Welterweight

Alex Garcia

Last fought: Oct 2018

RECORD

Pro

15-6-0

UFC

5-5-0

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

72"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:42
Fight Completion Rate	78.0%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.34
% Fights Inside the Distance	40.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	50-28 (64.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	22-12 (64.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	28-16 (63.6%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	56.5%
% Time in Control	27.8%
% Time Controlled	15.7%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	63.9%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.42
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.02
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.60
Distance Strike Accuracy	27.5%
Distance Strike Defense	64.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.68
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.82
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	4.16
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.59
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.46
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.73

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Alex Garcia League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Alex Garcia
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	31.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.0
Strike Differential	-1.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	52.7%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.7
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	4:10
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	40.0%
Submission % of Wins	20.0%
Decision % of Wins	40.0%
Avg Fight Time	11:42
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	28.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.7
Takedown Accuracy	40.0%
Takedown Defense	75.0%
Control Time/Fight	2:27

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Court McGee

UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith • Oct 2018Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alex Garcia27/6045%TD 1/4Ctrl 3:05

Court McGee51/8858%TD 2/6Ctrl 6:36KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Garcia	9/29	31%	0/1	1:28	—
	Court McGee	15/35	43%	1/3	0:09	—

R2	Alex Garcia	9/15	60%	0/1	0:06	—
	Court McGee	20/31	65%	1/1	3:53	1

R3	Alex Garcia	9/16	56%	1/2	1:31	—
	Court McGee	16/22	73%	0/2	2:34	—

LOSS

vs. Ryan LaFlare

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee • Apr 2018Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alex Garcia11/5420%TD 5/7Ctrl 4:06

Ryan LaFlare24/4850%TD 1/6Ctrl 4:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Garcia	6/29	21%	0/1	0:00	—
	Ryan LaFlare	11/24	46%	0/4	1:45	—

R2	Alex Garcia	2/4	50%	3/3	1:29	—
	Ryan LaFlare	3/5	60%	1/1	2:39	—

R3	Alex Garcia	3/21	14%	2/3	2:37	—
	Ryan LaFlare	10/19	53%	0/1	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Muslim Salikhov

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum • Nov 2017Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:22

Alex Garcia6/2425%TD 3/7Ctrl 3:07

Muslim Salikhov10/2737%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Garcia	2/12	17%	2/4	2:11	—
	Muslim Salikhov	7/14	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alex Garcia	4/12	33%	1/3	0:56	—
	Muslim Salikhov	3/13	23%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Tim Means

UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee • Jun 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alex Garcia32/15121%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:29

Tim Means64/17437%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Garcia	13/48	27%	0/2	0:18	—
	Tim Means	22/54	41%	0/0	0:01	—

R2	Alex Garcia	9/48	19%	0/1	0:11	—
	Tim Means	19/58	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alex Garcia	10/55	18%	0/2	0:00	—
	Tim Means	23/62	37%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mike Pyle

UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey • Dec 2016Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:34

Alex Garcia14/2948%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:28KD 1

Mike Pyle5/2421%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Garcia	14/29	48%	1/2	1:28	1
	Mike Pyle	5/24	21%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Sean Strickland

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy • Feb 2016Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:25

Alex Garcia23/6734%TD 3/7Ctrl 3:31

Sean Strickland84/17349%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:48KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Garcia	7/14	50%	1/2	1:52	—
	Sean Strickland	19/34	56%	1/2	2:48	—

R2	Alex Garcia	10/30	33%	1/1	0:56	—
	Sean Strickland	31/62	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alex Garcia	6/23	26%	1/4	0:43	—
	Sean Strickland	34/77	44%	0/0	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Mike Swick

UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor • Jul 2015Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alex Garcia24/10224%TD 5/5Ctrl 6:01

Mike Swick19/9420%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Garcia	8/36	22%	2/2	1:57	—
	Mike Swick	6/28	21%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Alex Garcia	10/34	29%	2/2	1:45	—
	Mike Swick	8/36	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alex Garcia	6/32	19%	1/1	2:19	—
	Mike Swick	5/30	17%	0/0	0:05	—

LOSS

vs. Neil Magny

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos • Aug 2014Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alex Garcia5/3913%TD 3/7Ctrl 6:11

Neil Magny39/7949%TD 3/6Ctrl 4:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Garcia	1/14	7%	0/0	0:14	—
	Neil Magny	8/18	44%	2/2	3:15	—

R2	Alex Garcia	3/18	17%	1/3	1:53	—
	Neil Magny	18/40	45%	0/1	0:25	—

R3	Alex Garcia	1/7	14%	2/4	4:04	—
	Neil Magny	13/21	62%	1/3	0:20	—

WIN

vs. Sean Spencer

UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler • Mar 2014Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alex Garcia61/13545%TD 8/11Ctrl 4:33KD 1

Sean Spencer58/16036%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Garcia	15/49	31%	3/4	1:24	—
	Sean Spencer	11/50	22%	0/0	0:04	—

R2	Alex Garcia	33/58	57%	3/4	1:33	1
	Sean Spencer	26/61	43%	0/0	0:19	—

R3	Alex Garcia	13/28	46%	2/3	1:36	—
	Sean Spencer	21/49	43%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ben Wall

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot • Dec 2013Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:43

Alex Garcia9/1560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Ben Wall1/333%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Garcia	9/15	60%	0/0	0:02	1
	Ben Wall	1/3	33%	0/1	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com