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Diego Lopes vs Steve Garcia

Diego Lopes

Pro 27-8-0  |  UFC 7-4-0
Featherweight
VS

Steve Garcia

Pro 19-5-0  |  UFC 8-2-0
Age
31|33
Height
5'11"|6'0"
Reach
72"|75"
Stance
Orthodox|Southpaw

Career Statistics

Statistic Diego Lopes Steve Garcia Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy48.1%47.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min4.04.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min4.51.9
Strike Differential-0.4/min3.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy52.2%57.1%
Takedown Defense73.7%78.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min1.21.0
Submission Attempts/15min0.80.5
Control Time/15min1:472:34
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins57.1%87.5%
Submission % of Wins14.3%0.0%
Decision % of Wins28.6%12.5%
Avg Fight Time13:066:02
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min0.20.0
Reversals/15min0.10.2
Edges036 even

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic Diego Lopes Steve Garcia Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy45.0%43.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min3.86.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min4.61.5
Takedown Accuracy53.3%0.0%
Takedown Defense81.5%80.0%
Control Time/Fight1:500:37
Edges123 even

Last 3 Fights

Diego Lopes

LOSS
vs. Alexander Volkanovski
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00
Diego Lopes70/15844%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:50
Alexander Volkanovski98/16061%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:49
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Jean Silva
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:48
Diego Lopes74/13555%TD 3/4Ctrl 2:40
Jean Silva43/9147%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Alexander Volkanovski
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00
Diego Lopes63/19432%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05
Alexander Volkanovski158/25961%TD 1/11Ctrl 1:18
▼ Rounds

Steve Garcia

WIN
vs. David Onama
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:34
Steve Garcia33/6253%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04
David Onama2/1612%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Calvin Kattar
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Steve Garcia85/25034%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03
Calvin Kattar26/12321%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:21
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Kyle Nelson
KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 3:59
Steve Garcia22/3759%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:36
Kyle Nelson1/250%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:13
▼ Rounds

Common Opponents

No Common Opponents

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Steve Garcia is the busier striker, landing 4.8 significant strikes per minute vs 4.0. Their opponent absorbs 4.5 strikes per minute on average — Steve Garcia's output should find a target.

Grappling: Diego Lopes shoots at 52% accuracy but Steve Garcia stops 79% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Steve Garcia shoots at 57% accuracy against Diego Lopes's 74% defense — Diego Lopes should keep it standing.

Finish Threat: Diego Lopes finishes 71% of wins (57% KO/TKO, 14% sub). Steve Garcia finishes 88% of wins (88% KO/TKO, 0% sub).

Fight Length: Diego Lopes's fights average 13:06 vs 6:02 for Steve Garcia. If this reaches the championship rounds, Diego Lopes's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Report generated: 2026-03-30 09:06:14 | Data source: UFCStats.com