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Rafa Garcia
“Gifted”
Mexico
19-5-0W-L-D
- Age
- 32
- Height
- 5'7"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 70"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- LightweightLightweight: 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Bloodline Combat
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1763
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- W
- W
- L
Won 3 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Garcia's wins come from 8 submissions, 8 decisions and 2 KO/TKO, a 53% finish rate. He taps people more than he knocks them out, though he also goes the distance often, and decisions tie submissions as his top route.
- Recent Form
- Rongzhu (29-6-0), loss, unanimous decision. Alexander Hernandez (19-9-0), win, unanimous decision. Jared Gordon (21-9-0), win, TKO in round 3.
- Style
- Orthodox. Garcia lands 4.33 significant strikes a minute at 44% accuracy and absorbs 4.68, defending 61%. He's a wrestler, attempting 3.02 takedowns per 15 minutes with 42% accuracy, and stops 77% of takedowns against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 2 KO/TKO (11%)
- 8 Submission (42%)
- 8 Decision (42%)
- 1 No method on record (5%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 56%
- Last fought
- 2 months ago
19 pro wins. "No method on record" means early wins (usually regional fights) where the record doesn't say how they ended; the finish rate counts only wins with a known method.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 93-27-1 (4 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1791
- Lossvs Rongzhu29-6-0 · Power Index 1792Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Sep 12, 2026 · Noche UFC: Silva vs Delgado
- Winvs Alexander Hernandez19-9-0 · Power Index 1769Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Apr 25, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs Zalal
Fight stats
Stat Rafa Garcia Alexander Hernandez Sig. strikes 59/169 50/145 Takedowns 4/7 0/1 Control time 1:50 0:00 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 10 8 Round 2 sig. strikes 20 18 Round 3 sig. strikes 29 24 - Winvs Jared Gordon21-9-0 · Power Index 1726KO/TKO · R3 · 2:27Sep 13, 2025 · Noche UFC: Lopes vs Silva
Fight stats
Stat Rafa Garcia Jared Gordon Sig. strikes 91/162 65/186 Takedowns 2/3 1/3 Control time 2:01 0:09 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 22 23 Round 2 sig. strikes 33 31 Round 3 sig. strikes 36 11 - Winvs Vinc PichelDecision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Mar 29, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Erceg
- Lossvs Grant Dawson24-3-1 · Power Index 1875KO/TKO · R2 · 1:42Oct 12, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira
Fight stats
Stat Rafa Garcia Grant Dawson Sig. strikes 5/12 44/90 Takedowns 0/0 2/4 Control time 0:00 5:09 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 4 20 Round 2 sig. strikes 1 24
Career Stats
Based on 12 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.33
- Striking accuracy
- 44%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.68
- Striking defense
- 61%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 3.02
- Takedown accuracy
- 42%
- Takedown defense
- 77%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.40