Fighter profile

Steve Garcia

“Mean Machine”

Featherweight · UFC record 8-3 · 11 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sun 14 Jun 2026

Power StrikerDefensive Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)82

Power92

Striking defense90

Takedown defense88

WrestlingProvisional measure73

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (11 detailed fights; as of Sun 14 Jun 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: LIMITED74.6

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING94.9

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Reach: 190 cm (6'3")
Stance: Southpaw
Age: 34

Last 3: W W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

11 detailed UFC fights · 19 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sun 14 Jun 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed17.8significant, per round

Strikes absorbed7.2per round

Striking differential+10.6per round

Takedown attempts0.37per round

Takedown defense80.0%of attempts stopped

Finish rate87.5%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 17.8
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 7.2
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +10.6
Striking accuracy: 47.1%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 63.2%
Knockdowns per round: 0.42
Target: head / body / leg: 74.9% / 14.8% / 10.3%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 69.3% / 3.5% / 27.1%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.37
Takedowns landed per round: 0.21
Takedown accuracy: 57.1%
Takedown defense: 80.0%
Control time per round: 0:33
Submission attempts per round: 0.11
Reversals per round: 0.05

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 8-3-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 87.5%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 7 · 0 · 1
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 0 · 1
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 8 / 6
Average fight time: 5:46 (over 9 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Steve Garcia — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sun 14 Jun 2026	Diego Lopes	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 2:42	UFC Freedom 250
Sat 1 Nov 2025	David Onama	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 3:34	UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama
Sat 12 Jul 2025	Calvin Kattar	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
Sat 7 Sep 2024	Kyle Nelson	W	KO/TKO Elbows	R1 3:59	UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady
Sat 20 Jul 2024	SeungWoo Choi	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:36	UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba

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Steve Garcia — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 9 Dec 2023	Melquizael Costa	W	KO/TKO Elbows	R2 1:01	UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez
Sat 8 Apr 2023	Shayilan Nuerdanbieke	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 0:36	UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
Sat 29 Oct 2022	Chase Hooper	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 1:32	UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen
Sat 11 Jun 2022	Maheshate	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:14	UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka
Sat 9 Oct 2021	Charlie Ontiveros	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 1:51	UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez
Sat 29 Feb 2020	Luis Pena	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo

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