FeatherweightActive
Steve Garcia
“Mean Machine”
Country
USARecord
19-6
Weight class
Featherweight
Height
6'0"
Reach
75"
Age
34
Stance
Southpaw
Career stats
14 of 18 wins inside the distance · 69th percentile
Stopped in 13% of bouts — 3 of 24 · 52nd percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 89th percentile
8:03
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
1
Title fights
4
Main events
Percentiles vs 555 featherweights
Counted from the 24 bouts on record, not the full 25-fight career
Strikes & grappling
393 landed from 825 attempts — 48% accuracy · 79th percentile
4 landed from 8 attempts — 50% accuracy · 21st percentile
9 in 12 statted bouts · 96th percentile
11m of 1h 13m fought · 58th percentile
Head 74%
Body 16%
Leg 10%
Of 393 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 24 featherweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 12 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 1h 13m of fight time, of the 24 bouts on record
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2026 | Diego Lopes | LOSS | KOPunches | R2 · 2:42 | UFC Freedom 250: Topuria vs. Gaethje |
| Nov 1, 2025 | David Onama | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 3:34 | UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama |
| Jul 12, 2025 | Calvin Kattar | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Kyle Nelson | WIN | KOElbows | R1 · 3:59 | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady |
| Jul 20, 2024 | SeungWoo Choi | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 1:36 | UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba |
| Dec 10, 2023 | Melquizael Costa | WIN | KOElbows | R2 · 1:01 | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez |
| Apr 9, 2023 | Shayilan Nuerdanbieke | WIN | KOPunch | R2 · 0:36 | UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | Chase Hooper | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 1:32 | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Maheshate | LOSS | KOPunch | R1 · 1:14 | UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Procházka |
| Oct 9, 2021 | Charlie Ontiveros | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 1:51 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez |
| Feb 29, 2020 | Luis Pena | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo |
| Jan 18, 2020 | Chepe Mariscal | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 | LFA 80: Garcia vs. Mariscal |
| Aug 21, 2019 | Desmond Torres | WIN | KOElbows | R1 · 4:35 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 3, Week 9 |
| May 10, 2019 | Andrew Whitney | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 · 3:27 | Fresquez Productions: Jackson-Wink Fight Night 5 |
| Nov 30, 2018 | Abel CullumTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 · 5:00 | Jackson-Wink Fight Night 4 |
| Jun 2, 2018 | Aalon Cruz | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 1:47 | Jackson-Wink Fight Night 3 |
| Jul 14, 2017 | Joe Warren | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 181: Campos vs. Girtz 3 |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Ronnie Lawrence | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove |
| Mar 4, 2016 | Ricky Turcios | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Eduardo Bustillos | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 · 4:59 | Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Kin Moy | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator MMA: Bellator 123 |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Cody Walker | WIN | KOKO (Punch) | R1 · 0:39 | Bellator MMA: Bellator 121 |
| Jan 16, 2014 | Clay Guy | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R2 · 1:14 | Triple A MMA 4: Caged Hostility |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Shawn Bunch | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R3 · 3:29 | Bellator MMA: Bellator 105 |
| — | Chepe Mariscal | WIN | — | — | — |
LOSS
KOPunchesR2 · 2:42
WIN
KOPunchesR1 · 3:34
Calvin Kattar
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Kyle Nelson
KOElbowsR1 · 3:59
SeungWoo Choi
KOPunchR1 · 1:36
KOElbowsR2 · 1:01
Shayilan Nuerdanbieke
KOPunchR2 · 0:36
Chase Hooper
KOPunchesR1 · 1:32
Maheshate
KOPunchR1 · 1:14
Charlie Ontiveros
KOPunchesR2 · 1:51
Luis Pena
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Chepe Mariscal
KOKO/TKOR2
Desmond Torres
KOElbowsR1 · 4:35
Andrew Whitney
KOTKO (Punches)R1 · 3:27
Abel Cullum
DECDecision - UnanimousR5 · 5:00Title
Aalon Cruz
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 1:47
Joe Warren
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Ronnie Lawrence
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Ricky Turcios
DECDecision - SplitR3 · 5:00
Eduardo Bustillos
KOTKO (Punches)R1 · 4:59
Kin Moy
DECDecision - SplitR3 · 5:00
Cody Walker
KOKO (Punch)R1 · 0:39
Clay Guy
KOTKO (Punches)R2 · 1:14
Shawn Bunch
KOTKO (Punches)R3 · 3:29
Chepe Mariscal
How the wins came
Record
19
Wins
6
Losses
0
Draws
8:03
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
1
Title fights
4
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Steve Garcia’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 24 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.