Rafa Garcia
MexicoRafa Garcia, “Gifted”, is a Lightweight from Mexico with an official record of 19-4. MMA Hub holds 22 of those bouts: 18 wins and 4 losses, the wins coming 2 by knockout, 7 by submission and 8 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision win over Alexander Hernandez at UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal on 25 April 2026, the third win in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026 | Rongzhu | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado |
| Apr 25, 2026 | Alexander Hernandez | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Jared Gordon | WIN | KOElbows | R3 · 2:27 | Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva |
| Mar 29, 2025 | Vinc Pichel | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg |
| Oct 12, 2024 | Grant Dawson | LOSS | KOPunches | R2 · 1:42 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Clay Guida | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Maheshate | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Drakkar Klose | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 |
| Apr 16, 2022 | Jesse Ronson | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 4:50 | UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 |
| Nov 20, 2021 | Natan Levy | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate |
| Jul 31, 2021 | Chris Gruetzemacher | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland |
| Mar 13, 2021 | Nasrat Haqparast | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad |
| Feb 21, 2020 | Humberto BandenayTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 · 5:00 | Combate Americas 55: Garcia vs. Bandenay |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Erick Gonzalez | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 · 5:00 | Combate Americas 44: Mexicali |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Estevan Payan | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 4:50 | Combate 39: Unbreakable |
| Feb 8, 2019 | Edgar Escarrega | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R2 · 1:07 | Combate 30: Combate Baja |
| Sep 14, 2018 | LaRue Burley | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 2:26 | Combate Americas: Alday vs. Lopez |
| Apr 13, 2018 | Chase Gibson | WIN | DECDecision - Majority | R3 · 5:00 | Combate Americas: Combate Estrellas 1 |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Marcos Bonilla | WIN | SUBSubmission (Armbar) | R2 | Combate Americas: El Grito en La Jaula |
| Jan 19, 2017 | Raul Najera Ocampo | WIN | SUBSubmission (Heel Hook) | R1 · 1:04 | Combate Americas: Combate 10 |
| Dec 3, 2016 | Jovany Amador | WIN | SUBSubmission (Armbar) | R1 | WCF 8: Warrior Championship Fighting 8 |
| Aug 1, 2015 | Antonio Barajas | WIN | Win | — | Square Ring Promotions: Island Fights 34 |
| — | Estevan Payan | WIN | — | — | — |
Wins, losses and draws are Rafa Garcia’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 22 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Rafa Garcia’s record, in numbers
Rafa Garcia’s official record is 19-4. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 22 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for — 18 wins, 4 losses — because 1 bout from the official record is not in the history we hold.
The 18 wins break down as 2 by knockout, 7 by submission and 8 by decision — 9 of 18 inside the distance, a finish rate of 50%. Across the 21 of 22 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 11 minutes 7 seconds.
Rafa Garcia has been stopped once in the 22 bouts on file, by knockout — 5% of them. The last 3 bouts on file are all wins.
Of the 22 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 1 was for a title and 3 were the main event of the card. Four of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 613 Lightweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Rafa Garcia has a finish rate above 19% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 83% of them and a two-year bout count above 89% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Rafa Garcia is listed at 5ft 7in with a reach of 70in, fights orthodox and is 31, born 4 August 1994.
These figures are recomputed from Rafa Garcia’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.