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Maheshate vs. Rafa Garcia

UFC 2-4-0 vs. 7-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-4-0
UFC record
7-5-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
26
AgeΔ 6 yrs
32
6'0"
HeightΔ 5"
5'7"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
13.9
Layoff (months)Δ 12.7 mo
1.2
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Rafa Garcia hunts takedowns — 3.02 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Maheshate rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Maheshate absorbs 6.56 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.38 Lightweight norm — hittable.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Maheshate

Full career not yet synced for Maheshate — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Rafa Garcia

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 74
Tier 3 — regional circuit 110

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.29 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2834.11/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
7104.33/min · norm 3.44
4526.56/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
7674.68/min · norm 3.38
31.8%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
43.6%norm 43.65%
51.2%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
60.7%norm 56.3%
20.44/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.09/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Maheshate

Distance 95.8% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 0.1% (norm 8.0%)

Rafa Garcia

Distance 90.8% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.5% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Maheshate

Head 81.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.5% (norm 8.0%)

Rafa Garcia

Head 88.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Maheshate L/AAccLightweight med Garcia L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 265 / 854 31.0% 38.3% 602 / 1478 40.7% 38.3%
In the clinch 17 / 36 47.2% 67.5% 73 / 93 78.5% 67.5%
On the ground 1 / 1 too few to rate 68.8% 35 / 57 61.4% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 186 / 730 25.5% 35.1% 567 / 1442 39.3% 35.1%
To the body 57 / 112 50.9% 69.1% 84 / 118 71.2% 69.1%
To the legs 40 / 49 81.6% 81.8% 59 / 68 86.8% 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 (Lightweight: 204 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 Maheshate L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Garcia L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 391 / 824 47.5% 38.8% 665 / 1808 36.8% 38.8%
In the clinch 33 / 53 62.3% 68.6% 56 / 70 80.0% 68.6%
On the ground 28 / 49 57.1% 68.0% 46 / 75 61.3% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 282 / 713 39.6% 35.2% 486 / 1570 31.0% 35.2%
To the body 71 / 104 68.3% 68.2% 190 / 275 69.1% 68.2%
To the legs 99 / 109 90.8% 81.5% 91 / 108 84.3% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
3341.8% acc · 3.02/15 · norm 1.34
847.1% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
2777.1% def · norm 63.7%
0:160.4% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
33:4620.6% of cage time · norm 18.95%
12:172:40 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
8:170:45 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
40.37/15 · norm 0.48

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Garcia has more cage time on record.