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Featherweight · “Mean Machine”

Steve Garcia

19-6-0 UFC 8-3-0
6'0"Height
75"Reach
SouthpawStance
1992-05-22Born
7KO wins
0Sub wins
87.5%Finish rate
6:11Avg fight
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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

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min4.98
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.01
Striking accuracy47.1%
Striking defense63.2%
Takedowns / 15 min0.88
Takedown accuracy57.1%
Takedown defense80.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.44
Control time15.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-2
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2022-10-29 vs Chase Hooper — 18.91/min (W) 22-10 2023-04-08 vs Shayilan Nuerdanbieke — 3.04/min (W) 23-04 2023-12-09 vs Melquizael Costa — 4.82/min (W) 23-12 2024-07-20 vs SeungWoo Choi — 9.38/min (W) 24-07 2024-09-07 vs Kyle Nelson — 5.52/min (W) 24-09 2025-07-12 vs Calvin Kattar — 5.67/min (W) 25-07 2025-11-01 vs David Onama — 9.25/min (W) 25-11 2026-06-14 vs Diego Lopes — 6.1/min (L) 26-06
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.

L Diego Lopes 6-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:42 — UFC Freedom 250 · 2026-06-14
47/104Sig. strikes
24/66Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W David Onama 6-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:34 — UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama · 2025-11-01
33/62Sig. strikes
2/16Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Calvin Kattar 7-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira · 2025-07-12
85/250Sig. strikes
26/123Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Kyle Nelson 4-4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:59 — UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady · 2024-09-07
22/37Sig. strikes
1/2Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W SeungWoo Choi 4-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:36 — UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba · 2024-07-20
15/27Sig. strikes
9/15Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:37Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Melquizael Costa 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:01 — UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez · 2023-12-09
29/49Sig. strikes
6/10Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:46Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Shayilan Nuerdanbieke 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:36 — UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 · 2023-04-08
17/40Sig. strikes
18/35Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:15Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Chase Hooper 3-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:32 — UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen · 2022-10-29
29/44Sig. strikes
10/30Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:17Control
3Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Maheshate 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:14 — UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka · 2022-06-11
7/19Sig. strikes
7/10Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:35Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Charlie Ontiveros 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:51 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez · 2021-10-09
34/49Sig. strikes
7/23Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
5:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Luis Pena 3-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo · 2020-02-29
21/39Sig. strikes
27/42Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:13Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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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 (Steve Garcia) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.

19-6-0Pro record
Jackson WinkGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 15
Submission 0
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 1
Decision 3
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 11
Bellator 7
Jackson Wink Fight Night 3
Triple A MMA 2
LFA 1
Dana White's Contender Series 1
Full career — 25 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Diego Lopes KO (punches) UFC Freedom 250
2026-06-14
 UFC 2 2:42
W David Onama TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama
2025-11-01
 UFC 1 3:34
W Calvin Kattar Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira
2025-07-12
 UFC 3 5:00
W Kyle Nelson TKO (elbows and punches) UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady
2024-09-07
 UFC 1 3:59
W Choi Seung-woo TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba
2024-07-20
 UFC 1 1:36
W Melquizael Costa KO (elbows) UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez
2023-12-09
 UFC 2 1:01
W Shayilan Nuerdanbieke KO (body kick and punches) UFC 287
2023-04-08
 UFC 2 0:36
W Chase Hooper TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen
2022-10-29
 UFC 1 1:32
L Maheshate Hayisaer KO (punch) UFC 275
2022-06-11
 UFC 1 1:14
W Charlie Ontiveros TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez
2021-10-08
 UFC 2 1:51
L Luis Peña Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
2020-02-29
 UFC 3 5:00
W Jose Mariscal TKO (knee and elbows) LFA 80
2020-01-17
 LFA 2 2:27
W Desmond Torres TKO (punches and elbows) Dana White's Contender Series 25
2019-08-20
 Dana White's Contender Series 1 4:35
W Andrew Whitney TKO (punches) Jackson Wink Fight Night 5
2019-05-10
 Jackson Wink Fight Night 1 3:27
W Abel Cullum Decision (unanimous) Jackson Wink Fight Night 4
2018-11-30
 Jackson Wink Fight Night 3 5:00
L Aalon Cruz Submission (rear-naked choke) Jackson Wink Fight Night 3
2018-06-02
 Jackson Wink Fight Night 1 1:47
L Joe Warren Decision (unanimous) Bellator 181
2017-07-14
 Bellator 3 5:00
W Ronnie Lawrence Decision (unanimous) Bellator 162
2016-10-21
 Bellator 3 5:00
L Ricky Turcios Decision (split) Bellator 151
2016-03-04
 Bellator 3 5:00
W Eduardo Bustillos TKO (punches) Bellator 143
2015-09-25
 Bellator 1 4:59
W Kin Moy Decision (split) Bellator 123
2014-09-05
 Bellator 3 5:00
W Cody Walker KO (punch) Bellator 121
2014-06-06
 Bellator 1 0:39
W Klay Guy TKO (punches) Triple A MMA 4
2014-01-16
 Triple A MMA 2 1:14
W Shawn Bunch TKO (punches) Bellator 105
2013-10-25
 Bellator 3 3:29
W Alan Lerma TKO (punches) Triple A MMA 1
2013-04-28
 Triple A MMA 2 1:52

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Steve Garcia) — 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 Featherweight average, over 127 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.

Striking volume /min 5.0 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 2.0 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 47.1% avg 45.2%
Striking defense 63.2% avg 55.3%
Takedowns /15 min 0.9 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 57.1% avg 37.5%
Takedown defense 80.0% avg 59.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.4 avg 0.6
Control time 15.2% avg 20.5%
Finish rate 87.5% avg 44.9%