LightweightActive
Rafa Garcia
“Gifted”
Country
MexicoRecord
19-4
Weight class
Lightweight
Height
5'7"
Reach
70"
Age
32
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
9 of 18 wins inside the distance · 18th percentile
Stopped in 5% of bouts — 1 of 22 · 83rd percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 88th percentile
11:07
Avg bout length
3W
Streak
1
Title fights
3
Main events
Percentiles vs 617 lightweights
Counted from the 22 bouts on record, not the full 23-fight career
Strikes & grappling
637 landed from 1439 attempts — 44% accuracy · 33rd percentile
32 landed from 70 attempts — 46% accuracy · 79th percentile
1 in 11 statted bouts · 8th percentile
33m of 2h 29m fought · 58th percentile
Head 79%
Body 13%
Leg 8%
Of 637 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 24 lightweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 11 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 2h 29m of fight time, of the 22 bouts on record
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jul 18, 2015 | Mike Sandoval | WIN | SUBSubmission (Armbar) | R1 | WCF: Warrior Championship Fighting 6 |
| — | Estevan Payan | WIN | — | — | — |
Alexander Hernandez
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jared Gordon
KOElbowsR3 · 2:27
Vinc Pichel
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
LOSS
KOPunchesR2 · 1:42
Clay Guida
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Maheshate
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Drakkar Klose
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jesse Ronson
SUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 4:50
Natan Levy
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Chris Gruetzemacher
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Nasrat Haqparast
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Humberto Bandenay
DECDecision - UnanimousR5 · 5:00Title
Erick Gonzalez
DECDecision - UnanimousR5 · 5:00
Estevan Payan
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 4:50
Edgar Escarrega
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R2 · 1:07
LaRue Burley
KOKO/TKOR1 · 2:26
Chase Gibson
DECDecision - MajorityR3 · 5:00
Marcos Bonilla
SUBSubmission (Armbar)R2
Raul Najera Ocampo
SUBSubmission (Heel Hook)R1 · 1:04
Jovany Amador
SUBSubmission (Armbar)R1
Antonio Barajas
Win
Mike Sandoval
SUBSubmission (Armbar)R1
Estevan Payan
How the wins came
Record
19
Wins
4
Losses
0
Draws
11:07
Avg bout length
3W
Streak
1
Title fights
3
Main events
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.