Rafa Garcia vs. Natan Levy
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
Natan Levy
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 5 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 1 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.46 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 11 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 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%)
Natan Levy
Distance 93.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 3.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 2.9% (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%)
Natan Levy
Head 70.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.5% (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 | Levy L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 602 / 1478 | 40.7% | 38.3% | 196 / 385 | 50.9% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 73 / 93 | 78.5% | 67.5% | 7 / 15 | too few to rate | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 35 / 57 | 61.4% | 68.8% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 567 / 1442 | 39.3% | 35.1% | 113 / 291 | 38.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 84 / 118 | 71.2% | 69.1% | 68 / 86 | 79.1% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 59 / 68 | 86.8% | 81.8% | 33 / 35 | 94.3% | 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 Levy L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 665 / 1808 | 36.8% | 38.8% | 162 / 418 | 38.8% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 56 / 70 | 80.0% | 68.6% | 21 / 32 | 65.6% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 46 / 75 | 61.3% | 68.0% | 8 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 486 / 1570 | 31.0% | 35.2% | 114 / 359 | 31.8% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 190 / 275 | 69.1% | 68.2% | 59 / 87 | 67.8% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 91 / 108 | 84.3% | 81.5% | 18 / 20 | too few to rate | 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.