Rafa Garcia vs. Drakkar Klose
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Rafa Garcia
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 0 |
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
Drakkar Klose
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.43 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Rafa Garcia
Distance 90.8% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.5% (norm 8.0%)
Drakkar Klose
Distance 70.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 22.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rafa Garcia
Head 88.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 8.0%)
Drakkar Klose
Head 69.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.5% (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 | Lightweight med | Klose L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 602 / 1478 | 40.7% | 38.3% | 385 / 848 | 45.4% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 73 / 93 | 78.5% | 67.5% | 220 / 270 | 81.5% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 35 / 57 | 61.4% | 68.8% | 52 / 78 | 66.7% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 567 / 1442 | 39.3% | 35.1% | 346 / 828 | 41.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 84 / 118 | 71.2% | 69.1% | 187 / 218 | 85.8% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 59 / 68 | 86.8% | 81.8% | 124 / 150 | 82.7% | 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 Garcia L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Klose L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 665 / 1808 | 36.8% | 38.8% | 420 / 940 | 44.7% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 56 / 70 | 80.0% | 68.6% | 155 / 190 | 81.6% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 46 / 75 | 61.3% | 68.0% | 33 / 41 | 80.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 486 / 1570 | 31.0% | 35.2% | 273 / 738 | 37.0% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 190 / 275 | 69.1% | 68.2% | 207 / 276 | 75.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 91 / 108 | 84.3% | 81.5% | 128 / 157 | 81.5% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Klose has more cage time on record.