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RAFA
GARCIA
Overview
Rafa Garcia is a ranked UFC Lightweight fighter. (Data from ESPN; combat ratings are editorial estimates.)
Attributes (editorial ratings)
Tale of the Tape
Recent Form
Fight History
Garcia defeated Alexander Hernandez via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal on April 25, 2026, taking his record to 18–4.
Garcia defeated Jared Gordon via TKO (elbows) in round 3 (2:27) at UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva on Sept. 13, 2025, taking his record to 17–4.
Garcia defeated Vinc Pichel via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Erceg on March 29, 2025, taking his record to 16–4.
Garcia lost to Grant Dawson via TKO (elbows and punches) in round 2 (1:42) at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira on Oct. 12, 2024, taking his record to 15–4.
Garcia defeated Clay Guida via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen on April 15, 2023, taking his record to 15–3.
Garcia defeated Hayisaer Maheshate via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on Dec. 17, 2022, taking his record to 14–3.
Garcia lost to Drakkar Klose via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 277 on July 30, 2022, taking his record to 13–3.
Garcia defeated Jesse Ronson via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 2 (4:50) at UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on April 16, 2022, taking his record to 13–2.
Garcia defeated Natan Levy via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate on Nov. 20, 2021, taking his record to 12–2.
Garcia lost to Chris Gruetzemacher via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland on July 31, 2021, taking his record to 11–2.
Garcia lost to Nasrat Haqparast via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad on March 13, 2021, taking his record to 11–1.
Garcia defeated Humberto Bandenay via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at Combate 55 on Feb. 21, 2020, taking his record to 11–0.
Garcia defeated Erick Gonzalez via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at Combate 44 on Sept. 20, 2019, taking his record to 10–0.
Garcia defeated Estevan Payan via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1 (4:50) at Combate 39 on June 7, 2019, taking his record to 9–0.
Garcia defeated Edgar Escarrega via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 2 (1:07) at Combate 30 on Feb. 8, 2019, taking his record to 8–0.
Garcia defeated LaRue Burley via KO (punches) in round 1 (2:26) at Combate 24 on Sept. 14, 2018, taking his record to 7–0.
Garcia defeated Chase Gibson via Decision (majority) in round 3 (5:00) at Combate 20 on April 13, 2018, taking his record to 6–0.
Garcia defeated Marcos Bonilla via Submission (armbar) in round 2 (1:07) at Combate 17 on Sept. 15, 2017, taking his record to 5–0.
Garcia defeated Raúl Najera Ocampo via Submission (heel hook) in round 1 (1:04) at Combate 10 on Jan. 19, 2017, taking his record to 4–0.
Garcia defeated Jovany Amador via Submission (armbar) in round 1 (3:21) at Warrior Championship Fighting 8 on Dec. 3, 2016, taking his record to 3–0.
Garcia defeated Mike Sandoval via Submission (armbar) in round 1 (0:24) at Warrior Championship Fighting 6 on July 18, 2015, taking his record to 2–0.
Garcia defeated Dante Ramos via Submission (armbar) in round 1 (2:06) at Extreme Full Contact 4 on Oct. 18, 2014, taking his record to 1–0.
Career record from the fighter's Wikipedia record table; fight footage plays via the official YouTube embed from its original channel.
Analytics
- KO/TKO2 · 11%
- Submission8 · 42%
- Decision9 · 47%
- DQ/Other0 · 0%
Rates a fighter on the standard of opposition he has actually beaten: a win over someone we also rate counts far more than a win over an unrated opponent, recent bouts count more than old ones, and recent losses or a long layoff pull the score down. Proprietary FighterStatus metric — not an official ranking.
Our own rating of the division — not an official UFC, boxing or MMA ranking.
Lightweight
Lightweight
