Fighter profile

Rafa Garcia

“Gifted”

Lightweight · UFC record 7-5 · 12 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 12 Sep 2026

Volume StrikerWrestling Heavy

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)78

Power69

Striking defense76

Takedown defense85

WrestlingProvisional measure85

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (12 detailed fights; as of Sat 12 Sep 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED88.2

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED71.2

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: 170 cm (5'7")
Reach: 178 cm (5'10")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 32

Last 3: W W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

12 detailed UFC fights · 34 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 12 Sep 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed20.9significant, per round

Strikes absorbed22.6per round

Striking differential-1.7per round

Takedown attempts2.32per round

Takedown defense77.1%of attempts stopped

Finish rate28.6%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 20.9
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 22.6
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -1.7
Striking accuracy: 43.6%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 60.7%
Knockdowns per round: 0.03
Target: head / body / leg: 79.9% / 11.8% / 8.3%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 84.8% / 10.3% / 4.9%

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

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 2.32
Takedowns landed per round: 0.97
Takedown accuracy: 41.8%
Takedown defense: 77.1%
Control time per round: 0:60
Submission attempts per round: 0.12
Reversals per round: 0.03

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

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 7-5-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 28.6%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 1 · 5
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 0 · 4
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 1 / 0
Average fight time: 13:24 (over 10 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

Rafa Garcia — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 12 Sep 2026	Rongzhu	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado
Sat 25 Apr 2026	Alexander Hernandez	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
Sat 13 Sep 2025	Jared Gordon	W	KO/TKO Elbows	R3 2:27	Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva
Sat 29 Mar 2025	Vinc Pichel	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg
Sat 12 Oct 2024	Grant Dawson	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 1:42	UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira

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Rafa Garcia — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 15 Apr 2023	Clay Guida	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen
Sat 17 Dec 2022	Maheshate	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
Sat 30 Jul 2022	Drakkar Klose	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
Sat 16 Apr 2022	Jesse Ronson	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 4:50	UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad
Sat 20 Nov 2021	Natan Levy	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate
Sat 31 Jul 2021	Chris Gruetzemacher	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland
Sat 13 Mar 2021	Nasrat Haqparast	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad

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