Lightweight · “Gifted”
Rafa Garcia
18-4-0 UFC 7-4-0
5'7"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1994-08-05Born
1KO wins
1Sub wins
28.6%Finish rate
13:32Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min4.28
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.42
Striking accuracy44.3%
Striking defense61.4%
Takedowns / 15 min3.22
Takedown accuracy45.7%
Takedown defense77.1%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.4
Control time21.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents5-3
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
11 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
W Alexander Hernandez 10-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal · 2026-04-25
59/169Sig. strikes
50/145Absorbed
4/7Takedowns
1:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jared Gordon 9-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:27 — UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva · 2025-09-13
91/162Sig. strikes
65/186Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
2:01Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Vinc Pichel 7-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg · 2025-03-29
64/120Sig. strikes
79/182Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
2:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Grant Dawson 9-1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:42 — UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira · 2024-10-12
5/12Sig. strikes
44/90Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Clay Guida 18-16 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen · 2023-04-15
141/287Sig. strikes
63/252Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Maheshate 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland · 2022-12-17
49/98Sig. strikes
25/141Absorbed
6/11Takedowns
6:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Drakkar Klose 6-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · 2022-07-30
34/57Sig. strikes
61/115Absorbed
3/11Takedowns
2:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jesse Ronson 0-3 walk-in Submission · R2 4:50 — UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad · 2022-04-16
35/80Sig. strikes
25/61Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
4:37Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Natan Levy 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate · 2021-11-20
35/91Sig. strikes
47/127Absorbed
7/12Takedowns
5:37Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Chris Gruetzemacher 2-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland · 2021-07-31
72/146Sig. strikes
100/190Absorbed
5/12Takedowns
6:26Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Nasrat Haqparast 4-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad · 2021-03-13
52/217Sig. strikes
99/217Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Rafa García (fighter)) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
8
Decision
8
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
0
Decision
3
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
11
Combate
8
Warrior Championship Fighting
2
Extreme Full Contact
1
Full career — 22 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Alexander Hernandez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
2026-04-25 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jared Gordon | TKO (elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva
2025-09-13 |
UFC | 3 | 2:27 |
| W | Vinc Pichel | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Erceg
2025-03-29 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Grant Dawson | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
2024-10-12 |
UFC | 2 | 1:42 |
| W | Clay Guida | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen
2023-04-15 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Hayisaer Maheshate | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
2022-12-17 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Drakkar Klose | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 277
2022-07-30 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jesse Ronson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. Muhammad 2
2022-04-16 |
UFC | 2 | 4:50 |
| W | Natan Levy | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate
2021-11-20 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Chris Gruetzemacher | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland
2021-07-31 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Nasrat Haqparast | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
2021-03-13 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Humberto Bandenay | Decision (unanimous) | Combate 55
2020-02-21 |
Combate | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Erick Gonzalez | Decision (unanimous) | Combate 44
2019-09-20 |
Combate | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Estevan Payan | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Combate 39
2019-06-07 |
Combate | 1 | 4:50 |
| W | Edgar Escarrega | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Combate 30
2019-02-08 |
Combate | 2 | 1:07 |
| W | LaRue Burley | KO (punches) | Combate 24
2018-09-14 |
Combate | 1 | 2:26 |
| W | Chase Gibson | Decision (majority) | Combate 20
2018-04-13 |
Combate | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Marcos Bonilla | Submission (armbar) | Combate 17
2017-09-15 |
Combate | 2 | 1:07 |
| W | Raúl Najera Ocampo | Submission (heel hook) | Combate 10
2017-01-19 |
Combate | 1 | 1:04 |
| W | Jovany Amador | Submission (armbar) | Warrior Championship Fighting 8
2016-12-03 |
Warrior Championship Fighting | 1 | 3:21 |
| W | Mike Sandoval | Submission (armbar) | Warrior Championship Fighting 6
2015-07-18 |
Warrior Championship Fighting | 1 | 0:24 |
| W | Dante Ramos | Submission (armbar) | Extreme Full Contact 4
2014-10-18 |
Extreme Full Contact | 1 | 2:06 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Rafa García (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Lightweight average, over 191 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.