Featherweight

Steve Garcia

Last fought: Jun 2026

RECORD

Pro

19-6-0

UFC

8-3-0

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

145 lbs

Reach

75"

Stance

Southpaw

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Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	6:11
Fight Completion Rate	38.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.24
% Fights Inside the Distance	81.8%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	37-28 (56.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	28-23 (54.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	9-5 (64.3%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	48.0%
% Time in Control	15.2%
% Time Controlled	36.8%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	29.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	7.19
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.82
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+4.38
Distance Strike Accuracy	41.6%
Distance Strike Defense	69.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	3.77
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	6.90
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.07
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.30
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.90
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	—

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 Featherweight field

Steve 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	Steve Garcia
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.0
Strike Differential	3.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	57.1%
Takedown Defense	80.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.9
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4
Control Time/15min	2:16
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	87.5%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	12.5%
Avg Fight Time	6:11
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	1.8
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.9
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:28

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Diego Lopes

UFC Freedom 250 • Jun 2026Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:42

Steve Garcia47/10445%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Diego Lopes24/6636%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:05KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Steve Garcia	23/57	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	6/32	19%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Steve Garcia	24/47	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	18/34	53%	0/0	0:05	1

WIN

vs. David Onama

UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama • Nov 2025Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:34

Steve Garcia33/6253%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

David Onama2/1612%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Steve Garcia	33/62	53%	0/0	0:04	1
	David Onama	2/16	12%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Calvin Kattar

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira • Jul 2025Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Steve Garcia85/25034%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Calvin Kattar26/12321%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Steve Garcia	22/71	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Calvin Kattar	8/26	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Steve Garcia	32/87	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Calvin Kattar	5/47	11%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Steve Garcia	31/92	34%	0/0	0:03	1
	Calvin Kattar	13/50	26%	0/0	0:21	—

WIN

vs. Kyle Nelson

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady • Sep 2024Featherweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 3:59

Steve Garcia22/3759%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:36

Kyle Nelson1/250%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Steve Garcia	22/37	59%	0/0	1:36	—
	Kyle Nelson	1/2	50%	0/0	2:13	—

WIN

vs. SeungWoo Choi

UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba • Jul 2024Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:36

Steve Garcia15/2756%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:37KD 1

SeungWoo Choi9/1560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Steve Garcia	15/27	56%	0/1	0:37	1
	SeungWoo Choi	9/15	60%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Melquizael Costa

UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez • Dec 2023Lightweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 2, 1:01

Steve Garcia29/4959%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:46KD 1

Melquizael Costa6/1060%TD 2/10Ctrl 4:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Steve Garcia	4/11	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Melquizael Costa	5/7	71%	2/9	4:41	—

R2	Steve Garcia	25/38	66%	0/0	0:46	1
	Melquizael Costa	1/3	33%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke

UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 • Apr 2023Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:36

Steve Garcia17/4042%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15KD 1

Shayilan Nuerdanbieke18/3551%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:34KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Steve Garcia	6/23	26%	0/0	0:07	—
	Shayilan Nuerdanbieke	16/32	50%	1/2	3:33	1

R2	Steve Garcia	11/17	65%	0/0	0:08	1
	Shayilan Nuerdanbieke	2/3	67%	0/0	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Chase Hooper

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen • Oct 2022Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:32

Steve Garcia29/4466%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17KD 3

Chase Hooper10/3033%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Steve Garcia	29/44	66%	0/0	0:17	3
	Chase Hooper	10/30	33%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Maheshate

UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka • Jun 2022Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:14

Steve Garcia7/1937%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:35

Maheshate7/1070%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Steve Garcia	7/19	37%	0/0	0:35	—
	Maheshate	7/10	70%	0/0	0:01	2

WIN

vs. Charlie Ontiveros

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez • Oct 2021Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:51

Steve Garcia34/4969%TD 3/5Ctrl 5:55

Charlie Ontiveros7/2330%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Steve Garcia	14/24	58%	2/4	4:24	—
	Charlie Ontiveros	5/17	29%	0/0	0:08	2

R2	Steve Garcia	20/25	80%	1/1	1:31	—
	Charlie Ontiveros	2/6	33%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Luis Pena

UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo • Feb 2020Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Steve Garcia21/3954%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:13

Luis Pena27/4264%TD 0/1Ctrl 14:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Steve Garcia	15/26	58%	1/1	0:13	—
	Luis Pena	21/33	64%	0/0	4:10	—

R2	Steve Garcia	4/7	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Luis Pena	6/6	100%	0/1	4:54	—

R3	Steve Garcia	2/6	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Luis Pena	0/3	0%	0/0	4:57	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Desmond Torres

DWCS 3.9 • Aug 2019

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 4:35

Steve Garcia54/10551%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Desmond Torres22/3465%TD 0/7Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Steve Garcia	54/105	51%	0/1	0:00	1
	Desmond Torres	22/34	65%	0/7	0:00	—

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