“Gifted” Lightweight
Rafa Garcia
7-4-0
UFC record, 11 fights, 149.0 min
19-4-0
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
- Height
- 5'7"
- Reach
- 70"
- Weight
- 155 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Fri, Aug 5, 1994, age 32
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Mar 13, 2021
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Apr 25, 2026
01/How he wins
in 7 wins
1 KO/TKO (elbows to head from side control) and 1 submission (rear naked choke), 5 decisions in 7 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 1 | 1 |
| Submission | 1 | 0 |
| Decision | 5 | 3 |
| All | 7 | 4 |
02/Career rates
11 fights, 149.0 min
Sig strikes landed
4.28 per min
637 in 149.0 min, 11 fights
Sig strike accuracy
44.3%
637 of 1,439 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
4.42 per min
658 of 1,706 landed on him in 149.0 min
Takedowns
3.22 per 15 min
32 of 70 · 149.0 min
Takedown accuracy
45.7%
32 of 70 attempts
Takedown defence
27 of 35
defended of attempted on him, 149.0 min
Control time
3:16 per 15 min
32:31 of 148:59
Knockdowns
1
scored in 149.0 min, 11 fights
Submission attempts
0.40 per 15 min
4 in 149.0 min
Where his sig strikes land
85% distance, 10% clinch, 5% ground
542 distance, 61 clinch, 34 ground of 637 landed
What he hits
79% head, 13% body, 8% leg
503 head, 80 body, 54 leg of 637 landed
Cage time
148:59
11 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/By division
1 division
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | 11 | 7-4-0 | 149.0 | 637 of 1,439 | 4.28 | 32 of 70 | 32:31 of 148:59 | 1 | 2 in 7 |
| All | 11 | 7-4-0 | 149.0 | 637 of 1,439 | 4.28 | 32 of 70 | 32:31 of 148:59 | 1 | 2 in 7 |
04/By year
2021 to 2026
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 15.0 | 59 of 169 | 3.93 | 4 of 7 | 1:50 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 27.4 | 155 of 282 | 5.65 | 4 of 9 | 4:16 of 27:27 | 1 | 1 in 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 6.7 | 5 of 12 | 0.75 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 6:42 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 15.0 | 141 of 287 | 9.40 | 0 of 1 | 0:20 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 39.8 | 118 of 235 | 2.96 | 12 of 26 | 13:41 of 39:50 | 0 | 1 in 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1-2-0 | 45.0 | 159 of 454 | 3.53 | 12 of 27 | 12:24 of 45:00 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| All | 11 | 7-4-0 | 149.0 | 637 of 1,439 | 4.28 | 32 of 70 | 32:31 of 148:59 | 1 | 2 in 7 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
05/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 11 of 11 | 55.0 | 203 of 469 | 3.69 | 9 of 19 | 7:05 of 55:00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Round 2 | 11 of 11 | 51.5 | 222 of 517 | 4.31 | 11 of 24 | 13:20 of 51:32 | 0 | 3 | 2, won 1 |
| Round 3 | 9 of 11 | 42.5 | 212 of 453 | 4.99 | 12 of 27 | 12:06 of 42:27 | 1 | 1 | 9, won 6 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
06/Fight log
11 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Apr 25, 2026UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal | Alexander HernandezLightweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Derek Cleary 28 - 29. Sal D'amato 28 - 29. Junichiro Kamijo 27 - 30. | 59 of 169 | 4 of 7 | 1:50 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 13, 2025Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva | Jared GordonLightweight | WKO/TKO, R3 2:27Elbows to Head From Side Control | 91 of 162 | 2 of 3 | 2:01 | 1 | 12:27 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 29, 2025UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg | Vinc PichelLightweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Guilherme Bravo 27 - 30. Dave Tirelli 27 - 30. Sal D'amato 28 - 29. | 64 of 120 | 2 of 6 | 2:15 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 12, 2024UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira | Grant DawsonLightweight | LKO/TKO, R2 1:42Punches to Head From Back Control | 5 of 12 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 6:42 | Rounds |
| Sat, Apr 15, 2023UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen | Clay GuidaLightweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Chris Lee 27 - 30. Sal D'amato 27 - 30. Ross Swanberg 27 - 30. | 141 of 287 | 0 of 1 | 0:20 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 17, 2022UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland | MaheshateLightweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mike Bell 27 - 30. Derek Cleary 27 - 30. Chris Lee 27 - 30. | 49 of 98 | 6 of 11 | 6:10 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 30, 2022UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 | Drakkar KloseLightweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Kent Basinger 28 - 29. Steve Armstrong 28 - 29. Aaron Menard 28 - 29. | 34 of 57 | 3 of 11 | 2:54 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Apr 16, 2022UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad | Jesse RonsonLightweight | WSubmission, R2 4:50Rear Naked Choke | 35 of 80 | 3 of 4 | 4:37 | 0 | 9:50 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 20, 2021UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate | Natan LevyLightweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Sal D'amato 28 - 29. Bryan Miner 28 - 29. Junichiro Kamijo 28 - 29. | 35 of 91 | 7 of 12 | 5:37 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 31, 2021UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland | Chris GruetzemacherLightweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Dave Hagen 28 - 29. Rick Winter 28 - 29. Ron McCarthy 28 - 29. | 72 of 146 | 5 of 12 | 6:26 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 13, 2021UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | Nasrat HaqparastLightweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Chris Lee 27 - 30. Junichiro Kamijo 28 - 29. Tony Weeks 28 - 29. | 52 of 217 | 0 of 3 | 0:21 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.