Leonard Garcia vs. Cody McKenzie
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Leonard Garcia
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.45 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 32 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500
Cody McKenzie
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.35 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Leonard Garcia
Distance 94.3% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 3.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 2.0% (norm 6.5%)
Cody McKenzie
Distance 86.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Leonard Garcia
Head 87.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 7.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 7.9%)
Cody McKenzie
Head 88.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 8.0%)
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 | Featherweight med | McKenzie L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 289 / 1297 | 22.3% | 40.5% | 67 / 238 | 28.2% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 51 | 52.9% | 70.5% | 12 / 18 | too few to rate | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 18 / 27 | 66.7% | 69.3% | 15 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 218 / 1199 | 18.2% | 37.1% | 73 / 242 | 30.2% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 57 / 98 | 58.2% | 68.0% | 12 / 19 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 59 / 78 | 75.6% | 80.3% | 9 / 13 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
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 (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 | Featherweight med | vs McKenzie L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 447 / 1049 | 42.6% | 39.3% | 103 / 367 | 28.1% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 33 / 63 | 52.4% | 70.3% | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 147 / 249 | 59.0% | 69.4% | 24 / 32 | 75.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 490 / 1175 | 41.7% | 35.9% | 67 / 301 | 22.3% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 110 / 151 | 72.8% | 68.0% | 47 / 83 | 56.6% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 27 / 35 | 77.1% | 81.5% | 21 / 28 | 75.0% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Garcia has more cage time on record.