Lightweight

Rafa Garcia

Last fought: Sep 2026

RECORD

Pro

19-5-0

UFC

7-5-0

Age

Height

5'7"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

70"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:39
Fight Completion Rate	91.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.73
% Fights Inside the Distance	25.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	69-47 (59.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	45-36 (55.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	24-11 (68.6%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	74.4%
% Time in Control	20.6%
% Time Controlled	5.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	80.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.94
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.45
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.52
Distance Strike Accuracy	40.7%
Distance Strike Defense	63.2%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.16
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.24
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.44
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.78
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.36

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 Lightweight field

Rafa 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	Rafa Garcia
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.7
Strike Differential	-0.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	41.8%
Takedown Defense	77.1%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4
Control Time/15min	3:05
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	14.3%
Submission % of Wins	14.3%
Decision % of Wins	71.4%
Avg Fight Time	13:39
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.4
Takedown Accuracy	36.0%
Takedown Defense	72.7%
Control Time/Fight	1:28

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Rongzhu

Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado • Sep 2026Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafa Garcia73/18939%TD 1/9Ctrl 1:15

Rongzhu109/24744%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafa Garcia	21/50	42%	1/1	0:28	—
	Rongzhu	29/69	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rafa Garcia	23/69	33%	0/2	0:23	—
	Rongzhu	39/79	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Rafa Garcia	29/70	41%	0/6	0:24	—
	Rongzhu	41/99	41%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alexander Hernandez

UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal • Apr 2026Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafa Garcia59/16935%TD 4/7Ctrl 1:50

Alexander Hernandez50/14534%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafa Garcia	10/40	25%	2/2	0:28	—
	Alexander Hernandez	8/27	30%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Rafa Garcia	20/66	30%	0/1	0:10	—
	Alexander Hernandez	18/38	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Rafa Garcia	29/63	46%	2/4	1:12	—
	Alexander Hernandez	24/80	30%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jared Gordon

Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva • Sep 2025Lightweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 3, 2:27

Rafa Garcia91/16256%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:01KD 1

Jared Gordon65/18635%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafa Garcia	22/41	54%	1/1	0:24	—
	Jared Gordon	23/64	36%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Rafa Garcia	33/61	54%	1/2	1:12	—
	Jared Gordon	31/86	36%	1/1	0:09	—

R3	Rafa Garcia	36/60	60%	0/0	0:25	1
	Jared Gordon	11/36	31%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Vinc Pichel

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg • Mar 2025Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafa Garcia64/12053%TD 2/6Ctrl 2:15

Vinc Pichel79/18243%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafa Garcia	12/24	50%	1/2	1:06	—
	Vinc Pichel	13/38	34%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rafa Garcia	21/49	43%	0/2	0:23	—
	Vinc Pichel	32/70	46%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Rafa Garcia	31/47	66%	1/2	0:46	—
	Vinc Pichel	34/74	46%	0/2	0:01	—

LOSS

vs. Grant Dawson

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira • Oct 2024Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:42

Rafa Garcia5/1242%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Grant Dawson44/9049%TD 2/4Ctrl 5:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafa Garcia	4/10	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Grant Dawson	20/52	38%	1/3	3:50	—

R2	Rafa Garcia	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Grant Dawson	24/38	63%	1/1	1:19	—

WIN

vs. Clay Guida

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen • Apr 2023Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafa Garcia141/28749%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:20

Clay Guida63/25225%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafa Garcia	34/89	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Clay Guida	23/92	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rafa Garcia	65/110	59%	0/0	0:00	—
	Clay Guida	21/88	24%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Rafa Garcia	42/88	48%	0/1	0:20	—
	Clay Guida	19/72	26%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Maheshate

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland • Dec 2022Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafa Garcia49/9850%TD 6/11Ctrl 6:10

Maheshate25/14118%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafa Garcia	16/29	55%	0/2	0:29	—
	Maheshate	11/62	18%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rafa Garcia	13/36	36%	3/4	2:26	—
	Maheshate	8/52	15%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Rafa Garcia	20/33	61%	3/5	3:15	—
	Maheshate	6/27	22%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Drakkar Klose

UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 • Jul 2022Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafa Garcia34/5760%TD 3/11Ctrl 2:54

Drakkar Klose61/11553%TD 2/10Ctrl 2:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafa Garcia	13/22	59%	0/1	0:06	—
	Drakkar Klose	19/30	63%	2/7	1:49	—

R2	Rafa Garcia	5/12	42%	2/4	2:11	—
	Drakkar Klose	14/29	48%	0/2	0:16	—

R3	Rafa Garcia	16/23	70%	1/6	0:37	—
	Drakkar Klose	28/56	50%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jesse Ronson

UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad • Apr 2022Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:50

Rafa Garcia35/8044%TD 3/4Ctrl 4:37

Jesse Ronson25/6141%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafa Garcia	26/64	41%	1/2	0:35	—
	Jesse Ronson	23/52	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rafa Garcia	9/16	56%	2/2	4:02	—
	Jesse Ronson	2/9	22%	0/1	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Natan Levy

UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate • Nov 2021Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafa Garcia35/9138%TD 7/12Ctrl 5:37

Natan Levy47/12737%TD 3/7Ctrl 0:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafa Garcia	13/24	54%	2/3	2:14	—
	Natan Levy	13/44	30%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Rafa Garcia	11/35	31%	2/3	0:58	—
	Natan Levy	17/40	42%	3/3	0:48	—

R3	Rafa Garcia	11/32	34%	3/6	2:25	—
	Natan Levy	17/43	40%	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Chris Gruetzemacher

UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland • Jul 2021Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafa Garcia72/14649%TD 5/12Ctrl 6:26

Chris Gruetzemacher100/19053%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafa Garcia	38/67	57%	2/4	1:27	—
	Chris Gruetzemacher	42/75	56%	0/1	0:01	—

R2	Rafa Garcia	20/43	47%	1/5	1:53	—
	Chris Gruetzemacher	32/63	51%	0/0	0:02	—

R3	Rafa Garcia	14/36	39%	2/3	3:06	—
	Chris Gruetzemacher	26/52	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Nasrat Haqparast

UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad • Mar 2021Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafa Garcia52/21724%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:21

Nasrat Haqparast99/21746%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafa Garcia	15/59	25%	0/2	0:16	—
	Nasrat Haqparast	20/51	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rafa Garcia	24/87	28%	0/1	0:05	—
	Nasrat Haqparast	37/78	47%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Rafa Garcia	13/71	18%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nasrat Haqparast	42/88	48%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-09-14 | Data source: UFCStats.com