7]
Ubeda's next Broadway appearance was as Mr. Mistoffelees in the 2016 revival of Cats.[8] For this role, he was nominated for the 2017 Chita Rivera Award for Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show.[9] In 2018, Ubeda performed in the ensemble of Carousel on Broadway.[10]
He has also toured with Travis Wall's dance company, Shaping Sound.[14] He appeared as one of Jack Cole's dancers in an episode of the 2019 FX miniseries Fosse/Verdon.[15]