Steve Garcia

Record

8-3

Rating

2008 ± 145

Since last event

–

Next fight · 12 Dec

vs Yair Rodriguez 68%

Age
34

Current streak
1 losses

Wins by
7 KO · 0 sub · 1 dec

Next fight
vs Yair Rodriguez
UFC 335: Oliveira vs. Lopes · 2026-12-12

Key facts

Record: 8-3
Division: Featherweight
Our rank: #13
Rating: 2008 ± 145
Style label: power puncher
Country: U.S
Height: 72"
Reach: 75"
Stance: Southpaw
Date of birth: 1992-05-22

Rating history

Style profile

Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better

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The numbers behind it

Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ± means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.

Metric	Steve Garcia	Division
Strikes landed /15 min	55.0 ± 17.4 85th percentile	50.3
Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min	54.2 ± 23.5 92nd percentile	60.6
Takedown attempts /15 min	3.88 ± 3.01 11th percentile	4.70
Takedown defence %	59 ± 30 68th percentile	56
Control time s /15 min	189 ± 32 28th percentile	197
Striking defence %	55 ± 9 94th percentile	53
Knockdowns /15 min	0.99 ± 1.26 99th percentile	0.65
Submission attempts /15 min	0.47 ± 0.20 46th percentile	0.53

Metric	Steve Garcia	Division
Strikes landed /15 min	62.8 ± 1.2 60th percentile	62.8
Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min	58.6 ± 50.2 60th percentile	59.8
Takedown attempts /15 min	2.27 ± 2.27 53rd percentile	2.32
Control time s /15 min	186 ± 6 47th percentile	186
Striking defence %	56 ± 32 82nd percentile	55
Knockdowns /15 min	1.52 ± 0.35 84th percentile	1.53
Submission attempts /15 min	0.18 ± 0.18 63rd percentile	0.18

Style-based strength score

Average predicted win probability against the current top 15 of this division: 41.6%. This never changes the ranking — it shows where the styles help or hurt.

Best matchups

Chepe Mariscal — 56%
Lerone Murphy — 49%
Arnold Allen — 46%

Worst matchups

Pat Sabatini — 37%
Kevin Vallejos — 36%
Movsar Evloev — 32%

UFC fight history

L	Diego Lopes UFC Freedom 250 · 2026-06-14	KO/TKO R2
W	David Onama UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama · 2025-11-01	KO/TKO R1
W	Calvin Kattar UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira · 2025-07-12	Decision - Unanimous R3
W	Kyle Nelson UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady · 2024-09-07	KO/TKO R1
W	SeungWoo Choi UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba · 2024-07-20	KO/TKO R1
W	Melquizael Costa UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez · 2023-12-09	KO/TKO R2
W	Shayilan Nuerdanbieke UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 · 2023-04-08	KO/TKO R2
W	Chase Hooper UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen · 2022-10-29	KO/TKO R1
L	Maheshate UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka · 2022-06-11	KO/TKO R1
W	Charlie Ontiveros UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez · 2021-10-09	KO/TKO R2
L	Luis Pena UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo · 2020-02-29	Decision - Unanimous R3