Edgar Garcia vs.
Brad Blackburn
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Edgar Garcia
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.72 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500
Brad Blackburn
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 10 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.42 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Edgar Garcia
Distance 86.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 9.1% (norm 8.1%)
Brad Blackburn
Distance 91.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Edgar Garcia
Head 92.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 4.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.8% (norm 8.4%)
Brad Blackburn
Head 79.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Garcia L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Blackburn L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 45 / 219 | 20.5% | 38.6% | 255 / 757 | 33.7% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 12 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 16 / 35 | 45.7% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 17 / 23 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 23 / 35 | 65.7% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 55 / 235 | 23.4% | 37.2% | 181 / 655 | 27.6% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 44 / 82 | 53.7% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 69 / 90 | 76.7% | 82.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Garcia L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Blackburn L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 74 / 198 | 37.4% | 39.0% | 193 / 605 | 31.9% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 17 / 35 | 48.6% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 34 / 74 | 45.9% | 68.0% | 22 / 29 | 75.9% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 76 / 226 | 33.6% | 35.6% | 135 / 554 | 24.4% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 15 / 27 | 55.6% | 69.6% | 62 / 76 | 81.6% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 22 / 31 | 71.0% | 82.1% | 35 / 39 | 89.7% | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Blackburn has more cage time on record.