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Steve Garcia
“Mean Machine”
United States
Ranked #10 · FeatherweightOfficial UFC rankings
19-6-0W-L-D
- Age
- 34
- Height
- 6'0"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 75"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- FeatherweightFeatherweight: 136 to 145 lb (62 to 66 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
- Jackson-Wink MMA
- 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.
- 1771
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
Won 4 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Garcia is a lights-out finisher. 16 of his wins came by KO/TKO, none by submission, and 4 by decision, for an 80% finish rate. He puts people to sleep on his feet.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Garcia lost to Diego Lopes (28-8-0) by KO/TKO in round 2. Before that, he beat David Onama (14-3-0) by round 1 KO/TKO, then Calvin Kattar (23-10-0) by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Southpaw volume striker, lands 5.41 significant strikes a minute at 48% accuracy and absorbs 2.19. He defends 61% of strikes and stops 86% of takedowns, while attempting just 0.83 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 16 KO/TKO (80%)
- 4 Decision (20%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 80%
- Last fought
- 5 months ago
20 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 93-37-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1703
- Lossvs Diego Lopes28-8-0 · Power Index 1812KO/TKO · R2 · 2:42Jun 15, 2026 · UFC Freedom 250
- Winvs David Onama14-3-0 · Power Index 1800KO/TKO · R1 · 3:34Nov 1, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs Onama
- Winvs Calvin Kattar23-10-0 · Power Index 1684Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jul 13, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira
Fight stats
Stat Steve Garcia Calvin Kattar Sig. strikes 85/250 26/123 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:03 0:21 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 22 8 Round 2 sig. strikes 32 5 Round 3 sig. strikes 31 13 - Winvs Kyle Nelson17-8-1 · Power Index 1616KO/TKO · R1 · 3:59Sep 7, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Brady
Fight stats
Stat Steve Garcia Kyle Nelson Sig. strikes 22/37 1/2 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 1:36 2:13 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 22 1 - Winvs SeungWoo Choi11-8-0 · Power Index 1604KO/TKO · R1 · 1:36Jul 21, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs Jandiroba
Career Stats
Based on 12 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.41
- Striking accuracy
- 48%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.19
- Striking defense
- 61%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.83
- Takedown accuracy
- 50%
- Takedown defense
- 86%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.40